Kent Test results

Results day

If you gave us an email address when you registered, your Kent Test result will be emailed to you on Thursday 16 October 2025. We can only send the results to the email address used to register your child.

If you did not give an email address, we will post your child’s result to you on results day by first class post. If you have not received it, you can ask your child’s primary school for their test scores the day after results go out.

What your score means

Your child will get 3 standardised scores, one for English, one for maths and one for reasoning, and a total (aggregate) score.

Standardisation is a statistical process which compares your child's performance with the average performance of other children in each test. A slight adjustment is made to take account of each child's age so that the youngest are not at a disadvantage.

Grammar school threshold 2024

To be given a grammar school assessment, children needed a total score of 332 or more, with no single score lower than 106. Test scores range from 69 to 141. The highest possible total score is 423.

Apply to a Kent grammar school.

If your child was not tested or was not assessed as suitable for a Kent grammar school

You can still apply for a Kent grammar school but your application to that school will be refused when school places are offered on 1 March 2026.

You will then have the right to appeal to explain why you think it is a suitable option for your child.

Kent Test scores report 2024

In response to freedom of information (FOI) requests, we have produced a report which shows the number of children who scored each total score. The tabs in the report show grammar school and high school assessed pupils.

2024 Kent Test scores report (XLSX, 24.6 KB)

Previous reports

Previous reports have provided details such as:

showing scores by Kent district
whether the child was taught in an independent or non-Kent mainstream school

Following guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), from 2019 we will no longer publish Kent Test results for any sub-category containing 5 or fewer children. This is due to the large number of redactions it would need, this effectively prevents the publication of meaningful district breakdowns, and will restrict differentiation between schools. From 2019 onwards, result reports will show the differences between children in a Kent County Council mainstream school and all other children.

Any direct freedom of information (FOI) requests for more detailed breakdowns of the test results will be declined in line with the ICO’s advice. As previous reports are already in the public domain, they will remain available.