Dartford Grammar School

Use this site for specific admissions and 11 Plus exam information for Dartford Grammar School. We hope to help you to find out how to be successful with an 11 Plus exam application to Dartford Grammar School.

11 Plus Entry Information for Dartford Grammar School

Dartford Grammar School is an oversubscribed school with a co-educational sixth form. Entry to the sixth form is dependent upon achievement of at least seven A* to B GCSE grades or equivalent. While the school does offer AS and A-level courses in the sixth form, the greater proportion of students follows the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme. The IB pathway through Years 7 to 11, known as the Middle Years Programme (MYP) is being established up through the main school, and has now reached Year 10. There is a specialist unit within the school to support students with visual impairment. The school has specialist status as a language college and is a mentor school in the Raising Achievement Transforming Learning (RATL) programme. It has been an International Language College since 1995.

County	Kent
Address	Dartford Grammar School, West Hill, Dartford DA1 2HW
Type	Boys Grammar
Pupils	1,203
Places in Year 7	150
Open Days	June
Competition	6 applicants for every place
Exam Format	Kent 11 Plus Test
Dartford Grammar School 11+ resources	Maths resources English resources Verbal Reasoning resources Non Verbal Reasoning resources
School Website	http://www.dartfordgrammarschool.org.uk

Dartford Grammar School 11 Plus Exam Format

The 11 Plus Exam format for Dartford Grammar School is written by GL Assessment. All schools in Kent have the same exam which grants entry for all schools. The exam format is as follows.

Paper 1	50 minute Reasoning paper. The Verbal Reasoning section is 25 minutes long and includes a 5 minute practice section. The Spatial Reasoning section has two 5 minute sections. The Non-Verbal Reasoning section has three 5 minute long sections.
Paper 2	60 minute long English and Mathematics paper. Both the English and Mathematics sections are 30 minutes long and include a 5 minute practice section.

Dartford Grammar School 11 Plus Exam Paper

Some publishers have access to the exam format and produce their own mirror papers which aim to replicate what an 11 Plus exam for this consortium might look like.

We understand that these publishers get the information from familiarisation packs sent to parents, teachers, local tutors and pupils who have sat the test. The tests can of course change at any time and these papers only aim to give a good idea of what to expect, however, they are very useful and most parents use them at some point.

The ones we would suggest are from Learning Street. They are of high quality and cheaper than any others we have seen. Direct links to the papers are below and Learning Street produce them as mock exams which is unique ( so you can run your own mock exam at home). Links to the papers are below:

Kent 11 Plus Mock Exam 1

Kent 11 Plus Mock Exam 2

Kent 11 Plus Mock Exam 3

Kent 11 Plus Mock Exam 4

Kent 11 Plus Mock Exam Papers Bundle (packs 1-4)

How to prepare for the Dartford Grammar School 11 Plus Exam

Essentially you have 5 options when it comes to helping your child to prepare.

1/ Some parents use a Private Tutor. If you want to start your search for a suitable one, we provide links to some Private tutors in Kent to help you. These can cost between £2500 and £6000 a year. For help thinking about which private tutor might be right for you see our guidance page.

2/ Other parents use a Tuition Centre with group tuition. If you want to start your search for a suitable one, we provide links to some Tuition centres in Kent to help you. These can cost between £1500 and £3500 for a year. For help thinking about which tuition centre might be right for you see our guidance page.

3/ If you are thinking of preparing at home using books then our 11 Plus Exam papers and books section provides lots of links and advice to help you choose which books to use and what to focus on. Preparation plans are also provided. Using this method is great for those parents prepared to take a more hands on approach. The average parent using this method spends about £300 on books and papers during the final year of preparation.

4/ A great option is a structured course. These courses gradually build up skills so you can focus on helping your child with the work provided. The best supplier is Learning Street which helps you prepare your child from home, ranging in price from £12 to £89 ( full cost – not monthly cost) it is the cheapest method of preparation. To find out their course suggestions for Dartford Grammar School 11 Plus preparation click the link.

5/ Online preparation. This is not something we recommend. Online solutions are growing more useful and reliable and for some aspects of preparation they can be useful but certainly not for all your preparation needs. They are also very expensive for what they provide with some coming in at £600- £1000 for a year depending on which options you select. For our rationale on why we believe online preparation is not a good solution yet click through to the page 11 Plus online preparation.