Bexley Grammar School

Overview of Bexley Grammar School

Bexley Grammar School is a mixed gender Grammar School located in Bexley with an Ofsted rating of ‘Outstanding’

Attainment 8*

Progress 8*

Ofsted rating: Outstanding

Area safety score

Number of Applicants to LA**

Applicants to LA per place

League table ranking

* Attainment 8 is a measure of GCSE attainment, and Progress 8 is a measure of student improvement

** Number of applicants is provided by the Department of Education based on School Applications through the Local Authority. This is lower than the number of test takers

School 11+ Subjects and Exam Boards:

11+ Subjects

Maths

English

Verbal Reasoning

Non-Verbal Reasoning

Creative Writing

11+ Exam Boards

GL Assessment

CEM

ISEB

SET

School Written

Exam details:

The Bexley Grammar School Exam consists of two, 50 minute papers

The papers contain a mixture of elements, across all four subjects. One paper will focus more heavily on maths and NVR, and another will focus more heavily on English and Verbal Reasoning

Some questions will be multiple choice, some will be standard format

Key milestone and dates:

Note: While we are confident in our research and experience, we would advise you to contact the School and Local Authority directly to be sure of key information

May, 2022
(May 4, last year)

May, 2022
(May 20, last year)

July, 2022
(July 2, last year)

September 1, 2022

September, 2022
(Sep 13, last year)

October 31, 2022

March 1, 2023

September, 2023

School registration opens

The Exam is organised by Bexley Council and so you must register for the exam on the Bexley Local Authority Website when your child is in Year 5. As a guideline, registration opened on the 4th May last year

Open Day

The school holds an open day for Year 5 students considering applying to the school

School registration closes

Make sure you register to before this date. As a guideline, registrations closed on July 2nd last year

Local Authority registration opens

Indicate to your Local Authority which schools you intend to apply to

11+ Entrance Test

Everyone who has applied to the school will be invited to sit the entrance test. Last year students sat the test on September, 13th

Local Authority registration closes

Make sure you indicate to your Local Authority which schools you will be applying to before this date.

National Offer Day

You will be told which school your child has been enrolled into by your Local Authority - congratulations!

First day of Year 7

Good luck to your child on their first day of Secondary School!

Catchment areas and pass marks:

The catchment area for Bexley Grammar school is 2.53 miles in a straight line from the school. Last year, this extended to 3 miles when including children on the waiting list who achieved admission.

The minimum standard score to be achieved in both papers is 216, top applicants typically score over 246.

Get in touch if you are not sure if you are within the catchment area or not

School contact details:

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