The LittleKENT · MEDWAY · BEXLEY
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Kent County Council announced that Quest Assessments will provide the Kent Test from 2027, for September 2028 secondary entry. The council says the purpose, structure and timing will remain the same.
Check current familiarisation materials and registration details as they become available.
Kent’s official guidance ↗The council describes three papers: English, mathematics and reasoning. Reasoning includes verbal, non-verbal and spatial tasks. GL Assessment is the provider named in the current council guidance.
Register with Medway separately if this is a route your family wishes to consider.
Medway’s official guidance ↗Quest Assessments is Bexley’s provider. The test assesses verbal ability and English comprehension, numerical reasoning and non-verbal reasoning through two timed, multiple-choice papers.
The 2026 registration window was 1–31 March. Future dates must be checked for the relevant year.
Bexley’s official guidance ↗WHAT ARE CHILDREN PRACTISING?
Reading carefully, understanding a passage, exploring word meanings and noticing how language works. Talking about books can help make vocabulary practice part of everyday life.
Secure number knowledge, accurate calculations and using maths to solve unfamiliar problems. Encourage children to explain why an answer makes sense.
Recognising relationships between words, letters and numbers. Children may meet sequences, codes and word-based problems, depending on the test.
Working with shapes and visual information: noticing a rule, recognising a rotation or identifying how a pattern changes. The club’s Instagram introduces these skills through puzzles.
Exact content and question styles differ between tests. Use the official familiarisation materials for the correct test year.
A PARENT’S CHECKLIST
A CALMER APPROACH
The club’s good-luck message reminds children and parents to take a breath, recognise their hard work and focus on trying their best.
Keep practice manageable, make space for rest and keep talking about how your child feels. An entrance test is one moment in a much bigger learning journey.
Talk about 11+ preparation ↗“Take a deep breath… you’ve got this!”
From The Little Thinkers’ Club’s good-luck post
Explore word relationships, visual patterns and spatial thinking, with three simple challenges to try together.
Explore the reasoning guide ↗FREE DOWNLOADS & USEFUL LINKS
Find official GL and Quest familiarisation papers, vocabulary and reading resources, and recommended primary learning websites.
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