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EXAM AREA / SEPTEMBER 2027 ENTRY

Bexley 11+

The Bexley Selection Test for four grammar schools.

Quest AssessmentsYear 6 test → Year 7 entry

Official sources checked 28 Sept 2026

HOW TO APPLY

Test registration & school applications

Test registration and your school application are two separate steps.

01 · TEST REGISTRATION

Register for the test

With Bexley Council

2027 entry registrationClosed 31 March 2026
Registration & access arrangements

All families needed to register, including children attending a Bexley primary school. Registration ran from 1–31 March.

Access arrangements must be raised in advance with the primary headteacher. Do not assume support is transferred automatically from school records.

Official registration details
02 · SCHOOL APPLICATION

Choose your schools

On your home council’s CAF

School application deadline31 October 2026
How do I apply for a place?

Use the Common Application Form (CAF) for the council where you live, including when applying across council boundaries. List schools in your genuine preference order.

Check each school’s admissions policy and any supplementary form. Taking the test does not secure a place.

How to order your schools

TEST FORMAT

Two booklets. Three skill areas.

Quest Assessments · Multiple choice · About 50 minutes of questions per booklet

SKILLS TESTED

Words & comprehension

English
Verbal reasoning
What skills are tested?
English
Read closely, understand vocabulary and use the information in a passage.
Verbal reasoning
Recognise relationships between words, letters and information.
SKILLS TESTED

Numbers & patterns

Maths
Non-verbal reasoning
What skills are tested?
Maths
Number fluency, calculations and applying maths to unfamiliar problems.
Non-verbal reasoning
Identify patterns, shapes and spatial relationships.

These subjects are assessed across two booklets. Instructions and breaks make the full session longer.

RESULTS & PRIORITY

Qualification comes first

  • Selective standardBexley sets the qualifying score for the cohort; a practice-paper percentage is not the same measure.
  • Top 180The highest-scoring 180 children receive a distinct priority under the grammar schools’ admissions arrangements.
  • School placesOther qualified applicants are considered under each school’s published priorities, including distance.
Understand your result

Official guidance: Council test format.

SEPTEMBER 2027 ENTRY

Dates to keep track of

Tests take place in 2026, for children starting Year 7 in September 2027. Follow your invitation for your child’s session.

  1. Test registration

    The council did not accept late registrations for this round.

  2. Selection Test sessions

    Primary-school sessions and grammar-school test centres use different dates. Follow the allocated invitation.

  3. Selection Test results

    The council describes early October; the exact release date was still to be confirmed when checked.

  4. Submit your school application

    Name your preferred schools on your home council’s CAF. Send any school supplementary forms separately by their published deadlines.

  5. National Offer Day

    Your home council confirms the school place offered. Read the acceptance and waiting-list instructions in the offer.

Official timetable: Bexley timetable. Check the school’s instructions for late, exceptional or additional testing.

THE PRACTICE LIBRARY

Get to know the questions

Use the Bexley guidance with the official Quest question examples.

Start with the official guidanceLocal instructions, sample questions & answer sheets

Start untimed with the instructions and answer sheet. These are familiarisation questions, not past Bexley papers or a prediction of the qualifying score.

SCHOOLS & ADMISSIONS

Find your school

Beths, Bexley Grammar, Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar, and Townley Grammar share the Selection Test.

Year 7 intake

4 of 4 schools

Year 7 intake shown · sixth forms may differ

Compare up to 4 schools side by side.

BEFORE YOU APPLY

Three school-specific checks

  1. Check the entry category

    Read how the school treats selective status, top 180 priority and any other priority categories.

  2. Check distance rules

    Use the school’s definition of the home address and its distance measurement. Last year’s furthest offer is historical context.

  3. Apply through your home council

    Name Bexley schools on the CAF even if you live outside Bexley. Test registration does not add them automatically.

KEEP READING

Help with your next decision

Understanding your result

Read scores alongside eligibility, school priorities and the allocation of places.

Read the guide If your preferred school has no place

Understand the difference between a test result, a waiting list and an admission appeal.

Read the guide

GOOD TO KNOW

A few common questions

Is Bexley the same test as Kent?

No. Bexley runs its own Selection Test with separate registration. A Kent Test result does not replace the Bexley process.

Does a selective result guarantee a place?

No. The school must be named on your CAF and its admissions priorities still apply.

Is Bexley using GL Assessment for 2027 entry?

No. The council identifies Quest Assessments as its test provider. Use the current Bexley and Quest guidance.

Can I use the test-centre choice as a school preference?

No. Where a child sits the test does not replace the school preferences on the CAF.

OFFICIAL SOURCES

Checked 28 Sept 2026. Follow the current school policy and your child’s test invitation for individual arrangements.