Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys

Papers and rounds

1. Paper 1

   English, Maths

   Kent Test English and maths

   A one-hour multiple-choice paper covering English comprehension, literacy and mathematics.

2. Paper 2

   Verbal reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning

   Kent Test reasoning

   A one-hour multiple-choice reasoning paper with verbal and non-verbal reasoning sections.

3. Paper 3

   Writing task

   Writing exercise

   A 40-minute writing task is not marked as part of the standard score but may be considered in headteacher assessment.

What the test includes

Official admissions documents

Quick summary

• Overall effectiveness: Outstanding remains the overall record from the previous framework, and the 2024 report judged education, behaviour, personal development and sixth form Outstanding, with leadership Good. It also noted parent communication and some safeguarding record clarity as areas to sharpen.
• Quality of education: Education was described as exceptional. Teachers use deep subject expertise, check understanding carefully and adapt for pupils with SEND or English as an additional language. Pupils also undertake ambitious research projects, including sixth-form work on gene manipulation and melanoma-related materials.
• Behaviour and attitudes: Behaviour was excellent, with warm relationships between pupils and staff. Girls joining the sixth form settled quickly, vulnerable pupils were fully included, attendance was high and leaders were improving monitoring so minor patterns could be spotted sooner.
• Personal development: Personal development had become excellent, with strong pastoral support at entry points and teaching on learning habits, relationships and wellbeing. Pupils promoted equality through societies and assemblies, sang with local people with Parkinson's disease and praised inclusive sport.
• Leadership and management: Leadership was Good, with new monitoring systems giving leaders better information about achievement, wellbeing, behaviour and attitudes. Governors still identified policies and practice to sharpen, and leaders had responded to parent concerns by creating a new complaints policy.
• Sixth form provision: The sixth form was Outstanding. Students are included in the school's strong culture, join demanding academic research and benefit from a broad education that supports routes to top universities and degree-level apprenticeships.