Procedure for Entrance to Secondary Education (PESE) 2016

Grammar School Assessment

• Any Year 5 pupil who is interested in a Kent grammar school place for September 2016 must register by 1st July 2015 (Includes pupils with a Statement of SEN or EHC Plan).

• Registration opens on the 1st June 2015.• Parents can register online www.kent.gov.uk/ola • Parents can fill out a paper form and return it

through the school office or directly to the Admissions Team at Sessions House.

Grammar School Assessment

• Children will take the tests on Thursday 10th September 2015.

• Parents will receive decision letters by 15th October 2015.

• Provided that you have registered on-line and provided a valid email address you will be notified of your child’s assessment by automatic email after 4pm on 14th October 2015.

How PESE Works

• Pupils will be assessed for: English and maths, plus a reasoning test.

• The English and maths test is in a multiple choice format (60mins, plus admin time, two separate sections each with introductory practice items).

• The Reasoning Test is in a multiple choice format (60 mins plus admin time). One verbal reasoning section and five non-verbal, which are separately timed with practice items.

• Writing exercise under test conditions will take 40 minutes. This will not be marked and is not something that will affect a pupils standardised score.

How PESE works

• A familiarisation paper is available on the Kent website: www.kent.gov.uk and the papers themselves will have introductory drills and practice questions, but there are no practice tests.

Headteacher Assessment Requests

• Headteachers have guidance as to whether they can appeal. It is only use in exceptional cases whereby evidence is submitted by the school.

• Headteachers will submit appeals by Friday 25th September 2015.

Applying For Any School Place

• Parents need to complete the Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF) online at www.kent.gov.uk/ola or on paper naming four secondary schools in order of preference.

• Needs to be completed by Saturday 31st October 2015.

Allocation of School Places

• Letters from the LA offering places will be reach parents by 1st March after 4pm if registered on-line.