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11+ Tutors in Dartford – Tips for Parents
Below are some good tips for parents looking at the Grammars in Dartford. The four most popular grammar schools in Dartford are below. Based on the gender your child is eligible to two of them.
- Dartford Grammar School for Boys
- Dartford Grammar School for Girls
- Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
- Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Both Grammar schools are popular with local residents. However their eligibility requirements are quite different. For instance in Wilmington Grammar if the child already has a sibling then he/she is awarded extra points during the admission process. Usually competition for admission to Dartford Grammar is quite intense as it is often ranked quite high in the league tables.
Dartford Grammar School
Often ranked amongst the top 10 schools in the country competition for admission to this school is tough.
Last year more than 16 students from Dartford Grammar made it to Oxbridge (Oxford + Cambridge). The official announcement is here . Needlessly to say this school is very much sought after.
- International Focus – IB is very popular worldwide
- Residential Courses – School offers additional languages like Chinese and Japanese
- Focus On Students – Strong focus on Students’s academic achievements
- Student Dedication – Excellent
- University Placement – Very good. 1 in 6 applicants to Oxbridge are known to get accepted.
Please note that this school offers a ‘International Baccalaureate’ or IB for short. Some parents are not sure if they need to go through this route or the more traidtional route of study. If you need more advice on this do contact us at our Tutorial centre using the phone number above on the website and we will explain in more detail. If you are looking for more information on the School use the links on the left. We have plenty of more information regarding schools in the Dartford area.
School Location
The school is located a few minutes walking from the Town Centre. It is also centrally located within Dartford. Whilst it does take a bus to reach from the Dartford Train station nevertheless it is well connected. For those parents looking to park their cars on the open day visit though please note that there are limited spaces and parking is usually in the nearby neighbourhood areas! There is St.Anselm’s church quite close by with some parking available.
Location
The school is located close to the crowded Dartford Town centre. So please bear this in mind. This has a positive side in that if as a parent you are looking to move to this area then you wont be short of places to rent or buy!
Admission Criteria
Before you apply we strongly suggest you go through the official admission policy here.
The school has a supplementary form to fill up in addition to the one you fill up for the Kent Council.
We strongly suggest you go through both the Kent Council official site here and the Dartford Grammar School official website for full details about the 11+ Exam test. Whilst the test is conducted by Kent Council it is the Schools admission policy that determines if your child is eligible. Use the pdf link we provided above to go through the official policy in detail.
Darford Grammar like most other grammars allocates some seats to children in local care as their first priority. The second preference is given to ‘Zone A’ which has 90 allocated places. Your child’s address as defined by HMRC for Benefits is usually used so you must remember to have your address updated to show the correct address or your child could miss a place. This is usually done because there will be cases where parents are seperated or the child lives with the grandparents etc. Interestingly Dartford Grammar does have a clear statement on its website regarding a child’s address that you need to pay careful attention to: “The address must be the pupil’s home address on the day the parent or guardiancompleted theapplication form, which is EITHER owned by the child’s parent, parents or guardian OR leased to or rented by the child’s parent, parents or guardian under a lease or written rentalagreement”. The third preference is another 90 seats made available to all but depending on score. Where this is a tie in the score the address of the child’s residence to school is used to break the tie.
The latest admissions document for 2019 is here . Make sure you print it out and read it in full as this will be very helpful.
COURSE TUTORS
Join our new 11+ Exam batches starting in Darford and Kent. To Book a free consultation call us on 07710612333
Places in our Centre are limited to ensure that every child gets the personal attention he or she deserves.
