Fully selective state school · Bexley
Beths Grammar School 11+ admissions
Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
September 2027 entry
Evidence reviewed 25 August 2026
At a glance
- Address
- Hartford Road, Bexley, London, DA5 1NE
- Year 7 admission
- Boys for Year 7 admission
- School type
- Fully selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Day school
- Religion or denomination
- GIAS records no applicable religious character.
- Published admission number
- 192
- September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 192
- September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
- Assessment provider
- Quest Assessments
- Quest Assessments is verified for the linked assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.
Selection route
- Bexley Selection TestLocal authority selection test
- Provider
- Quest Assessments
- Delivery
- Two timed paper-based multiple-choice booklets in one session
The total weighted age-standardised score combines 50% verbal ability, 25% numerical ability and 25% non-verbal ability. Meeting the selective standard does not guarantee a place.
Official registration page
- Eligibility
- Boys deemed selective by Bexley are eligible. A boy deemed selective in the Kent Test may also be considered under criterion 8 if he is within five marks of the Bexley pass mark and supplies confirmation. A boy with a selective education, health and care plan naming Beths is admitted.
- Score policy
- Bexley sets the selective and highest-180 standards using the total weighted age-standardised score. The policy says reserve offers may be made at no lower than 212, then to qualifying Kent-test applicants under criterion 8, before considering lower Bexley scores one mark at a time.
- Oversubscription
- After selective education, health and care plans naming Beths, priority is: looked-after and previously looked-after children; boys in Bexley's highest 180 scores; siblings; children of permanently employed staff; up to 12 selective pupil-premium or free-school-meal applicants ranked by distance; then distance. Equal distance to 0.001 mile is resolved by higher test score. Kent-selective applicants meeting criterion 8 follow these categories in the policy's stated suborder.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
What the assessment covers
These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.
- English comprehension
- Verbal ability
- Numerical reasoning
- Non-verbal reasoning
These stages are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.
- 1. Shared selection test
A single test is used for admission to all four Bexley grammar schools. Both papers are taken in the same session.
Key dates
- Registration opens
- GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
- Registration deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
- Test date
- GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
- CAF deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
- National Offer Day
- GIAS does not publish the current offer date.
Shared assessment-route dates
- Registration opens
- 1 March 2026
- Bexley Selection Test
- Registration deadline
- 31 March 2026
- Bexley Selection Test
- Primary-school test window starts
- 2 September 2026
- Bexley Selection Test
- Grammar-school test-centre window starts
- 7 September 2026
- Bexley Selection Test
- Testing concludes
- 10 September 2026
- Bexley Selection Test
Fees
- Fee per term
- This is a state-funded school.
- Fee per year
- This is a state-funded school.
- Published fee context
- This is a state-funded school.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
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Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does Beths Grammar School use?
Beths Grammar School uses Bexley Selection Test for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does Beths Grammar School have?
Beths Grammar School's published admission number is 192 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to Beths Grammar School?
Boys deemed selective by Bexley are eligible. A boy deemed selective in the Kent Test may also be considered under criterion 8 if he is within five marks of the Bexley pass mark and supplies confirmation. A boy with a selective education, health and care plan naming Beths is admitted.
Are Beths Grammar School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
After selective education, health and care plans naming Beths, priority is: looked-after and previously looked-after children; boys in Bexley's highest 180 scores; siblings; children of permanently employed staff; up to 12 selective pupil-premium or free-school-meal applicants ranked by distance; then distance. Equal distance to 0.001 mile is resolved by higher test score. Kent-selective applicants meeting criterion 8 follow these categories in the policy's stated suborder.
What subjects should a child prepare for Beths Grammar School?
The verified school or linked route evidence covers English comprehension, Verbal ability, Numerical reasoning, and Non-verbal reasoning.
How current is the information for Beths Grammar School?
Trace Learn reviewed 4 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-25. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Beths Grammar School arrangements for September 2027
Beths Grammar School. Accessed 25 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Bexley Selection Test 2026 information for parents
London Borough of Bexley. Accessed 25 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
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