15,000 children to receive Kent Test results today
06:00, 26 November 2020
More than 15,000 children will find out today whether or not they passed the Kent Test.
Kent County Council is set to release the 15,634 results this afternoon for the annual exam which was delayed by a month this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Families who registered online will be sent an email by the authority after 4pm with their child's outcome.
However, KCC has warned that due to the volume of emails sent out there may be a delay in delivery for some, which is out of its control.
Parents and children can also log on after 5pm and find out their results using their log-in and passwords.
For those who didn't register online a first class letter will be sent out to families.
Due to the impact of Covid-19 this year parents were given two extra school preferences - an increase from four to six.
"Our thoughts therefore go out to all families that have had to navigate this process on top of a national pandemic..."
KCC's cabinet member for education and skills Richard Long said: “This has been a year unlike anything we have ever seen, however, Kent has done everything in its power to ensure that families were given a fair and safe way to apply for secondary schools this year.
“We are fortunate that Kent already has arguably one of the fairest selection processes available, which provided us with a strong foundation to build on when responding to Covid-19.
“We recognise that while the process of transferring your child to secondary school will be exciting, it has the potential to cause worry during even a normal year.
"Our thoughts therefore go out to all families that have had to navigate this process on top of a national pandemic. We would like to thank both the schools and staff who have worked diligently to ensure that these families have been supported to make the best decisions for their child in spite of these unique challenges."
The councillor revealed that just over 3,000 children from outside of Kent have named one of the county's schools among their preferences.
He added: “We anticipate the 4,867 Kent children who have been assessed as being suitable for grammar school will, in most cases, enjoy priority for the 5,550 places available in the county over pupils from other authorities.
“Although KCC supports the right of all parents, including those of the 3,062 eligible children outside of Kent to have named our schools among their preferences, the nature of the school admissions process means that most children will ultimately secure places in their own local authority area.”
For more information on secondary schools in Kent, click here.
