Online 11 Plus Intensive Summer Course Headcorn, Kent 2026
Headcorn is a thriving village where secondary education opens direct pathways to Maidstone’s two highly selective grammar schools, Maidstone Grammar School and Maidstone Grammar School for Girls. 11 Plus Tutoring delivers a live online, intensive 4-week summer booster course for Year 5 children, preparing them for the Kent Test, including English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning and the 40-minute creative writing task, for families across Headcorn (TN27), Platts Heath, Grafty Green, Ulcombe, Sutton Valence, Lenham and the surrounding ME17 postcode district.
Price
£499
upfront
Trial
No free trial
for this intensive course
Sessions
12 live sessions
24 teaching hours
Listen to the '11 Plus Summer Booster Course' Creator in the following audio message with an Introduction to the Course
Key Highlights of Our 11 Plus Online Summer Course
2027 Entry Note
Registration for the Kent Test for September 2027 entry opens in June and closes on 1 July 2026, and parents in Headcorn, Maidstone and surrounding Kent areas should ensure they complete registration within this official window. Families are advised to refer directly to Kent County Council’s guidance for full details on eligibility, late registration rules where applicable, test arrangements and next steps in the admissions process.Looking for an Online 11 Plus Summer Course in Headcorn?
Headcorn families pursuing selective education have access to Maidstone Grammar School and Maidstone Grammar School for Girls. Both schools sit just 8 miles away in Maidstone town centre and use the Kent Test as their sole entry assessment. Entry is genuinely competitive as both schools receive applications from across Kent and beyond, making strong test performance essential for placement.
To receive a grammar school assessment in the Kent Test, children needed an aggregate score of 332 or above in 2025, with no individual score below 108. As Kent grammar schools are designed for pupils within approximately the top 25% of the ability range, many Headcorn families use the summer holidays to strengthen exam technique, improve timed performance and build confidence before the September test.
For year-round preparation, visit our 11 Plus Headcorn Tuition page.
Why Families in Headcorn Seek the 11 Plus Summer Booster Course
Many Headcorn families begin planning for grammar school entry early and use the summer holidays as a final opportunity to strengthen preparation before the Kent Test in September.
Grammar school opportunities
Headcorn families have access to several Kent grammar schools, making strong Kent Test performance particularly important.
Competitive admissions
Thousands of children sit the Kent Test each year, so focused preparation can help pupils stand out in a competitive environment.
Creative writing practice
The Kent Test includes a creative writing task, making regular writing practice an important part of preparation.
Specialist exam preparation
Primary schools cannot provide Kent Test coaching, so summer tuition helps bridge the gap with targeted support.
Improved speed and accuracy
Timed practice helps children answer questions more efficiently without sacrificing accuracy.
Greater confidence
Regular mock tests familiarise pupils with exam conditions, helping them approach test day feeling calm, prepared and confident.
Children in Headcorn take all sessions online, making it easy for families to fit high-quality 11 Plus preparation around summer activities and commitments.
Headcorn Year 5 Students: Local Grammar School Ambition
We regularly support Year 5 children from across the Headcorn ward and surrounding communities. This includes families in Headcorn village itself, Staplehurst, Bearsted, Lenham, Frittenden, Smarden, Pluckley, Ulcombe and Sutton Valence, covering the TN27, TN12 and ME17 postcode borders. Children commonly come to us from Headcorn Primary School, Platts Heath Primary School , Leeds and Broomfield CE Primary School , Kingswood Primary School, Ulcombe CE Primary School and Sutton Valence Primary School. All of these children are working towards securing a selective Year 7 place in September 2027, mostly for Maidstone Grammar School or Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Invicta Grammar School for Girls and Oakwood Park Grammar School.
Why Choose Our Headcorn 11 Plus Intensive Summer Booster Course?
Sharper progress, faster
The course is built around timed full-paper mock practice from day one, not just topic revision. Children learn to manage their time across both Kent Test papers while improving accuracy simultaneously.
Small groups of six
Every child receives direct tutor interaction in each session, not the passive experience of watching a large group lesson. Tutors can spot weak patterns in individual children's answers and act on them immediately.
Kent Test specialists
Our tutors are experienced specifically in the GL Assessment format used by all 32 Kent grammar schools. They understand the question types, the mark scheme and the scoring process, which is different from simply being good at Maths or English.
DBS-checked professionals
All tutors hold current DBS clearance and have a track record of preparing children for the Maidstone and Cranbrook grammar schools.
Immediate feedback loop
After every mock session, children receive targeted feedback identifying the exact question types costing them marks, so each session builds on the last rather than repeating the same errors.
Built for engagement
Online lessons are designed to hold the attention of 10–11-year-olds across a full two-hour session, interactive, paced and encouraging rather than lecture-style.
Whole-paper confidence
By the final week, children are sitting complete GL Assessment–style papers under exam conditions. The goal is not just content knowledge but genuine readiness for test day.
Expert-Led Lessons
Step-by-step teaching, clear explanations, and practical exam techniques delivered by experienced 11 Plus tutors
A Year 5 Headcorn Student's Journey Through August
We had a student from Headcorn who came to us having covered the subject content well but struggling badly with time management on reasoning papers. In Week 1, he left five or six Non-Verbal Reasoning questions unanswered because he ran out of time. Over the four weeks, his tutors worked with him on a question-skipping strategy, helped him recognise repeating question patterns quickly, and gradually reduced his per-question time until he was finishing papers with a few minutes to spare. By the final session, he was hitting full papers calmly and scoring consistently above his Week 1 baseline across all four subject areas.
What Topics Are Taught in Our Intensive 11 Plus Summer Revision Course in Headcorn 2026?
English
- Comprehension – Understanding and interpreting texts
- Spelling – Identifying and correcting spelling errors
- Vocabulary – Synonyms, antonyms, word meanings
- Writing Skills – Creative writing, story development, and organisation
- Grammar and Punctuation – Sentence structure, parts of speech
Maths
- Fractions and Decimals – Simplifying fractions, converting decimals
- Algebra – Solving basic equations, understanding variables
- Ratio and Proportion – Solving ratio problems, scaling quantities
- Geometry – Shapes, angles, perimeter, and area
- Arithmetic – Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
Verbal Reasoning
- Analogies – Identifying relationships between words
- Word Matching – Identifying matching words or phrases based on meanings
- Antonyms and Synonyms – Finding opposite and similar meanings
- Reading and Understanding – Deductive reasoning based on text
- Letter Sequences – Recognising patterns in letter arrangements
Non-Verbal Reasoning
- Rotation and Reflection –Recognising shapes rotated or reflected
- Mirror Images – Recognising mirrored shapes and figures
- Odd One Out – Identifying the item that doesn’t belong
- Shape Patterns – Identifying patterns in shapes and images
- Mathematical Shapes and Symmetry
Vocabulary
- Synonyms and Antonyms – Words with similar or opposite meanings.
- Phrasal Verbs and Collocations – Learning natural word pairings and multi-word verbs.
- Root Words – Understanding base words that can take prefixes or suffixes.
- Connotations and Idioms – Recognising word associations and commonly used expressions.
- Compound Words – Forming words by combining two different words.
Why the 11 Plus Summer Booster Course Matters for Headcorn Families
The Kent Test date: Children at Kent state primary schools sit the Kent Test at their own school in September 2026. Children at schools outside Kent are allocated a test centre and sit on the weekend of 12th–13th September 2026.
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls has PAN for 2026–27 of 210, as confirmed in its published admissions policy. The school is typically oversubscribed. A strong Kent Test score gives girls from Headcorn the best chance of falling within the distance threshold when places are allocated.
Invicta Grammar School has a PAN of 240 for 2026–27, confirmed in its official admissions criteria. It is not super-selective and does not require a score above the standard PESE qualifying threshold, but it is oversubscribed most years.
About 11 Plus Tutoring
11 Plus Tutoring is a UK-based online tuition service focused entirely on 11 Plus entrance exam preparation for children from Year 3 to Year 5. We cover every major exam board, including GL Assessment (used by all 32 Kent grammar schools), CEM, ISEB, SET, FSCE and CSSE — across the four core subjects: Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning. Beyond summer booster courses, we provide one-to-one tuition with DBS-checked tutors, a secure homework portal, regular assessments and an individual student dashboard to track progress over time. Read our parent reviews on Trust Pilot.How to Register for Our 4-Week 11 Plus Revision Course in Headcorn
Signing up is simple:
1. Fill out the online registration form, email us at [email protected] or call at 07961 536224
2. Complete the upfront one-time payment of £499 to secure your child’s place.
3. Receive a confirmation along with full course details.