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Around 500 non-Kent pupils were admitted to grammar schools in the county last year, but why are they getting spaces over local children?
With so many Kent schools now setting their own admission rules, how hard is it for parents to get the place that they want for their child?
More than 60 children in one part of Kent have missed out on a place in a grammar school despite passing the 11-plus.
KentOnline Podcast: Covidiots caught stuck in mud on Sheppey after travelling from London for a walk | More Covidiots have been fined after being caught breaking lockdown rules in Kent. Also in today's podcast, hear what some business owners in Kent want the Chancellor to say in tomorrow's budget. A Kent man has filmed his journey on part of the A2 and counted the number of potholes as he went - find out why Josh Magill is so concerned about the road. And, there are calls for this year's Kent Test to be cancelled and teacher assessment to be used instead.
Calls to scrap 11-plus Kent Test this year because of coronavirus' impact on schooling | Updated: 19:04, 01 March 2021 Labour has called for the 11-plus Kent Test this year to be scrapped and for applications for a place at one of Kentâs 31 grammar schools be based on teacher assessment. Scroll down to take our poll The Kent Test, previously known as the 11 Plus, is sat by children hoping to go to grammar schools. Picture: iStock The education secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed that both A-levels and GCSE exams will not take place this year. Cllr Dr Lauren Sullivan, deputy lea...