Longfield, New Barn, Hartley and Fawkham sit between Dartford and Gravesend, and children from all four come to our lessons in Dartford or join them live online. We teach Pre 11+ (Year 4), the 11+ and the Kent Test (Year 5) and KS2 SATs (Year 6), with qualified tutors.
The villages are named by schools in both directions. Hartley and Fawkham are among Dartford Grammar School’s Priority Area parishes and Dartford Grammar School for Girls’ ten named parishes; Longfield and New Barn, Hartley and Fawkham are all on Gravesend Grammar School’s first list of civil parishes; and DA3 is on Mayfield’s first list of postcode areas.
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11+ lessons for Longfield families
For a Longfield family the question is usually which way to face. Towards Dartford, the two grammar schools rank by Kent Test total, and the last local places for September 2026 entry went at 381 and 372, so the Year 5 lessons work for a total well above the pass mark. Towards Gravesend, Gravesend Grammar ranks its listed parishes by distance and Mayfield by score within the DA3 area, so the aims differ child by child.
The in-person lessons are in Dartford, a short drive away; the online lessons are live from home. A free intro session shows which figures are within reach.
Grammar schools for Longfield families
How each school gives its places once a child is assessed suitable. A cut-off is what was needed that year, not a promise for the next.
Ranks boys by their Kent Test total. Hartley and Fawkham are among its Priority Area parishes; for Longfield and New Barn, a Dartford Borough parish, the school’s policy shows whether an address is inside. Last place offered for September 2026 entry: 381 in the Priority Area, 403 from any address.
Ranks girls by their Kent Test total, with 100 places for girls living in the Borough of Dartford, which Longfield and New Barn is in, or ten named parishes, which include Hartley and Fawkham. Last place offered for September 2026 entry: 372 inside that area, 385 outside it.
Longfield and New Barn, Hartley and Fawkham are all on its first list of civil parishes, which comes after boys living in the Borough of Gravesham. In March 2026, 35 places went to the listed parishes, by distance; the score plays no part once a boy is assessed suitable.
DA3 is on its first list of postcode areas. Within each area girls are ranked by their Kent Test total and then nearness to the school. Girls can also be assessed eligible through the school’s own Mayfield Test.
Cut-offs year by year
The schools on this page that rank by score, and the last score each offered on National Offer Day. Type your child’s scores into the score checker to see which years they would have been enough.
Last score offered on National Offer Day, by year of entry
| School and places | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartford Grammar School: Priority Area | 381 | 374 | 386 | 379 |
| Dartford Grammar School: Any address | 403 | 402 | 404 | 392 |
| Dartford Grammar School for Girls: Dartford area | 372 | 360 | 371 | 365 |
| Dartford Grammar School for Girls: Any address | 385 | 377 | 395 | 387 |
A year is the September the children started: 2026 is the offers of March 2026. Kent Test totals unless marked: the Wilmington schools’ Governor Places use English + reasoning (out of 282) and the maths paper (out of 141). The pass mark was 332 for September 2023 to 2026 entry and is 345 for September 2027. A dash means no figure published. From Kent County Council’s admissions data report and the schools’ own tables.
Kent Test 2026 in the Dartford district
549 of the 980 children who sat the test were assessed suitable for grammar school (56%), against 45% across Kent state schools. This year’s pass mark was 345, with no single score below 111.
Questions Longfield parents ask
Yes: in person in Dartford, or live online from home. Pre 11+ for Year 4, the 11+ and the Kent Test for Year 5, and KS2 SATs for Year 6.
Longfield & New Barn is one of the named parishes at both Wilmington grammar schools, but within that group places go by distance from the school, and in March 2026 the boys’ school reached about 2.732 miles and the girls’ school 2.32 miles. The 18 Governor Places at each school go to the highest scorers within 5 miles: English and reasoning at the boys’ school, the maths paper at the girls’.
To be assessed suitable this year, a total of 345 or more with no single score below 111. Dartford Grammar School then needs a total at least 40 points above the threshold for a Priority Area place, 385 this year, and its last Priority Area place for September 2026 entry went at 381; Dartford Grammar School for Girls’ last local place went at 372. A cut-off is what was needed that year, not a promise for the next.
Longfield is in the Dartford district, where 549 of the 980 children who sat the test were assessed suitable for grammar school (56%), against 45% across Kent state schools.