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The Judd School cut-off scores, year by year
For September 2026 entry, the lowest Kent Test total offered a place in March was 389 in the Inner Area and 403 in the Outer Area. Every figure below comes from the school's own table.
| Entry | Inner Area | Outer Area | Kent pass mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 389 | 403 | 332 (108 per paper) |
| 2025 | 371 | 398 | 332 (108 per paper) |
| 2024 | 383 | 412 | 332 (107 per paper) |
| 2023 | 381 | 406 | 332 (109 per paper) |
| 2022 | 387 | 409 | 332 (109 per paper) |
| 2021 | 387 | 408 | 332 (108 per paper) |
| 2020 | 385 | 407 | 330 (110 per paper) |
| 2019 | 376 | 402 | 323 (107 per paper) |
| 2018 | 364 | 395 | 320 (106 per paper) |
| 2017 | 364 | 400 | 320 (106 per paper) |
| 2016 | 362 | 391 | 320 (106 per paper) |
2015 had one figure for everyone: 371 in March and 361 in April. The school did not publish an Outer Area April figure for 2017.
How The Judd School decides places
From the determined admission arrangements for September 2027. Boys only, Kent Test.
- Boys assessed suitable for grammar school in the Kent Test can apply. A maximum of 180 places are offered; children with an Education, Health and Care Plan naming the school are admitted first.
- Inner Area: 152 places go by Kent Test total score (looked-after children first), then distance breaks ties, then random allocation. Up to 5 more go to boys on free school meals, then Pupil Premium, by score; they return a Supplementary Information Form.
- Outer Area: 23 places by Kent Test total score (looked-after children first), then distance, then random allocation.
- If one area has too few qualifying applicants, the other area gets the spare places.
Outer Area wording. The 2026 and 2027 admission arrangements define the Outer Area as outside the Inner Area and within England. The school's inner and outer area web page still says "within the mainland of the United Kingdom". The determined arrangements are the legal rules, so follow them and ask the school if this matters to you.
Who was offered a place
Mean scores of the boys offered places, from the school's March 2026 admissions update.
| Area and entry year | English | Maths | Reasoning | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inner, 2026 | 122.7 | 136.7 | 137.1 | 396.5 |
| Inner, 2025 | 127.95 | 130.18 | 131.34 | 389.48 |
| Outer, 2026 | 129.6 | 139.4 | 140.2 | 409.2 |
| Outer, 2025 | 138.18 | 135.55 | 136.36 | 410.09 |
- On 2 March 2026 the school made 180 offers: 157 places for the Inner Area and 23 for the Outer Area. The school notes that not every boy on the cut-off score was offered a place. Source
- For September 2027 entry, the school's determined admission arrangements say the Year 7 waiting list is kept until 31 January 2028 and re-ranked each time a boy is added or removed. (The end of January 2027 date on the school's Year 7 page is for the 2026 intake.) Source
- The school says about 20 offers came from its waiting list in each of the last two years, mostly in the reallocation round and mostly from the Inner Area list. Source
- After National Offer Day 2026 the school said more than 30 boys on its waiting list were within two points of the threshold scores, so a score outside that range was unlikely to win a place through reallocation. Source
- Appeals upheld: 7 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 7 in 2023, 4 in 2022 and 8 in 2021. Source
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What was the The Judd School cut-off score in 2026?
For September 2026 entry the lowest Kent Test total offered a place on National Offer Day was 389 in the Inner Area and 403 in the Outer Area. After the April reallocation the Inner Area figure was 386. The school says not every boy on the cut-off score was offered a place.
How many places does The Judd School give to each area?
180 places in all: 157 for the Inner Area and 23 for the Outer Area. If one area has too few qualifying applicants, the other area gets the spare places.
Which postcodes are in The Judd School's Inner Area?
TN1, TN2, TN3, TN4, TN8, TN9, TN10, TN11, TN12, TN13, TN14, TN15; ME18, ME19; TN16 1 and TN16 2 (not TN16 3 or TN16 9); DA4 0 (not DA4 9); plus the civil parish of Halstead. The Outer Area is everywhere else in England, per the 2026 and 2027 admission arrangements.
Is the The Judd School cut-off the same as the Kent Test pass mark?
No. The pass mark makes a child eligible for any Kent grammar school: a total of 332 with no paper below 108 for September 2026 entry, per the school's table. The Judd School then ranks eligible boys by total score within each area, so its cut-off is much higher and changes every year.
Does the The Judd School waiting list move?
The school says about 20 offers came from its waiting list in each of the last two years, mostly in the reallocation round and mostly from the Inner Area list. The list is re-ranked each time a boy joins or leaves.
Official sources
Read 26 September 2026. The school's figures are a guide to past years only.
- The Judd School: historical 11+ information, previous cut-off scores (PDF)
- The Judd School: Year 7 admissions and March 2026 admissions update
- The Judd School: inner and outer area
- The Judd School: admission arrangements for September 2027 (determined)
- The Judd School: admission arrangements for September 2026