3 Reasons Your Kensington Prep Assessment Prep May Not Work.
/Kensington Prep is a very popular school that we prepare our girls for.
For our clients here at CMT this school will either be the first school of choice or the last school of choice.
The Ken Prep 4 plus Assessment is one we have been preparing our beautiful girls for for over 2 decades.
So you’ve applied to Kensington Prep and you’ve been to visit it. You’ve decided this is the school for your daughter. Perhaps you’ve prepared her a little bit. Perhaps you’ve been unsure about how to prepare her. Perhaps you’ve spoken to a few parents who have provided you with snippets of information about the Assessment (I would avoid listening to what other parents tell you about the assessments!). Perhaps you believe that because you send your daughter to nursery every day that this is assessment prep (it is not).
Now the Assessment is approaching and you are feeling more and more anxious about it. I don’t blame you. I would be feeling the same if it was truly the school that I wanted for my child.
This is a challenging school to get into. Not as challenging as the others we prepare for but challenging nonetheless.
A few important dates for you to keep in mind if you are applying for the 4+ at Ken Prep (2027 entry)
You can apply from birth and up until 23rd October 2026 (for 2027 entry)
Only parents of registered girls can attend their open day.
The assessment will take place in January 2027. They call it a ‘play based’ assessment. You can be sure that your daughter is not going to Ken Prep to be just observed ‘playing’.
The Ken Prep 4+ Assessment is around 60 minutes long. Your daughter will need stamina and focus to be able to last the full 60 minutes! We prepare all our girls to be able to go into Ken Prep and focus to the best of their abilities.
Being successful at Ken prep means preparing your daughter to be able to go in and answer questions well, focus, show confidence and independence, be able to interact well with children and adults and have the stamina to complete the full 60 minute assessment and complete it well! Being successful does not mean sending your daughter in for a ‘little play’.
3 Reasons Your Kensington Prep Assessment Prep May Not Work.
Your daughter isn’t prepared to go in and show how alert and focused she is.
Your child isn’t prepared to understand that she needs to go in and show how curious she is. Curiosity (believe it or not) is taught. It is practised. It is nurtured.
3. Your daughter isn’t prepared to go in and show her enthusiasm for learning.
This is EXACTLY what they will be observing. This is EXACTLY what they will be assessing.
If you are NOT preparing specifically for these three things then it is very likely that your 4+ Assessment preparation may NOT work.
We’ve never once had a student not pass this 4+ assessment. That says it all really.
