Colchester County High School for Girls | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

March 4, 2024 The Exam Coach

Practice Papers and Answers

The test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Colchester County High School For Girls (CCHSG).

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About the School

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Address — Colchester County High School For Girls, Norman Way, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3US

Type of school — Girls’ grammar school

Cost — Free

Pupils in school — 1100+

Places available in year 7 — 200+

Average applicants per place — 6 or more

Catchment area — Colchester County High School for Girls does not have a catchment area.

Oversubscription policy — Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:

Looked After Children or Previously Looked After Children who score 320 or above in the selection test.
Up to 20 places will be allocated to the highest scoring candidates on the Order of Merit List who are eligible for the pupil premium on the date that the 11+ test is taken and who achieve a standardised test score of 320 or above.
Places will then be allocated in descending score order from the Rank Order of Merit List, highest scoring first, until all places are filled.

Where two or more applicants achieve the same rank, preference will first be given to the child eligible for the pupil premium if they have not already been offered a place, followed by the girl living closest to the school by straight line measurement, measured from the school main entrance front doors.

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School Summary

Colchester County High School for Girls is a selective, girls, grammar school in Colchester, Essex. The school was established in 1909 and moved to its current site in 1957.

The school always ranks well in exam league tables. It became an academy in 2011 and specialises in Science and Languages, offering French, German and Latin.

This school is part of the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex:

CSSE Members. (Source)

Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.

Compare this school’s performance with other local schools here.

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Exam Information

Exam style — The Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE).

Exam topics:

English and Verbal Reasoning
Maths and Non-Verbal Reasoning

Exam length — 2 × 1 hour exams (plus 10 minutes reading time).

Qualifying score — Changes each year.

In 2016, the lowest qualifying score was 350.

Other exam information:

The English paper will consist of comprehension, grammar and vocabulary, creative/extended writing, and applied reasoning (literacy and verbal).
The Mathematics paper will consist of questions consistent with KS2 National curriculum and applied reasoning (mathematical/non-verbal).
The overall score will have a 50:50 weighting - English (50%) and Mathematics (50%).
Score will be aggregated and mathematically standardised for each candidate.

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