King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

April 2, 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 King Edward VI Grammar School.

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About the School

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Address — King Edward VI Grammar School, Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3SX

Type of school — Boys’ grammar school

Cost — Free

Pupils in school — 1200+

Places available in year 7 — 150+

Average applicants per place — 7 or more

Catchment area — King Edward VI Grammar School has a catchment area. The school has a priority catchment area, which is defined by the area within a distance of 12.5 miles from the school. The child must have been living in this area since September of Year 6 to qualify.

120 spaces are given to candidates in the priority area.

30 are given to candidates out of the priority area.

Map of priority area.

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

Priority area spaces:

Up to 8 out of the 120 ‘priority area’ places are available to the top performing boys in the selection test who fulfil all the following criteria:

At the time of test registration, are EITHER in receipt of the Pupil Premium payment OR are classified as ‘looked after’ children or ‘previously looked after’ children. In each case, this must be declared on the CSSE Supplementary Information Form when registering for the tests (evidence will be required).
Achieved a final standardised score of at least 340.

Further places will be offered in descending rank order of marks to the boys up until 120 places have been awarded to priority area applicants (this total includes any places awarded above).

Out of priority area:

Up to 2 out of these places are available to the top performing boys in the selection test who fulfil all the following criteria regardless of their location:

At the time of test registration, are EITHER in receipt of the Pupil Premium payment OR are classified as ‘looked after’ children or ‘previously looked after’ children. In each case, this must be declared on the CSSE Supplementary Information Form when registering for the tests (evidence will be required).
Achieved a final standardised score of at least 368.

The remaining places from the 30 will then be offered in descending rank order of marks to the boys scoring highest in the selection test.

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School Summary

King Edward VI Grammar School (KEGS) is a boys’ grammar school with mixed sixth form. The school is situated in Chelmsford, Essex and became an academy in 2011.

KEGS gained a specialism in science in 2004 and gained leading edge status in 2003 (this was renewed in 2006). It also specialises in languages. The school is consistently ranked in the top 50 schools in the country in national examination league tables.

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 332 (or 350 outside the priority area).

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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