Newstead Wood School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

Catchment area — Newstead Wood School does have a catchment area but places preference on 11+ test grades. The catchment area consists of a 9-mile radius of the school.

The school recommends that you use this online distance calculator to find the distance between your postcode and the school. The school’s postcode is BR6 9SA.

Over-subscription 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 and previously looked after children (who reach the required pass mark of the entry exams).
Girls whose permanent place of residence is within a 9-mile radius of the school who received Pupil Premium or Service Premium. (who reach the required pass mark of the entry exams).
Girls whose permanent place of residence is within a 9-mile radius of the school (in rank order).
Girls of a member of Newstead Wood staff who have been employed for two or more years and live outside the 9-mile radius of the school, in rank order.
Girls whose permanent place of residence is outside the 9-mile radius of the school, in rank order.

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School Summary

Newstead Wood School was established in 1957 and is an all-girls, selective grammar school in Bromley, South East London. It became an academy in 2011. The school specialises in engineering and languages.

In 2008, the school was recognised as a Gifted and Talented Lead School. It has won many awards, including the International School Award and was described by Ofsted as “an outstandingly successful school”.

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 — GL Assessment.

Exam types:

Verbal reasoning
Non-verbal reasoning

Exam length — 2 × 40-50 minute exams.

Pass mark — The required standard is a score of 210 marks.

Other exam information:

Both exams are multiple choice.
All answers will be entered on a separate answer sheet.
One exam will be fully on verbal reasoning and the other non-verbal reasoning.
The total score from both these exams will be used to decide admissions.
If applicants score the same overall, candidates will be ranked according to their non-verbal reasoning exam result.

Scores will be standardised.

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