St Olave’s Grammar School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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Our Practice Papers and Answers

GL ENGLISH PAPER 1

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GL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

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About the School

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Address — St Olave’s Grammar School, Goddington Lane, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9SH

Type of school — Boys grammar school

Cost — Free

Pupils in school — 1100+

Places available in year 7 — 120+

Average applicants per place — 8 or more

Catchment area — St Olave’s Grammar School does not have a catchment area but places preference on 11+ test grades.

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

Boys who are Children Looked After (registered in public care) or who were Looked After but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements orders or special guardianship order by rank order.
A maximum of 10 places will be available for boys in receipt of Pupil Premium by rank order.
Should there be insufficient applicants eligible for a place as outline above, the remaining places will be allocated purely according to rank order.

Please note that the school offers up to four ‘choristerships’ a year for boys to join St. Olave’s as Wakeham Choristers at The Queen’s Chapel of the Savoy. Applicants must still pass the entrance exams but will also have a voice test. Successful candidates will commence as Wakeham Choristers one year prior to joining Year 7 at St Olave’s. Find out more here.

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School Summary

St Olave’s Grammar School (previously St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School) is an all-boys, selective grammar school in Bromley, South East London. The school has a large sixth form which accepts both boys and girls.

The school specialises in maths and computing.

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: St. Olave’s Grammar School’s Selective Eligibility Test (SET).

Exam types:

English
Maths
Verbal Reasoning
Non-Verbal Reasoning

Exam length:

Stage one — 1 x 1 hour exam.

Stage two 2 x 1 hour exams.

Pass mark — Pass mark changes every year.

Other exam information:

There are two stages of tests. Only candidates who pass the first stage will be invited back for the second.
The initial Selective Eligibility Test (SET) consists of multiple-choice questions on English comprehension, mathematics, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.
The second stage consists of two exams:
- English — one hour long, covering multiple choice comprehension questions and a creative/persuasive writing exercise or essay.
- Mathematics — one hour long, covering a range of maths topics.
Stage 1 and 2 results are standardised to rank the candidates. The top 124 will immediately be offered a place.
If there is a tie, it will be determined using the results of the mathematics paper, then the creative/persuasive writing, then the English comprehension and finally the SET.

Scores will be standardised.

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