Lancing College | Free 11 Plus (11+) ISEB Pre-Test Practice Papers and Answers

Exam Information

Exam style — ISEB Common Pre-Test.

Exam types:

English (reading comprehension, sentence completion, spelling and punctuation).
Maths (in line with the National Curriculum up to Year 5).
Verbal reasoning (common words, antonyms, word combinations, letter transfer, number codes, etc.).
Non-verbal reasoning (shape analogies, classes like, horizontal codes, etc.).

Exam length — 4 exams totalling 2.5 hours.

Pass mark — There is not a fixed pass mark for the admissions test. On completion of the test, all candidates receive an age-adjusted and standardised score. The average score is 100. Schools will also be able to see each child’s score and the time taken for each section of the test.

If a child does well in their 11+ pre-test, they will usually be offered a place, contingent on them then passing the common entrance exam at 13+.

Other exam information:

The tests cover English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning separately.
All tests are completed online.
All questions are in multiple-choice format.
The English test takes 25 minutes, mathematics 50 minutes, non-verbal reasoning 32 minutes and verbal reasoning 36 minutes.
The four tests can either be taken together or at separate times. They can be taken in the candidate's own school, at the senior school for which he or she is entered or at an independent testing centre.
All candidates are registered by the senior school(s) for which they are entered.
Test results are available to all senior schools which register the same candidate and therefore a candidate need only sit the tests once for a range of senior schools.
An assessment fee of £24 applies and is non-refundable.

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

The Exam Coach

28 March 2024

West Sussex

Worth School eleven plus exam past papers

Our 11+ Papers and Answers

The papers we’ve shared below are in similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Worth School.

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

Model Answers

Mark Scheme

INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.

Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam and CEM Select online test.

Exam types:

English
CEM Select (verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and numerical reasoning)

Exam length — Unknown.

Pass mark — There is no fixed pass mark for these exams.

Other exam information —

The CEM Select is an online assessment that examines verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and numerical reasoning.
The two examinations will be done on the assessment day.
The assessment day will take place in the Spring of the entry year.

For information on Worth School’s use of the ISEB Common Pre-Test for Year 9 entry, click here.

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

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28 March 2024

West Sussex

Farlington School eleven plus exam past papers

Our 11+ Papers and Answers

The papers we’ve shared below are in similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Farlington School.

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

Model Answers

Mark Scheme

INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.

Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam.

Exam types:

English
Maths
Verbal-reasoning

Exam length — Unknown.

Pass mark — There is no fixed pass mark for the exam.

Other exam information:

The assessment tests will be administered in the January of Year 6.

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Hurstpierpoint College | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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16 March 2024

West Sussex

Hurstpierpoint College eleven plus exam past papers

11+ Papers and Answers

The papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Hurstpierpoint College.

GL VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

GL VERBAL REASONING PAPER 2

GL VERBAL REASONING PAPER 3

GL NON-VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

GL NON-VERBAL REASONING PAPER 2

GL NON-VERBAL REASONING PAPER 3

New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.

Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam.

Exam types:

Verbal Reasoning
Non-Verbal Reasoning

Exam length — Unknown.

Pass mark — There is no fixed pass mark for the admissions test.

Other exam and entry information:

The online registration form must be filled out online before the end of December in Year 6. A non-refundable registration fee of £50 is required.
The assessment exams will take place in the November of Year 6.
Applicants will be invited to participate in a taster day and to sit an interview with a senior staff member as part of the application process.
Hurstpierpoint College will request references from the applicant's current school.
Applicants will be required to complete a writing task and participate in interactive tasks including Design and Technology, Science, and other games.

For information on Hurstpierpoint College use of the ISEB Common Pre-Test for Year 9 entry, click here.

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Hurstpierpoint College | Free 11 Plus (11+) ISEB Pre-Test Practice Papers and Answers

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16 March 2024

West Sussex

Our Practice Papers and Answers

The papers we’ve shared below contain similar content to the ISEB pre-test papers typically delivered as 11 Plus pre-test assessments by Hurstpierpoint College.

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST ENGLISH PAPER 1

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.

ISEB Pre-Test Familiarisation Test

Exam Information

Exam style — ISEB Common Pre-Test.

Exam types:

English (reading comprehension, sentence completion, spelling and punctuation).
Maths (in line with the National Curriculum up to Year 5).
Verbal reasoning (common words, antonyms, word combinations, letter transfer, number codes, etc.).
Non-verbal reasoning (shape analogies, classes like, horizontal codes, etc.).

Exam length — 4 exams totalling 2.5 hours.

Pass mark — There is not a fixed pass mark for the admissions test. On completion of the test, all candidates receive an age-adjusted and standardised score. The average score is 100. Schools will also be able to see each child’s score and the time taken for each section of the test.

If a child does well in their 11+ pre-test, they will usually be offered a place, contingent on them then passing the common entrance exam at 13+.

Other exam information:

The tests cover English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning separately.
All tests are completed online.
All questions are in multiple-choice format.
The English test takes 25 minutes, mathematics 50 minutes, non-verbal reasoning 32 minutes and verbal reasoning 36 minutes.
The four tests can either be taken together or at separate times. They can be taken in the candidate's own school, at the senior school for which he or she is entered or at an independent testing centre.
All candidates are registered by the senior school(s) for which they are entered.
Test results are available to all senior schools which register the same candidate and therefore a candidate need only sit the tests once for a range of senior schools.
An assessment fee of £24 applies and is non-refundable.

For information on Hurstpierpoint College’s use of school’s own testing for Year 7 entry, click here.

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Seaford College | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

The Exam Coach

15 March 2024

West Sussex

Seaford College eleven plus exam past papers

11+ Practice Papers and Answers

The papers we’ve shared below are in similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Seaford College.

CAT4 EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

CAT4 Parent’s Guide

Parent’s Guide

New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form below.

Exam Information

Exam style — CAT4 (Cognitive Abilities Test).

Exam types:

CAT4 Select (verbal, non-verbal, spatial and quantitative reasoning)

Exam length — 72 minutes.

The CAT4 test is composed of 8 short tests assessing the following subsections of the four areas above:

Figure Classification (10 mins)
Figure Matrices (10 mins)
Verbal Classification (8 mins)
Verbal Analogies (8 mins)
Number Analogies (10 mins)
Number Series (8 mins)
Figure Analysis (9 mins)
Figure Recognition (9 mins)

Pass mark — There is no fixed pass mark for the exam.

Other exam information —

The CAT4 Test is an online assessment that examines verbal, non-verbal, spatial and quantitative reasoning.
A registration fee of £65 is required before testing.
Assessment days take place in September, November, March, and April.

For information on Seaford College’s use of the ISEB Common Pre-Test for Year 9 entry, click here.

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Seaford College | Free 11 Plus (11+) ISEB Pre-Test Practice Papers and Answers

The Exam Coach

15 March 2024

West Sussex

Our Practice Papers and Answers

The papers we’ve shared below contain similar content to the ISEB pre-test papers typically delivered as 11 Plus pre-test assessments by Seaford College.

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST ENGLISH PAPER 1

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.

ISEB Pre-Test Familiarisation Test

Exam Information

Exam style — ISEB Common Pre-Test.

Exam types:

English (reading comprehension, sentence completion, spelling and punctuation).
Maths (in line with the National Curriculum up to Year 5).
Verbal reasoning (common words, antonyms, word combinations, letter transfer, number codes, etc.).
Non-verbal reasoning (shape analogies, classes like, horizontal codes, etc.).

Exam length — 4 exams totalling 2.5 hours.

Pass mark — There is not a fixed pass mark for the admissions test. On completion of the test, all candidates receive an age-adjusted and standardised score. The average score is 100. Schools will also be able to see each child’s score and the time taken for each section of the test.

If a child does well in their 11+ pre-test, they will usually be offered a place, contingent on them then passing the common entrance exam at 13+.

Other exam information:

The tests cover English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning separately.
All tests are completed online.
All questions are in multiple-choice format.
The English test takes 25 minutes, mathematics 50 minutes, non-verbal reasoning 32 minutes and verbal reasoning 36 minutes.
The four tests can either be taken together or at separate times. They can be taken in the candidate's own school, at the senior school for which he or she is entered or at an independent testing centre.
All candidates are registered by the senior school(s) for which they are entered.
Test results are available to all senior schools which register the same candidate and therefore a candidate need only sit the tests once for a range of senior schools.
An assessment fee of £24 applies and is non-refundable.

For information on Seaford College’s use of school’s own testing for Year 7 entry, click here .

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Christ's Hospital School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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13 March 2024

West Sussex

Christ's Hospital School eleven plus exam past papers

Our 11+ Papers and Answers

The papers we’ve shared below are in similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Christ's Hospital School.

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

Model Answers

Mark Scheme

INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.

Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam and CAT4.

Exam types:

Stage one — CAT4 Select (verbal, non-verbal, spatial and quantitative reasoning)
Stage two — English and maths

Exam length — 72 minutes (CAT4), then 2x 1 hour exams (English and maths).

The CAT4 test is composed of 8 short tests assessing the following subsections of the four areas above:

Figure Classification (10 mins)
Figure Matrices (10 mins)
Verbal Classification (8 mins)
Verbal Analogies (8 mins)
Number Analogies (10 mins)
Number Series (8 mins)
Figure Analysis (9 mins)
Figure Recognition (9 mins)

Pass mark — There is no fixed pass mark for these exams but you must pass the CAT4 exams in order to be invited back for the second stage of examinations.

Other exam information —

The CAT4 Test is an online assessment that examines verbal, non-verbal, spacial and quantitive reasoning.
The Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT4) is administered in October of Year 6, and the school's own English and maths exams are set in January of Year 6.
Only after passing this, will your child be invited back to take the school’s own English and maths exams.
A registration fee of £65 is required to be paid before testing.

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Shoreham College | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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19 February 2024

West Sussex

Shoreham College eleven plus exam past papers

11+ Papers and Answers

The papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Tettenhall College.

CAT4 EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

CEM SELECT ONLINE FAMILIARISATION TEST

Online Test

New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.

Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam

Exam types:

Aptitude Test

Exam length — Unknown.

Pass mark — There is no fixed pass mark for the admissions test.

Other exam and entry information:

The online registration form must be filled out online before the closing date. A non-refundable registration fee of £50 is required.
Shoreham College will request two confidential reports from the applicant's current school and references.
A non-refundable deposit fee of £300 is required.

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Our Lady of Sion School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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12 February 2024

West Sussex

Our Lady of Sion School eleven plus exam past papers

Practice Papers and Answers

The papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Our Lady of Sion School, West Sussex.

CAT4 Example questions

CAT4 Parent’s Guide

Parent’s Guide

New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.

Exam Information

Exam style — CAT4.

Exam types:

CAT4 (verbal, non-verbal, spatial and quantitative reasoning)

Exam length — 72 minutes.

The CAT4 test is composed of 8 short tests assessing the following subsections of the four areas above:

Figure Classification (10 mins)
Figure Matrices (10 mins)
Verbal Classification (8 mins)
Verbal Analogies (8 mins)
Number Analogies (10 mins)
Number Series (8 mins)
Figure Analysis (9 mins)
Figure Recognition (9 mins)

Pass mark — There is not a fixed pass mark for the admissions test. On completion of the test, all candidates receive an age-adjusted and standardised score. The average score is 100. Schools will also be able to see each child’s score and the time taken for each test section.

Other exam information:

The CAT4 test is administered by GL Assessment and is an online assessment that examines verbal, non-verbal, spatial and quantitative reasoning.
In addition to a passing mark, students will need to provide satisfactory references from their previous school, and a successful parent and student interview will need to be conducted with the headteacher.
The assessment day takes place in January of the year of entry.

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Burgess Hill Girls | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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21 January 2024

West Sussex

Burgess Hill Girls eleven plus exam past papers

11+ Papers and Answers

The papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Burgess Hill Girls.

CAT4 EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

CAT4 PARENT’S GUIDE

Parent’s Guide

New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.

Exam Information

Exam style — CAT4.

Exam types:

CAT4 (verbal, non-verbal, spatial and quantitative reasoning)

Exam length — 72 minutes.

The CAT4 test is composed of 8 short tests assessing the following subsections of the four areas above:

Figure Classification (10 mins)
Figure Matrices (10 mins)
Verbal Classification (8 mins)
Verbal Analogies (8 mins)
Number Analogies (10 mins)
Number Series (8 mins)
Figure Analysis (9 mins)
Figure Recognition (9 mins)

Pass mark — There is no fixed pass mark for the admissions test.

Other exam and entry information:

Burgess Hill Girls uses a cognitive abilities tests, similar to CAT4. CAT4 is an online assessment that examines verbal, non-verbal, spacial and quantitive reasoning.
The online registration form must be filled out online before the closing date. A non-refundable registration fee of £100 is required.
Hurstpierpoint College will request references from the applicant's current school.
Applicants will be invited to sit an interview with a senior member of staff.
Acceptance letters will be sent shortly after the assessment exam is complete.

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Worth School | Free 11 Plus (11+) ISEB Pre-Test Practice Papers and Answers

The Exam Coach

15 January 2024

West Sussex

Our Practice Papers and Answers

The papers we’ve shared below contain similar content to the ISEB Pre-Test papers typically delivered as 11 Plus pre-test assessments by Worth School.

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST ENGLISH PAPER 1

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.

ISEB Pre-Test Familiarisation Test

Exam Information

Exam style — ISEB Common Pre-Test.

Exam types:

English (reading comprehension, sentence completion, spelling and punctuation).
Maths (in line with the National Curriculum up to Year 5).
Verbal reasoning (common words, antonyms, word combinations, letter transfer, number codes, etc.).
Non-verbal reasoning (shape analogies, classes like, horizontal codes, etc.).

Exam length — 4 exams totalling 2.5 hours.

Pass mark — There is not a fixed pass mark for the admissions test. On completion of the test, all candidates receive an age-adjusted and standardised score. The average score is 100. Schools will also be able to see each child’s score and the time taken for each section of the test.

If a child does well in their 11+ pre-test, they will usually be offered a place, contingent on them then passing the common entrance exam at 13+.

Other exam information:

The tests cover English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning separately.
All tests are completed online.
All questions are in multiple-choice format.
The English test takes 25 minutes, mathematics 50 minutes, non-verbal reasoning 32 minutes and verbal reasoning 36 minutes.
The four tests can either be taken together or at separate times. They can be taken in the candidate's own school, at the senior school for which he or she is entered or at an independent testing centre.
All candidates are registered by the senior school(s) for which they are entered.
Test results are available to all senior schools which register the same candidate and therefore a candidate need only sit the tests once for a range of senior schools.
An assessment fee of £24 applies and is non-refundable.

For information on Worth School’s use of school’s own testing for Year 7 entry, click here .

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Have a listen to our 11 Plus Vocabulary Podcast and expand your child’s vocabulary one word at a time.

You can find all 300+ episodes of The 11 Plus Daily Vocab Show Podcast on:

Ardingly College | Free 11 Plus (11+) ISEB Pre-Test Practice Papers and Answers

The Exam Coach

14 January 2024

West Sussex

Our Practice Papers and Answers

The papers we’ve shared below contain similar content to the ISEB Pre-Test papers typically delivered as 11 Plus pre-test assessments by Ardingly College.

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST ENGLISH PAPER 1

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.

ISEB Pre-Test Familiarisation Test