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

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

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

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Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam.

Exam types:

  • English

  • Mathematics

  • Verbal Reasoning

Exam length — Unknown.

Interviews — Interviews will be conducted prior to the entry examinations.

Other exam and entry information: 

  • Entrance examinations take place in the January of year 6.

  • References and school reports from the candidate’s previous school will be required.

  • Entry to the school is dependent on the entrance examinations, conducted interview and submitted school reports.

  • The school recommends early application for entry to the school at least one year prior to joining.

  • There are opportunities for scholarships and bursaries.

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

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

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Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam.

Exam types:

  • Maths

  • English

  • Verbal Reasoning

  • Creative Writing

Exam Lengths — 2x 60 minutes exams (English and verbal reasoning) + 1x 55 minute maths exam + 1x 30 minute writing task.

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

Other exam information: 

  • There is a registration fee of £100 required to apply.

  • Exams take place in the January of year 6.

  • A reference from your child’s current school will be requested.

  • All exam papers are multiple choice apart from the writing task.

  • Exam results will be published by the end of January.

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

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GL ENGLISH PAPER 1

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GL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

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The test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to GL papers and those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Rickmansworth School.

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Verbal Reasoning Paper 2

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Verbal Reasoning Paper 3

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MATHS PAPER 1

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MATHS PAPER 2

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The 11 Plus test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Rickmansworth School.

About the School

 

Address — Rickmansworth School, Scots Hill, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 3AQ

Type of school — Mixed, partially selective, grammar school 

Cost — Free

Pupils in school — 1300+

Places available in year 7 — 250+ (25% of which are selective)

Average applicants per place — 8 or more

Catchment area —  Rickmansworth School’s catchment area places priority on location and distance from the school.

The following postcodes are given priority:

WD17, WD18, WD19, WD23, WD24, WD25, WD3, WD4, WD5, HA6 2 and HA6 3. 

Oversubscription policy — Before the application of oversubscription criteria, students with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which names the school and who have passed the assessment will be admitted. As a result of this the published admissions number will be reduced accordingly.

 Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be determined as follows:

  1. Looked after children and previously looked after children within England.

  2. Children previously looked after from outside England and subsequently adopted.

  3. Not more than (10%) 24 places will be allocated to children, who do not qualify under any other Criterion, based on the nearness of their permanent home address point and the address point of the School at the time applications are required.

  4. Applicants who are children of a parent or legal guardian who is a permanent member of the school staff.

  5. Children with a sibling on the School’s roll in Years 7 to 12 and who is reasonably expected to be on the School’s roll when the child starts.

  6. Not more than (10%) 24 places will be available for applicants with a proven aptitude in music in descending order of merit as determined by the School’s assessment arrangements. 

  7. Not more than (25%) 60 places will be available by reference to academic ability in descending order of merit as determined by the School’s assessment arrangements.

  8. Nearness of the child’s permanent home address point and the address point of the School. 

Thereafter, under criteria (6) and (7), applicants will be placed in categories as follows: 

(i) Those resident in the area defined by postcodes beginning with WD17, WD18, WD19, WD23, WD24, WD25, WD3, WD4, WD5, HA6-2 and HA6-3. This is our priority catchment area.

ii) Other candidates

 97% of pupils in these categories will come from the school’s priority catchment area.

School Summary

Rickmansworth School was established in 1954 and is a mixed, partially-selective secondary school in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. The school became an academy in 2011 and is part of the South West Herts School Grammar School Consortium. 

Rickmansworth School specialises in science and the arts. In September 2018, the school expanded thanks to a £3.5 million grant. Since then, the School has undergone a major refurbishment programme including the construction of a new Sixth Form Centre, English classroom suite, a specialist Film Studies suite (including a cinema), and a specialist theatre/drama studio, an extended dining hall, refurbished swimming pool and Sports Hall.

Rickmansworth School promotes their key values and ethos through our six “Ricky  Rs”. They teach students to:

  • Be Responsible

  • Show Respect

  • Form positive Relationships

  • To be Resourceful

  • To be Resilient

  • To be Reflective

Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.

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

Exam Information

Exam style — South West Herts Consortium Schools Exam (GL Assessment).

Exam types:

  • Verbal reasoning 

  • Mathematics

Exam length — 2x 1 hour exams.

Pass mark — N/A - No minimum score will be required to gain admission, places are offered strictly in descending order of each applicant's standardised test score.

Other exam information — 

  • There will be two separate exam papers - one for maths and one for verbal reasoning.

  • Both tests take approximately one hour to deliver and are provided by GL Assessment.  

  • Both exams are multiple-choice with a separate answer sheet.

Scores will be standardised. 

Please note - Rickmansworth School is a partially selective school, meaning only 35% of available places in year 7 will be available based on academic ability each year.

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Francis Holland School Sloane Square | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

11+ Papers and Answers

Francis Holland School Sloane Square is part of the London 11+ Consortium. No previous or sample papers have been released for this examination apart from the familiarisation test below

LONDON 11+ CONSORTIUM FAMILIARISATION TEST

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Exam Information

Exam style — ATOM Learning’s online assessment for the London Consortium.

Number of exams — 1.

Exam types:

  • Maths

  • Non-Verbal Reasoning

  • English Comprehension

  • Verbal Reasoning

  • Problem Solving

  • Analysis

Exam length — 140 minutes (with a 30-minute break). This will be broken down into:

  • 20 minutes of maths.

  • 10 minutes of non-verbal reasoning.

  • 30 minutes of English comprehension and verbal reasoning.

  • 30-minute break.

  • 15 minutes of problem-solving.

  • 25 minutes for the final analysis component.

Interviews — Children who perform well in the entrance tests are called back for interview; reports from current schools are also taken into account.

Other exam and entry information: 

  • The 11+ tests take place in the December of Year 6. Students will sit the tests in their current school.

  • The exam is fully online. An onscreen timer will count down how many minutes remain in each section.

  • Questions will be based on the National Curriculum for Year 5, but with opportunities for additional challenge built into the assessment.

  • New questions to assess problem-solving and analysis skills have been added for 2022.

    • The problem-solving section will test a child’s ability to use words and numbers to solve problems with multiple steps.

    • The analysis component asks candidates to use information from a variety of different given sources, in order to answer questions. The context of this section is likely to be unfamiliar to all candidates but in the event of a candidate being familiar with the context, they will not have any advantage.

  • The first three sections of the exam before the break will be adaptive, meaning questions change and are tailored to the student's performance in previous questions. The last two sections of the exam are non-adaptive, and all students will receive the same questions.

  • A non-refundable fee of £150 is charged to sit the 11+ entrance exam for Francis Holland School Sloane Square.

  • Registrations must be submitted by the end of November when your child is in Year 6.

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

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GL ENGLISH PAPER 1

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GL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

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The test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to GL papers and those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Townley Grammar School.

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ENGLISH PAPER 1

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ENGLISH PAPER 2

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ENGLISH PAPER 3

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MATHS PAPER 1

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MATHS PAPER 2

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MATHS PAPER 3

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VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

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VERBAL REASONING PAPER 2

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VERBAL REASONING PAPER 3

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NON-VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

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NON-VERBAL REASONING PAPER 2

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NON-VERBAL REASONING PAPER 3

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The 11 Plus test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Townley Grammar School.

About the School

 

Address — Townley Grammar School, Townley Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7AB

Type of school — Girls grammar school 

Cost — Free

Pupils in school — 1600+

Places available in year 7 — 220+

Average applicants per place — 8 or more

Please note, this school is heavily oversubscribed. In recent years, 5700+ children sat the Bexley Selection Tests and only 1700+ were deemed selective.

Catchment area —  Townley Grammar School does have a catchment area but places preference on 11+ test grades. Priority is given based on location and distance from the school, closest first.

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

  1. Applicants who are or have been Looked After Children.

  2. Children attracting Pupil Premium who achieve the qualifying score in rank order of distance from the school.

  3. Children identified by the Local Authority as achieving one of the highest 180 scores in the selection tests.

  4. Children with a sibling currently attending Townley Grammar School (or another school within the ‘Odyssey Trust of Education)  at the time of enrolment. A sibling includes full, half, adopted and step brother or sister living at the same address.

  5. Applicants with a parent or registered carer employed by the Odyssey Trust on a permanent contract for over two years or who were recruited to fill a demonstrable skill shortage. 

  6. Applicants will be admitted on the basis of proximity to the school measured in a straight line from the home address. 

School Summary

Townley Grammar School is an all-girls, selective grammar school in Bexley, South East London. Boys are able to join the school’s Sixth Form. It became an academy in 2012. 

The school specialises in performing and visual arts, maths and computing. It is linked to the STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering and Maths) programme and the Microsoft Academy. The school has won an intermediate international award and is recognised as a ‘high performing” school “with a special focus on the gifted and talented”. 

Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.

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

Exam Information

Exam style: GL Assessment — Bexley Selection Tests  

Exam types:

  • English

  • Mathematics

  • Verbal reasoning

  • Non-verbal reasoning

Exam length — 2 x 1 hour exams.

Pass mark — The pass mark is changes each year. 

Other exam information:

  • There are two papers, each containing a mixture of the subjects listed above.

  • All questions are multiple choice.

Scores will be standardised.

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

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

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

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INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

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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 GL Assessment.

Exam types:

  • English

  • Maths

  • Verbal Reasoning

Exam length — 2x 1 hour exams (maths and verbal reasoning) + 65 minute English exam.

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

Other exam information:

  • Entrance exams take place in the January of year 6.

  • The English exam is split into two papers: reading and writing.

  • Interviews are held after the exams.

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Lancaster Girls' Grammar School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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GL ENGLISH PAPER 1

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GL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

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The test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to GL papers and those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School.

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English Paper 1

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English Paper 2

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English Paper 3

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Maths Paper 1

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Maths Paper 2

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Maths Paper 3

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Verbal Reasoning Paper 1

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Verbal Reasoning Paper 2

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Verbal Reasoning Paper 3

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The 11 Plus test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School.

About the School

 

Address — Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School, Regent Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1SF

Type of school — Girls’ grammar school 

Cost — Free

Pupils in school — 1000+

Places available in year 7 — 140+

Average applicants per place — 4 or more

Catchment area —  Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School does have a catchment area but candidates will only be considered eligible for admission if they achieve a qualifying score in their 11 Plus exams.

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

  1. Applicants who permanently live within the City of Lancaster as determined by the district map at the time of application and are 'looked after children' or 'previously looked after children'.

  2. Applicants who permanently live within the City of Lancaster at the time of application and who are eligible for the Pupil Premium.

  3. Applicants who permanently live within the City of Lancaster.

  4. All other applicants who live outside of the City of Lancaster who achieve the required standard.

School Summary

Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School (LGGS) was established in 1907 and is an all-girls, selective grammar school. It became an academy in 2011.

LGGS specialises in technology and languages. It constantly does well in school league tables and have won many awards including:

  •  Leading Edge status

  • International School award

  • Artsmark

  •  Healthy Schools Award

  • Investors in People Award

  •  Flagship Food for Life School

Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.

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

Exam Information

Exam Board — GL

Exam types:

  • Maths

  • English

  • Verbal Reasoning

Exam length — 3 exams of 45-50 minutes.

Other exam information — 

  • Maths exam lasts 50 minutes and contains 50 multiple choice questions. 

  • Verbal Reasoning exam lasts 50 minutes and consists of 80 multiple choice questions.

  • English exam for 45 minutes and contains 56 multiple choice questions. 

  • The English paper contains here are two sections — one that tests spelling, punctuation and grammar, and one that requires students to read an extract of text and then answer questions about the passage.

Please note Non-Verbal Reasoning is not tested at Lancaster Girls' Grammar School.

Contact information

Website — https://www.lggs.org.uk/ 

Contact — https://www.lggs.org.uk/6/contact 

Twitter — https://twitter.com/LancasterGirls

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

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

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

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INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

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Whitgift School ENGLISH Guide and SAMPLE Questions

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Whitgift School Maths Guide and SAMPLE Questions

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Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam.

Exam types:

  • English

  • Maths

  • “Thinking Skills”

Exam length — 1x 55 minute English exam and 1x 1 hour maths exam.

Pass mark —  There is not a fixed pass mark for the admissions test, but the school accepts around 120 boys each year.

Other exam information:

  • Papers are age appropriate and based on the national curriculum.

  • You must apply to the school between August and November the year before entry.

  • The online application form costs £100 (£130 for international pupils).

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

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Withington Girls' School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

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INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

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Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam.

Exam types:

  • English

  • Maths

  • Verbal Reasoning

  • Non-Verbal Reasoning

Exam length — Maths (Paper 1 - 30 minutes, Paper 2 - 40 minutes) + English (Essay paper - 35 minutes, Comprehension paper - 45 minutes).

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

Other exam information:

  • Exams take place in the January of year 6.

  • The maths and English exams are split into two, shorter papers.

  • After the exams, students are invited to interviews within 3/4 weeks.

  • There is a non-refundable registration fee of £50 required.

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Queenswood | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

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INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

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Queenswood Sample Papers

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English Writing Sample Paper

Maths Sample Paper

Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam.

Exam types:

  • English

  • Maths

  • Verbal Reasoning

Exam length — 1x 60 minute maths exam + 1x 70 minute English exam.

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

Other exam and entry information: 

  • Only students from schools not offering the ISEB Common Pre-Test must sit the papers in English and maths.

  • All potential students must sit the verbal reasoning exam.

  • The assessments take place in the November of year 6.

  • Offers are released in December.

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Queen’s Gate School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

11+ Papers and Answers

Queen’s Gate School is part of the London 11+ Consortium. No previous or sample papers have been released for this examination apart from the familiarisation test below

LONDON 11+ CONSORTIUM 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 — ATOM Learning’s online assessment for the London Consortium.

Number of exams — 1.

Exam types:

  • Maths

  • Non-Verbal Reasoning

  • English Comprehension

  • Verbal Reasoning

  • Problem Solving

  • Analysis

Exam length — 140 minutes (with a 30-minute break). This will be broken down into:

  • 20 minutes of maths.

  • 10 minutes of non-verbal reasoning.

  • 30 minutes of English comprehension and verbal reasoning.

  • 30-minute break.

  • 15 minutes of problem-solving.

  • 25 minutes for the final analysis component.

Interviews — Children who perform well in the entrance tests are called back for interview; reports from current schools are also taken into account.

Other exam and entry information: 

  • The 11+ tests take place in the December of Year 6. Students will sit the tests in their current school.

  • The exam is fully online. An onscreen timer will count down how many minutes remain in each section.

  • Questions will be based on the National Curriculum for Year 5, but with opportunities for additional challenge built into the assessment.

  • New questions to assess problem-solving and analysis skills have been added for 2022.

    • The problem-solving section will test a child’s ability to use words and numbers to solve problems with multiple steps.

    • The analysis component asks candidates to use information from a variety of different given sources, in order to answer questions. The context of this section is likely to be unfamiliar to all candidates but in the event of a candidate being familiar with the context, they will not have any advantage.

  • The first three sections of the exam before the break will be adaptive, meaning questions change and are tailored to the student's performance in previous questions. The last two sections of the exam are non-adaptive, and all students will receive the same questions.

  • A non-refundable fee of £150 is charged to sit the 11+ entrance exam for Queen’s Gate School.

  • Registrations must be submitted by the end of November when your child is in Year 6.

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

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

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

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INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

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CEM SELECT ONLINE FAMILIARISATION TEST

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Exam Information

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

Exam types:

  • English

  • Maths

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

Exam length — 2x 20-25 minute exams + CEM Select.

Interviews — Interviews take place in the January of year 6, following the exams.

Other exam and entry information: 

  • The entry exams take place in the January of year 6.

  • The English exam tests comprehension and writing skills.

  • The maths exam tests problem-solving and arithmetic skills.

  • The online test is similar to CEM Select and assesses verbal, non-verbal and numerical reasoning.

  • A £100 non-refundable registration fee is required.

  • Bursaries and scholarships are available.

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

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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

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INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

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CAT4 EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

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CAT4 Parent’s Guide

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Christ’s Hospital Example English Paper

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Christ’s Hospital Example Maths Paper

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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:

  1. Figure Classification (10 mins)

  2. Figure Matrices (10 mins)

  3. Verbal Classification (8 mins)

  4. Verbal Analogies (8 mins)

  5. Number Analogies (10 mins)

  6. Number Series (8 mins)

  7. Figure Analysis (9 mins)

  8. 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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KENT ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

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The 11 Plus test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Dartford Grammar School for Girls.

About the School

 

Address — Dartford Grammar School for Girls, Shepherds Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2NT

Type of school — Girls’ grammar school

Cost — Free

Pupils in school — 1200+

Places available in year 7 — 180+

Average applicants per place — 5 or more

Catchment area —  Dartford Grammar School for Girls does have a catchment area which is based on distance from the school. It consists of:

  • Ash-cum-Ridley 

  • Bean 

  • Crockenhill

  • Darenth 

  • Eynsford 

  • Farningham 

  • Fawkham 

  • Hartley 

  • Hextable 

  • Horton Kirby and South Darenth 

  • Longfield and New Barn 

  • Southfleet 

  • Stone

  • Sutton at Hone and Hawley

  • Swanley

  • Swanscombe and Greenhithe

  • West Kingsdown

  • Wilmington

Dartford Grammar School for Girls Catchment Area

Oversubscription policy — Before the application of oversubscription criteria, students with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which names the school and who have passed the assessment will be admitted. As a result of this the published admissions number will be reduced accordingly.

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

  1. Eligible students who are presently or were previously in Local Authority care.

  2. Eligible students in receipt of Pupil Premium at the time of entry to the school.

  3. 100 places will be reserved for girls residing in Dartford or one of the named parishes in the catchment area.

  4. Remaining eligible girls seeking a school place, irrespective of their address

If the school is oversubscribed within any of the above oversubscription categories, students will be ranked in the following order:

  1.  Those performing best in the Kent Test (highest aggregate score).

  2. In the case of tied scores, preference is given to the applicant living nearest to the school.

School Summary

Dartford Grammar School for Girls was founded in 1904 and is a girls’ grammar school in Dartford, Kent. The school specialises in science, maths and IT. It became an academy in 2017.

The school has a large attached sixth form which consistently scores well. 

Dartford works around its principal values:

  • Respect

  • Responsibility

  • Excellence

  • Dedication 

  • Creativity

Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.

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

Exam Information

Exam style —GL Assessment/The Kent Test

Exam topic:

  • Reasoning

    • Verbal, non-verbal and spatial

  • English and maths

  • Creative writing

Exam length — 2 x 1 hour exams + a 40-minute writing exercise.

Pass rate — In recent years, 15,000+ applicants took the Kent test; only 6,500 passed.

Other exam information:

  • The reasoning, English and maths tests are multiple-choice with a separate answer sheet.

  • The first test will be an English and Maths paper. Each section will include a 5 minute practice exercise followed by a 25 minute test. The English section will involve a comprehension exercise as well as some additional questions drawn from a set designed to test literacy skills.

  • The second test will be the reasoning paper. It will take about 1 hour, including the practice sections and questions. It will contain a verbal reasoning section and a non-verbal reasoning section of roughly the same length. The non-verbal reasoning will be split into short sections, administered and timed individually.

  • Finally, there will also be a writing exercise which will not be marked but may be used by a local headteacher panel as part of the headteacher assessment stage of the process. 40 minutes will be allowed for the writing task, including 10 minutes planning time.

Scores:

  • Your child will get three standardised scores (one for English, one for maths and one for reasoning) and a total (aggregate) score.

  • Standardisation is a statistical process which compares your child's performance with the average performance of other children in each test. A slight adjustment is made to take account of each child's age so that the youngest are not at a disadvantage.

Pass mark:

To qualify, children needed a total score of 332 or more, with no single score lower than 108. Test scores range from 69 to 141. The highest possible total score is 423.

If your child did not reach this threshold score and their primary school referred their case to the local Head Teacher Assessment Panel, the panel will have looked at their achievement in school and examples of their work, including the writing task completed on the day, before a final decision was made.

Please note that a score of over 332 does NOT mean your child is guaranteed a place at your chosen school.

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Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam.

Exam types:

  • Maths

  • English

Exam length — 2 exams totalling 1 hour.

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

Other exam and entry information: 

  • Applicants will be required to participate in a trial day as part of the assessment process.

  • Applicants will be required to provide a current report from their current school and sit an interview with a senior staff member.

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KENT ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

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The papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Homewood School.

About the School

 

Address — Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LT

Type of school — Mixed partially-selective grammar school

Cost — Free

Pupils in school — 2000+

Places available in year 7 —  400+ (around 20% selective)

Average applicants per place — 2 or more

Catchment area —  Homewood School does have a catchment area which is based on distance from the school. 

Oversubscription policy — Before the application of oversubscription criteria, students with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which names the school and who have passed the assessment will be admitted. As a result of this, the published admissions number will be reduced accordingly.

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

  1.  Children in Local Authority Care.

  2. 20% of the overall intake will be admitted with reference to ability or aptitude (78 spaces).

  3. Current Family Association – a brother or sister attending the school when the child starts.

  4. All other children by distance from the school.

School Summary

 Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre is a mixed, partially-selective school in Tenterden, Kent. It is one of the largest secondary schools in the UK and has a large attached sixth form.  The school specialises in the arts and became an academy in 2011.

Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.

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

Exam Information

Exam style —GL Assessment/The Kent Test

Exam topic:

  • Reasoning

    • Verbal, non-verbal and spatial

  • English and maths

  • Creative writing

Exam length — 2 x 1 hour exams + a 40-minute writing exercise.

Pass rate — In recent years, 16,000+ applicants took the Kent test; only 6,500 passed.

Other exam information:

  • The reasoning, English and maths tests are multiple-choice with a separate answer sheet.

  • The first test will be an English and Maths paper. Each section will include a 5 minute practice exercise followed by a 25 minute test. The English section will involve a comprehension exercise as well as some additional questions drawn from a set designed to test literacy skills.

  • The second test will be the reasoning paper. It will take about 1 hour, including the practice sections and questions. It will contain a verbal reasoning section and a non-verbal reasoning section of roughly the same length. The non-verbal reasoning will be split into short sections, administered and timed individually.

  • Finally, there will also be a writing exercise which will not be marked but may be used by a local headteacher panel as part of the headteacher assessment stage of the process. 40 minutes will be allowed for the writing task, including 10 minutes planning time.

Scores:

  • Your child will get three standardised scores (one for English, one for maths and one for reasoning) and a total (aggregate) score.

  • Standardisation is a statistical process which compares your child's performance with the average performance of other children in each test. A slight adjustment is made to take account of each child's age so that the youngest are not at a disadvantage.

Pass mark:

To qualify, children needed a total score of 332 or more, with no single score lower than 108. Test scores range from 69 to 141. The highest possible total score is 423.

If your child did not reach this threshold score and their primary school referred their case to the local Head Teacher Assessment Panel, the panel will have looked at their achievement in school and examples of their work, including the writing task completed on the day, before a final decision was made.

Please note that a score of over 332 does NOT mean your child is guaranteed a place at your chosen school.

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Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam.

Exam types:

  • Maths

  • English

  • Non-Verbal Reasoning

Exam length — 3x 45 minute exams.

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

Other exam and entry information: 

  • The entry exams take place in the January of year 6.

  • The English paper tests writing only.

  • A copy of the candidate’s recent school report will be requested.

  • An interview with both the pupil and parents will take place as part of the admissions process. You will interviewed by either the headteacher or a senior member of staff.

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Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam.

Exam types:

  • Maths

  • English

  • Verbal Reasoning

Exam length — 3x 50 minute exams.

Pass mark — There is not a fixed pass mark for the admissions test.

Other exam and entry information: 

  • A non-refundable fee of £150 will be paid to the school for registration.

  • The English exam will be composed of a comprehension, grammar and creative writing questions.

  • The school recommends the parents to register their child early in order not to miss a chance of entry to the school.

  • The entrance exam will be held in the December of Year 6.

  • References from the applicant's current school will be requested as part of the application process.

  • Applicants who perform well on the entrance exams will be invited for an interview the following January.

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The papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Budmouth Academy.

About the School

 

Address — Budmouth Academy, Chickerell Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9SY

Type of school — Mixed, partially-selective, grammar school

Cost — Free

Pupils in school — 1500+

Places available in year 7 —  260+

Average applicants per place — 3 or more

Catchment area — Budmouth Academy has a catchment area. Enter your postcode here to check your eligibility. 

Oversubscription policy — Before the application of oversubscription criteria, students with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which names the school and who have passed the assessment will be admitted. As a result of this the published admissions number will be reduced accordingly.

Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be determined as follows:

  1. Children who are or have been in care or are looked after by the Local Authority, or who have been adopted after having been in care.

  2. Up to 30 students will be admitted following the sitting of ability tests. Remaining non-selective places up to the planned admission number of 260 will be allocated according to the following criteria in the order set out below.

  3. Children who will have a sibling(s) already attending the Academy at the time of admission. 

  4. Children of staff.

  5. Children living within the catchment area for, or attending, Portesham Primary School.

  6. Other children.

School Summary

Budmouth Academy  was established in 1900 and is a mixed, partially-selective, grammar school in Weymouth, Dorset. The school became an academy in 2019. It is named after the semi-fictional town of Budmouth (which was based on Weymouth) in Thomas Hardy’s novels.

Budmouth is known for producing above average GCSE results. It is excellent facilities including: extensive playing fields covering 12 acres (49,000 m2), netball and tennis courts, several design studios, a photography workshop, greenhouses and numerous ICT suites.

Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.

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

Exam Information

Exam style — School written exam.

Exam types:

  • Verbal reasoning 

  • Numerical reasoning/maths 

  • Non-verbal reasoning 

Pass mark — Changes each year.  

Other exam information:

  • The tests are all taken online and begin with a five-minute practice session.

Scores will be standardised. 

Please note - Budmouth Academy is a partially selective school, meaning only 30 places in year 7 will be available based on academic ability each year.

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The 11 Plus test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Parmiter’s School.

About the School

 

Address — Parmiter's School, High Elms Lane, Garston, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 0UU

Type of school — Mixed, partially selective grammar school 

Cost — Free

Pupils in school — 1500+

Places available in year 7 —  200+ (25% of which are selective)

Average applicants per place — 8 or more

Catchment area —  Parmiter’s School’s catchment area places priority on location and distance from the school.

Oversubscription policy — Before the application of oversubscription criteria, students with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which names the school and who have passed the assessment will be admitted. As a result of this the published admissions number will be reduced accordingly.

 Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be determined as follows:

  1. “Children Looked After”, “Children Previously Looked After” or “Children in Public Care”.

  2. 10% of places will be allocated based on the straight line distance measurement provided by Hertfordshire County Council’s computerised mapping system. Hertfordshire County Council’s ‘straight line’ distance measurement system is used for all home to school distance measurements. Distances are measured using a computerised mapping system to two decimal places.

  3. Children with a sibling attending the school and residing at the same family household from Monday to Friday at the time of application. 

  4. Children with a parent who is a current employee at Parmiter's School with at least two years service at the time of application and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

  5. Children for whom it can be demonstrated that there is a compelling medical reason for attending the school.

  6. 25% of places shall be available in merit order by reference to academic ability. In order to be considered under this criterion, a verbal reasoning test and a mathematics test must have been taken, the results of which will be used to assess academic ability. No minimum score will be required to gain admission, places being offered strictly in descending order of each applicant's standardised test score.

  7. Up to 10% of places to be allocated on the basis of proven aptitude in music to be determined by prescribed tests. 

  8. Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of proximity to the school. 

School Summary

Parmiter’s School was founded in 1681 by Thomas Parmiter. Today, the school is a large, mixed, partially-selective secondary school in Watford, Hertfordshire. The school became an academy in 2011 and has a large, attached sixth-form. 

Parmiter’s is part of the South West Herts School Grammar School Consortium. It specialises in technology, music and languages. Due to its consistent high performance at GCSE and A-Level, it is ones of the most oversubscribed schools in Hertfordshire. 

The school states that it is committed to:

  • The pursuit of excellence in all that we do.

  • Providing a broad education designed to enable every young person to achieve their full potential and make the most of their talents.

  • Creating a healthy, happy, disciplined and supportive environment which promotes an independent work ethic and a love of learning.

  • Engendering respect for individuality and difference so that all will feel secure and equally valued.

  • Nurturing a sense of social responsibility and spiritual and personal development.

  • Fostering integrity, confidence, resilience, creativity, good manners and sensitivity to the needs of others.

Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.

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

Exam Information

Exam style — South West Herts Consortium Schools Exam (GL Assessment).

Exam types:

  • Verbal reasoning 

  • Mathematics

Exam length — 2x 1 hour exams.

Pass mark — N/A - No minimum score will be required to gain admission, places are offered strictly in descending order of each applicant's standardised test score.

Other exam information — 

  • There will be two separate exam papers - one for maths and one for verbal reasoning.

  • Both tests take approximately one hour to deliver and are provided by GL Assessment.  

  • Both exams are multiple-choice with a separate answer sheet.

Scores will be standardised. 

Please note - Parmiter’s School is a partially selective school, meaning only 25% of available places in year 7 will be available based on academic ability each year.

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