Alcester Grammar School | Eleven Plus (11 Plus) Exam
Contents:
Alcester Grammar School – 11 Plus Entrance Exam Information
11 Plus Exam Dates
11 Plus Exam Format
11 Plus Exam Board
11 Plus Exam Pass Mark and Target Score
Alcester Grammar School – 11 Plus Admissions Process
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Alcester Grammar School?
Is Alcester Grammar School Part of a Consortium?
Does Alcester Grammar School Have a Catchment Area?
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Admissions Policy Information
Alcester Grammar School – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
11 Plus Courses and Classes
Alcester Grammar School – 11 Plus Exam Information
11 Plus Exam Dates
September of Year 6
11 Plus Exam Format
English 📝
Mathematics ➗
Verbal Reasoning 🧠
Non-Verbal Reasoning 🎲
11 Plus Exam Board
GL Assessment
11 Plus Exam Pass Mark and Target Score
The pass mark for each year is decided after the tests have been marked.
The weightings are 50% for English and verbal reasoning, 25% for non-verbal reasoning and 25% for mathematics.
Other Exam information
All questions are multiple choice.
Students will sit two papers, each lasting 50–60 minutes.
Alcester Grammar School – 11 Plus Admissions
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Alcester Grammar School?
Applications to sit the entrance exam must be made on the school website over the summer before your child begins Year 6. You can register here.
You must also formally apply for a place at the school before midnight on the 31st of October (when your child is in Year 6) to be considered. You can find out more about applying for secondary schools in your local area here.
Is Alcester Grammar School part of a Consortium?
Alcester Grammar School is part of the West Midlands Grammar Schools’ partnership which is made up of the Grammar Schools in Birmingham, the Shropshire/Wolverhampton/Walsall Consortium and the Warwickshire Consortium.
Does Alcester Grammar School have a catchment area?
Alcester Grammar School does have a catchment area. The catchment area is a circle with a radius of 16.885 miles drawn from the Fountain in Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon to the County boundary south of Long Compton
Entry to the school is based on the scores achieved in the 11+ tests.
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Where qualifying applications exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
Looked-After or Previously Looked-After Children who achieve the automatic qualifying score or above.
Children who live in the priority area who are eligible for Pupil Premium and achieve the automatic qualifying score or above.
Children who live in the priority area who achieve the automatic qualifying score or above.
Children living outside the priority area who achieve the automatic qualifying score or above.
Children who score below the automatic qualifying score, but above the minimum score for the waiting list.
Admissions Policy Information
Alcester Grammar School – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.
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