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Colchester County High School for Girls – 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
Colchester County High School for Girls – 11 Plus Admissions Process
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Colchester County High School for Girls?
Is Colchester County High School for Girls Part of a Consortium?
Does Colchester County High School for Girls Have a Catchment Area?
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Admissions Policy Information
Colchester County High School for Girls – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
11 Plus Courses and Classes
Colchester County High School for Girls – 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
CSSE (The Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex)
11 Plus Exam Pass Mark and Target Score
The pass mark for each year is decided after the tests have been marked.
The overall score of the two papers will have a 50:50 weighting.
Other Exam information
Students will sit two papers, each lasting around 60 minutes.
One paper will consist of English comprehension, grammar and vocabulary, creative/extended writing, and verbal reasoning.
The other paper will consist of questions consistent with KS2 National curriculum for mathematics and non-verbal reasoning
Colchester County High School for Girls – 11 Plus Admissions
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Colchester County High School for Girls?
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 Colchester County High School for Girls part of a Consortium?
Colchester County High School for Girls is part of The Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE).
Does Colchester County High School for Girls have a catchment area?
Colchester County High School for Girls does have a catchment area which is defined as 25 miles from the school, in a straight line. Entry to the school is based firstly 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 children or previously looked after children who pass the selection tests.
Up to 20 places will be allocated to the highest scoring candidates who are eligible for the pupil premium.
Up to 10 places will be allocated to the highest scoring candidates who are eligible for the service premium and live in the catchment area.
Places will then be allocated based on selection test scoring, the highest first, in the catchment area.
The remaining 38 places will be allocated based on selection test scoring, the highest first, regardless of where the girls live.
Admissions Policy Information
Colchester County High School for Girls – 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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