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Newport Girls' High School | Eleven Plus (11 Plus) Exam

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Newport Girls' High 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

Newport Girls' High School – 11 Plus Admissions Process

  • How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Newport Girls' High School?

  • Is Newport Girls' High School Part of a Consortium?

  • Does Newport Girls' High School Have a Catchment Area?

  • How Does Place Allocation Work?

  • Admissions Policy Information

Newport Girls' High School – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?

  • Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers

  • 11 Plus Courses and Classes

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Newport Girls' High 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.

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Newport Girls' High School – 11 Plus Admissions

How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Newport Girls' High 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 Newport Girls' High School part of a Consortium?

Newport Girls' High 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 Newport Girls' High School have a catchment area?

Newport Girls' High School does have a catchment area, which can be found on the school’s website. It also has a list of feeder primary schools. However, entry to the school is based firstly on the scores achieved in the 11+ tests. The feeder schools are:

  • Apley Wood Primary School

  • Aqueduct Primary School

  • Captain Webb Primary School

  • Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School

  • Crudgington Primary School

  • Dawley Church of England Primary Academy

  • Donnington Wood CofE VC Junior School

  • Dothill Primary School

  • Grange Park Primary School

  • Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase

  • Haughton School

  • High Ercall Primary School

  • Hollinswood Primary School

  • Holmer Lake Primary School

  • John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School

  • John Randall Primary School

  • Ladygrove Primary School

  • Lawley Primary School

  • Lawley Village Academy

  • Lightmoor Village Primary School

  • Lilleshall Primary School

  • Meadows Primary School and Nursery

  • Millbrook Primary School

  • Moorfield Primary School

  • Muxton Primary School

  • Newdale Primary School & Nursery

  • Newport CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School

  • Old Park Primary School

  • Priorslee Academy

  • Queensway

  • Queenswood Primary School and Nursery

  • Randlay Primary School

  • Redhill Primary Academy

  • Short Wood Primary School

  • Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School

  • St George's Church of England Primary School

  • St Lawrence CofE VC Primary School

  • St Luke's Catholic Primary School

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School

  • St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery Centre

  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

  • St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School

  • St Peter's CofE Controlled Primary School

  • St Peter's CofE Controlled Primary School, Bratton

  • Teagues Bridge Primary School

  • The Bridge at HLC

  • Tibberton Church of England Primary School

  • William Reynolds Primary School

  • Windmill Primary School

  • Wombridge Primary School

  • Woodlands Primary School

  • Wrekin View Primary School

  • Wrockwardine Wood CofE Junior School

How Does Place Allocation Work?

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

  1. Looked after children who scored no less than 95% of the qualifying score.

  2. Up to 15 girls who receive pupil premium support, attend a feeder school and scored no less than 95% of the qualifying score, in rank order.

  3. Children that live within the school’s catchment area.

  4. All other candidates.

Admissions Policy Information

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Newport Girls' High 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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