Contents:
Pate's 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
Pate's Grammar School – 11 Plus Admissions Process
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Pate's Grammar School?
Is Pate's Grammar School Part of a Consortium?
Does Pate's Grammar School Have a Catchment Area?
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Admissions Policy Information
Pate's Grammar School – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
11 Plus Courses and Classes
Pate's 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.
Other Exam information
All questions are multiple choice.
Students will sit two papers, each lasting 60 minutes.
One paper includes English and verbal reasoning.
The other includes non-verbal reasoning and maths.
Pate's Grammar School – 11 Plus Admissions
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Pate's 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 Pate's Grammar School part of a Consortium?
Pate's Grammar School is part of the Gloucestershire Grammar Schools.
Does Pate's Grammar School have a catchment area?
Pate's Grammar School does not have a catchment area. 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.
Children who qualify for pupil premium.
Other children, in test rank order, until all places are filled.
Admissions Policy Information
Pate's 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.
11 Plus Courses and Classes
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