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Poole 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
Poole Grammar School – 11 Plus Admissions Process
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Poole Grammar School?
Is Poole Grammar School Part of a Consortium?
Does Poole Grammar School Have a Catchment Area?
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Admissions Policy Information
Poole Grammar School – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
11 Plus Courses and Classes
Poole Grammar School – 11 Plus Exam Information
11 Plus Exam Dates
September of Year 6
11 Plus Exam Format
English 📝
Mathematics ➗
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 three papers, each lasting 50 minutes.
Poole Grammar School – 11 Plus Admissions
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Poole 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 Poole Grammar School part of a Consortium?
Poole Grammar School is in the Dorset Consortium, which consists of Bournemouth School, Bournemouth School for Girls, Parkstone Grammar School and Poole Grammar School.
Does Poole Grammar School have a catchment area?
Poole Grammar School does have a catchment area. However, entry to the school is based firstly on the scores achieved in the 11+ tests.
Children living within the historic Borough of Poole or Poole postcodes BH12, BH13, BH14, BH15, BH16, BH17, BH18 and BH21 3 are given priority.
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Where qualifying applications exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
Boys who are looked after or who have previously been looked after.
Boys who live in the catchment area and who are currently entitled to the Pupil Premium.
Boys who live outside the catchment area and who are currently entitled to the Pupil Premium.
Boys who are the sons of current members of staff
Boys who live in the catchment area in rank order of the entrance test scores, with those girls obtaining the highest scores given higher priority.
Boys who live outside the catchment area in rank order of the entrance test scores, with those girls obtaining the highest scores given higher priority.
Admissions Policy Information
Poole 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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