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Poole 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
Poole High School – 11 Plus Admissions Process
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Poole High School?
Is Poole High School Part of a Consortium?
Does Poole High School Have a Catchment Area?
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Admissions Policy Information
Poole High School – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
11 Plus Courses and Classes
Poole 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 (Poole High School’s Expressly Academic Test)
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.
There will be three exam papers with a break between each:
Test 1 - Reasoning
Test 2 - English
Test 3 - Maths
Poole High School – 11 Plus Admissions
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Poole 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 Poole High School part of a Consortium?
Poole High School is not part of an 11 Plus consortium.
Does Poole High School have a catchment area?
Poole High School does have a catchment area which can be found here.
How Does Place Allocation Work?
This school is only partially selective. Places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
Looked after children or previously looked after ahildren.
Children of members of staff.
Children eligible as part of the Expressly Academic 10%.
Children who have applied for a place in Year 7 and who are not part of the “Expressly Academic” 10% in the following order:
Children whose home address is within the catchment area and who have a sibling at the school who it is anticipated will still be attending at the time of admission.
Other children with a sibling at the school and who it is anticipated will still be attending at the time of admission.
Children whose home address is within the catchment area.
Children whose home address is outside the catchment area but with a sibling who it is anticipated will still be on the school roll at the time of admission.
Children whose home address is outside the catchment area.
Admissions Policy Information
Poole 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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