Royal Grammar School 11 Plus (11+) Entrance Exams

Royal 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 (The Secondary Transfer Test)

11 Plus Exam Pass Mark and Target Score

The pass mark for each year is decided after the tests have been marked.
The topics have the following weighting: 50% English and verbal reasoning; 25% maths and 25% non-verbal reasoning.

Other Exam information

All questions are multiple choice.
Students will sit two papers, each lasting 45 minutes.
One paper includes comprehension, technical English and verbal reasoning.
The other includes non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths.

Royal Grammar School – 11 Plus Admissions

How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Royal 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 Royal Grammar School part of a Consortium?

Royal Grammar School is part of the Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools.

Does Royal Grammar School have a catchment area?

Royal Grammar School does have a catchment area. However, entry to the school is based firstly on the scores achieved in the 11+ tests.

Enter your postcode into Buckinghamshire Council's catchment area checker here.

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 and previously looked after boys.
Boys living in the catchment area of the school who qualify for Free School Meals (FSM). Boys must be in receipt of FSM on the date that registration for testing closes (31 October). Evidence will be required.
Brothers of boys who are on the roll of the school at the time an application is made, and who are expected to be on the roll of the school at the time of the proposed admission.
Boys living in the catchment area of the school.
Sons of a member of staff where a) the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
Once the rules have been applied, any further places will be offered in distance order using straight line distance between the family’s normal home address and the nearest pupil entrance to the school offering the closest first.

Admissions Policy Information

Click here To View the school's Full Admission's Policy

Royal Grammar School – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?

Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers

Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers For Royal Grammar School

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