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St Ambrose College – 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
St Ambrose College – 11 Plus Admissions Process
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to St Ambrose College?
Is St Ambrose College Part of a Consortium?
Does St Ambrose College Have a Catchment Area?
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Admissions Policy Information
St Ambrose College – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
11 Plus Courses and Classes
St Ambrose College – 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 + school written exam (The St Ambrose College Entrance Examination)
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
Students will sit three papers, one 50-minute verbal reasoning paper and two 35-minute English and maths papers.
All papers are multiple choice.
The verbal reasoning and English papers are written by GL.
The maths paper is school written.
St Ambrose College – 11 Plus Admissions
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to St Ambrose College?
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 St Ambrose College part of a Consortium?
St Ambrose College is not part of a consortium.
Does St Ambrose College have a catchment area?
St Ambrose College has a catchment area which consists of the following Nominated Local Pastoral Areas:
Saint Ambrose Deanery (Diocese of Shrewsbury)
The following Local Pastoral Areas include the following postcodes: All WA14, WA15, M31 and M33 postcodes.
St. Hugh and St John, West Timperley
St. Vincent de Paul’s, Altrincham
All Saints, Ashton-on-Mersey
St. Margaret Ward, Sale
St. Joseph’s, Sale
Holy Angels, Hale Barns
Our Lady of Lourdes, Partington
Holy Family, Sale Moor
Saint Ambrose Barlow Deanery (Diocese of Salford)
The following Local Pastoral Areas include the following postcodes: All M16, M21, M32 and M41 postcodes.
Our Lady’s & St. Alphonsus, Moss Side/Old Trafford
St. Ann’s & St. Hugh of Lincoln, Stretford
Our Lady and the English Martyrs’, Davyhulme/Urmston
St. Monica’s, Flixton
St. John’s and St Teresa’s, Firswood / Chorlton
However, 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:
Baptised Roman Catholic boys who are designated ‘looked after children’ or ‘previously looked after children’.
Baptised Roman Catholic Boys who are in receipt of Pupil Premium whose home postcode falls within a nominated Local Pastoral Area.
Baptised Roman Catholic boys who have a brother attending the school.
Baptised Roman Catholic boys whose home postcode falls within a nominated Local Pastoral Area.
Baptised Roman Catholic Boys who are in receipt of Pupil Premium.
Other Baptised Roman Catholic boys.
Other Boys who are designated ‘looked after children’ or ‘previously looked after children’.
Baptised Christian boys who have a brother attending the school.
Other boys who are in receipt of Pupil Premium.
Christian boys practising in other Christian denominations supported by a minister’s reference confirming that they are a full and active member of the Church.
Other boys.
Admissions Policy Information
St Ambrose College – 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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