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St Bernards 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
St Bernards High School – 11 Plus Admissions Process
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to St Bernards High School?
Is St Bernards High School Part of a Consortium?
Does St Bernards High School Have a Catchment Area?
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Admissions Policy Information
St Bernards High School – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
11 Plus Courses and Classes
St Bernards 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
CSSE (The Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex)
11 Plus Exam Pass Mark and Target Score
The pass mark for each year is decided after the tests have been marked.
The overall score of the two papers will have a 50:50 weighting.
Other Exam information
Students will sit two papers, each lasting around 60 minutes.
One paper will consist of English comprehension, grammar and vocabulary, creative/extended writing, and verbal reasoning.
The other paper will consist of questions consistent with KS2 National curriculum for mathematics and non-verbal reasoning
St Bernards High School – 11 Plus Admissions
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to St Bernards 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 St Bernards High School part of a Consortium?
St Bernards High School is part of The Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE).
Does St Bernards High School have a catchment area?
St Bernards High School does have a catchment area which gives priority based on location and distance from the school. 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:
Up to 30 selective places will be offered to girls who have passed the 11+ Exam Selective Test as administered by the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex and whose normal place of residence lies within the priority area.
Catholic children in public care or who were previously in public care.
Catholic girls who attend a feeder Catholic primary school, namely: Our Lady of Lourdes, Leighon-Sea; St. Helen’s, Westcliff-on-Sea; Sacred Heart, Southend- on-Sea; St. Teresa’s, Rochford; St. George’s, Shoebury; St. Peter’s, Eastwood; St. John Fisher, Prittlewell; Holy Family, South Benfleet; Our Lady of Ransom, Rayleigh and Our Lady of Canvey, Canvey Island. Other practising Catholic girls whose application is supported by a Certificate of Catholic Practice from their Parish Priest.
Other Catholic girls.
Other looked after and previously looked after girls.
Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church.
Girls of other Christian denominations.
Girls of other faiths whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion or other religious leader.
Remaining applications.
Admissions Policy Information
St Bernards 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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