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Wirral Grammar School for Boys – 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
Wirral Grammar School for Boys – 11 Plus Admissions Process
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Wirral Grammar School for Boys?
Is Wirral Grammar School for Boys Part of a Consortium?
Does Wirral Grammar School for Boys Have a Catchment Area?
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Admissions Policy Information
Wirral Grammar School for Boys – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
11 Plus Courses and Classes
Wirral Grammar School for Boys – 11 Plus Exam Information
11 Plus Exam Dates
September of Year 6
11 Plus Exam Format
Mathematics ➗
Verbal Reasoning 🧠
Non-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
There are two papers, each lasting 60 minutes.
All questions are multiple choice.
Wirral Grammar School for Boys– 11 Plus Admissions
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Wirral Grammar School for Boys?
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 Wirral Grammar School for Boys part of a Consortium?
Wirral Grammar School for Boys is part of the Wirral Consortium with Calday Grange Grammar School, West Kirby Grammar School and Wirral Grammar School for Girls.
Does Wirral Grammar School for Boys have a catchment area?
Wirral Grammar School for Boys does have a catchment area, which is based on distance from the school. 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:
Boys who are looked after or previously looked after.
Boys with a valid medical reason supported by a doctor’s letter. Details must be given on the preference form and will be verified by a medical officer of the Area Health Authority.
Up to 15 places for children at the time of application on Free School Meals who achieve the qualifying score in rank order of distance from the school. Details must be given on the preference form and will be verified.
To those boys with a sibling attending the school at the time of application with a reasonable expectation that they will be attending at the time of the start of the new academic year.
By reference to geographical factors, preference will be given to children with the shortest distance from their home to the school as measured by Wirral Local Authority’s computer mapping system.
Admissions Policy Information
Wirral Grammar School for Boys – 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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