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Other GL Sample Papers and Answers
Verbal Reasoning Paper 1
Verbal Reasoning Paper 2
Verbal Reasoning Paper 3
Non-Verbal Reasoning Paper 1
Non-Verbal Reasoning Paper 2
Non-Verbal Reasoning Paper 3
The papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Boston Grammar School.
About the School
Address — Boston Grammar School, South End, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 6JY
Type of school — Boys’ Grammar School.
Headteacher — Mr John Mchenry
Cost — Free
Pupils in school — 833
Places available in year 7 — 120
Average applicants per place — 4 or more.
Catchment area — Boston Grammar School’s catchment area places priority on location and distance from the school.
Oversubscription policy — Candidates will only be considered eligible for admission if they are deemed to be of selective ability as a result of the testing process with a score of 220 or above.
Before the application of oversubscription criteria, students with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which names the school and who have passed the assessment will be admitted. As a result of this the published admissions number will be reduced accordingly.
Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be determined as follows:
Pupils in the care of the Local Authority (Looked after children), and those who were in public care but have since ceased to be (Previously looked after children) due to adoption or becoming subject to a residence order or special guardianship order.
Siblings of pupils already attending the school at the time of admittance.
Straight line distance as calculated electronically to three figures after the decimal point by Lincolnshire County Council school admissions team from the Post Office Address Point of the home to the Post Office Address Point of the school.
School Summary
Boston Grammar School (BGS) was founded in 1555 and is an all-boys grammar school in Lincolnshire. The school has an attached, mixed sixth form and became an academy in 2013.
The school has been awarded technology and sports specialist status.
Boston students are placed into one of four houses (named after important figures in the school’s history): Muston, Laughton, Gannock, and Parry.
Ofsted rated this school as ‘requires improvement’ in 2018. Find their reports here.
Compare this school’s performance with other local schools here.
Exam Information
Exam style — GL Assessment (Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools).
Exam types:
Verbal Reasoning
Non-verbal Reasoning/Spatial Reasoning
Exam length — 2 x 1 hour exams (including instructions and introduction).
Pass mark — 220
The scores from both exams are combined and must total at least 220 to be considered eligible for entry.
Other exam information:
All questions will be multiple choice and must be answered in a separate booklet.
Both exam results will be combined to create the final result.
Both tests are taken on the same day with a short break in between.
Verbal reasoning exam is taken first and consists of 80 questions.
Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning exam is taken one week later. This test consists of 70 questions.
Scores will be standardised and age-weighted.
Please note all grammar schools in Lincolnshire (except Caistor Grammar School) sit the same exam and your child will only be able to take it once.
Contact information
Website — http://bostongrammar.co.uk/
Contact — http://bostongrammar.co.uk/contact-us/
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/bostongrammar
Twitter — https://twitter.com/bostongrammar
LinkedIn— https://www.linkedin.com/company/boston-grammar-school/about/
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