Our Practice Papers and Answers
GL ENGLISH PAPER 1
GL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
The papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to GL papers and those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Carre’s Grammar School.
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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 Carre’s Grammar School.
About the School
Address — Carre’s Grammar School, Northgate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7DD
Type of school — Boys’ grammar school.
Headteacher — Nick Law
Cost — Free
Pupils in school — 782
Places available in year 7 — 120
Average applicants per place — 4 or more.
Catchment area — Carre’s Grammar School’s catchment area is based on location/distance from the school.
They also have feeder primary schools. These are:
Ancaster Church of England Primary School
Caythorpe Primary School
Cranwell Primary School
Heckington Church of England Primary School
Helpringham Primary School
Kirkby La Thorpe Church of England Primary School
Leadenham Church of England Primary School
Leasingham St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School
Metheringham Primary School
Navenby Church of England Primary School
Rauceby Church of England Primary School
Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Primary School
Ruskington Winchelsea Primary School
Sleaford Church Lane Primary School
Sleaford Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School
Sleaford St Botolph’s Church of England Primary School
Sleaford The William Alvey Church of England School
The Welbourn Church of England Primary 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.
Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be determined as follows:
The child is, or has been in the past, in the care of the Local Authority (a looked after or previously looked after child).
The child is registered for Pupil Premium, that is those registered for Free School Meals at any point in the previous six years (not including Key Stage 1 statutory Free School Meals).
Students who, at the time of admission, have siblings at one of the schools within the Robert Carre Trust.
Students who have attended from the start of Year 6 one of the eighteen named partner primary schools.
Students living closest to the school.
If two or more children are tied for the last place a lottery will be drawn by an independent person, not employed by the School or working in Children’s Service Directorate at the local authority.
School Summary
Carre’s Grammar School was established in 1604 and is an all-boys, selective grammar school in Lincolnshire. It is part of the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools and became an academy in 2011. Carre’s specialises in sports and science. It became a gifted and talented school in 2009.
The school has a mixed sixth form which accepts girls as well as boys. This sixth form is part of the Sleaford Joint Sixth Form (SJSF), run in collaboration with St George’s Academy.
Ofsted rated this school as ‘good’ in 2013. 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 — https://www.carres.uk/site/
Contact — https://www.carres.uk/site/page.asp?ID=7
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/carresgrammarschool/
Twitter — https://twitter.com/carresgrammar
YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/user/CarresGrammar
LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/school/carre's-grammar-school/
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