Practice Papers and Answers
English Paper 1
Mark Scheme (Creative Writing)
English Paper 2
Exam Paper (Comprehension and Creative Writing)
Mark Scheme (Creative Writing)
English Paper 3
Mark Scheme (Creative Writing)
Maths Paper 1
Maths Paper 2
Maths Paper 3
The papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Colchester County High School For Girls (CCHSG).
About the School
Address — Colchester County High School For Girls, Norman Way, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3US.
Type of school — Girls’ grammar school
Headteacher — Mrs Gillian Marshall
Cost — Free
Pupils in school — 1031
Places available in year 7 — 192
Average applicants per place — 6 or more.
Catchment area — Colchester County High School for Girls does not have a catchment area.
Oversubscription policy — Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
Looked After Children or Previously Looked After Children who score 320 or above in the selection test.
Up to 20 places will be allocated to the highest scoring candidates on the Order of Merit List who are eligible for the pupil premium on the date that the 11+ test is taken and who achieve a standardised test score of 320 or above.
Places will then be allocated in descending score order from the Rank Order of Merit List, highest scoring first, until all places are filled.
Where two or more applicants achieve the same rank, preference will first be given to the child eligible for the pupil premium if they have not already been offered a place, followed by the girl living closest to the school by straight line measurement, measured from the school main entrance front doors.
School Summary
Colchester County High School for Girls is a selective, girls, grammar school in Colchester, Essex. The school was established in 1909 and moved to its current site in 1957.
The school always ranks well in exam league tables. In 2018, the school came joint first in the country in the GCSE league tables. It became an academy in 2011 and specialises in Science and Languages, offering French, German and Latin.
This school is part of the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex:
CSSE Members. (Source)
Exam Information
Exam style — The Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE).
Exam topics:
English and Verbal Reasoning
Maths and Non-Verbal Reasoning
Exam length — 2 × 1 hour exams (plus 10 minutes reading time).
Qualifying score — Changes each year.
In 2016, the lowest qualifying score was 350.
Other exam information:
The English paper will consist of comprehension, grammar and vocabulary, creative/extended writing, and applied reasoning (literacy and verbal).
The Mathematics paper will consist of questions consistent with KS2 National curriculum and applied reasoning (mathematical/non-verbal).
The overall score will have a 50:50 weighting - English (50%) and Mathematics (50%).
Score will be aggregated and mathematically standardised for each candidate.
Contact information
Website — https://www.cchsg.com/
Contact — https://www.cchsg.com/contact-us/
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/colchestergirls/
Twitter — https://twitter.com/CCHSG_
YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9uHBGqaYl41eb8sCYZMjLA
LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/colchester-county-high-school-for-girls/about/
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