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 Newport Girls’ High School.
New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form at the top of this page.
Other GL Sample Papers and Answers
ENGLISH PAPER 1
ENGLISH PAPER 2
ENGLISH PAPER 3
MATHS PAPER 1
MATHS PAPER 2
MATHS PAPER 3
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 Newport Girls’ High School.
About the School
Address — Newport Girls’ High School, Wellington Road, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7HL
County — Shropshire
Type of school — Girls’ Grammar School
Headteacher — Mr Michael Scott
Cost — None
Pupils in school — 577
Places available in year 7 — 120
Catchment area — Newport Girls’ High School does have a catchment area. You can find a map of the school’s catchment area below.
Newport Girls' High School Catchment Area
The following primary schools are also feeder schools:
Apley Wood Primary School
Aqueduct Primary School
Captain Webb Primary School
Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School
Crudgington Primary School
Dawley Church of England Primary Academy
Donnington Wood CofE VC Junior School
Dothill Primary School
Grange Park Primary School
Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase
Haughton School
High Ercall Primary School
Hollinswood Primary School
Holmer Lake Primary School
John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School
John Randall Primary School
Ladygrove Primary School
Lawley Primary School
Lawley Village Academy
Lightmoor Village Primary School
Lilleshall Primary School
Meadows Primary School and Nursery
Millbrook Primary School
Moorfield Primary School
Muxton Primary School
Newdale Primary School & Nursery
Newport CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Old Park Primary School
Priorslee Academy
Queensway
Queenswood Primary School and Nursery
Randlay Primary School
Redhill Primary Academy
Short Wood Primary School
Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School
St George's Church of England Primary School
St Lawrence CofE VC Primary School
St Luke's Catholic Primary School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery Centre
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
St Peter's CofE Controlled Primary School
St Peter's CofE Controlled Primary School, Bratton
Teagues Bridge Primary School
The Bridge at HLC
Tibberton Church of England Primary School
William Reynolds Primary School
Windmill Primary School
Wombridge Primary School
Woodlands Primary School
Wrekin View Primary School
Wrockwardine Wood CofE Junior School
Oversubscription policy - Candidates will only be considered eligible for admission if they pass the 11+ exams.
Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
Looked after children who scored no less than 95% of the qualifying score.
The Governors will next admit up to 15 girls who fulfil all of the following criteria:
i) Their primary school receives pupil premium support for them at the time of applying for
the entrance test.
ii) They attend a primary school which is a feeder school.
iii) They have scored no less than 95% of the qualifying score.
Children that live within the school’s catchment area.
All other candidates.
School Summary
Newport Girls’ High School (NGHS) is girls grammar school with academy status in Shropshire. The school has specialisms in both maths and computing. Newport Girls’ was opened in 1919 by a group of female governesses who wanted to provide local girls with high-quality education.
It is a very small secondary school but regardless it was named the ‘West Midlands State Secondary School of the Year’ in 2020 by the Sunday Times.
Ofsted rated this school as ‘outstanding’ in 2019. Find their reports here.
Compare this school’s performance with other local schools here.
Exam Information
Exam style — GL Assessment for the West Midlands Grammar Schools’ partnership.
Exam types:
English
Maths
Verbal Reasoning
Non-Verbal Reasoning
Exam length — 2x 50 minute exams.
Pass mark — Different each year.
Other exam information — Each exam will cover a combination of all topics. The paper will be split into sections including maths, comprehension, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.
Contact Information
Website — https://www.nghs.org.uk/
Contact — https://www.nghs.org.uk/contact/
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/Newport-Girls-High-School-114399736981973
Twitter — https://twitter.com/NGHS_Info
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