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 Southend High School for Boys.
About the School
Address — Southend High School for Boys, Prittlewell Chase, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RG
Type of school — Boys’ grammar school.
Headteacher — Dr Robin Bevan
Cost — Free.
Pupils in school — 1265
Places available in year 7 — 180
Average applicants per place — 6 or more.
Catchment area — Southend High School for Boys does have a catchment area covering the following postcodes: SS0, SS1, SS2, SS3, SS4, SS5, SS6, SS7, SS8 and SS9.
Southend High School for Boys Catchment Area
You can check if your postcode is in the catchment area here.
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 and previously looked after children who have passed the selection tests.
Children whose normal/habitual place of residence lies within the priority area subject to their passing the selection tests (in rank order). 150 spaces.
Children whose normal/habitual place of residence lies outside the priority area subject to their passing the selection tests (in rank order). 30 spaces.
In the event of pupils achieving the same mark for the last available place, priority will be given to any child entitled to ‘preferential consideration’; then, if this does not differentiate, to the pupil who lives closest to the school as measured in a straight line from the front door of the child’s home to the nearest pupil entrance to the school.
Please note - 10% of places reserved for pupils living within the priority area (15 out of 150) and for pupils living outside the priority area (3 out of 30) are designated for children who exceed the pass mark and who are entitled to ‘preferential consideration’, including looked-after children and those entitled to Free School Meals.
School Summary
Southend High School for Boys (SHSB) was founded in 1895 and is a boys’ grammar school in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The school has a large sixth form which allows both boys and girls. It became an academy in 2011.
The school has specialised in languages in 2001. It consistently has over 95% of its students attaining 5 GCSEs grade A*–C each year. In 2020, 75.2% of all GCSE entries received a grade 7-9.
The 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 — 303 (for inside the school’s catchment area, outside is often considerably higher).
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.shsb.org.uk/
Contact — https://www.shsb.org.uk/page/?title=Contact+Us&pid=2
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/Southend-High-School-For-Boys-150699331631563/
Twitter — https://twitter.com/shsforboys
Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/shsforboys/
YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/user/shsbavteam
LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/southend-high-school-for-boys-academy-trust/about/
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