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 Spalding High 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 Spalding High School.
About the School
Address — Spalding High School, Stonegate, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2PJ
Type of school — Girls’ Grammar School.
Headteacher — Mrs Michele Anderson
Cost — Free
Pupils in school — 980
Places available in year 7 — 150
Average applicants per place — 4 or more.
Catchment area — Spalding High 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:
Looked after children and all previously looked after children.
Children with a brother or sister on roll at Spalding High School at the time of application or who will be attending the school at the expected time of admission.
Other Children.
If any admissions category is oversubscribed then the applicants in that category will be ranked increasing order of straight line distance from home to school.
School Summary
Spalding High School (SHS) was established in 1920 and is an all-girls grammar school in Spalding, Lincolnshire. The school has an attached sixth form which admits boys as well as girls. It specialises in sports and has high performing specialist status.
Students are split into five houses, with each house named after a famous historical woman: Curie, Johnson, Nightingale, Pankhurst and Sharman.
The schools aims for its students to:
Strive for excellence in all that we do.
Feel safe, confident and supported.
Be inspired, challenged, and encouraged but also learn to be reflective and resilient.
Promote and value educational achievement.
Value creativity, artistic, cultural and charitable pursuits and hold them in as high a regard as examination success.
Celebrate and take pride in each other's achievements as much as our own.
Be honest with all around us and to be able to trust everyone to be respectful, friendly and polite.
Value the worth of perseverance and determination.
Be confident enough to take risks and to learn to be resourceful.
Build friendships that in some cases might last us our lifetime.
Ofsted rated this school as ‘outstanding’ in 2009. 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.spaldinghigh.lincs.sch.uk/
Contact — https://www.spaldinghigh.lincs.sch.uk/location.asp
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/SpaldingHighSch
Twitter — https://twitter.com/SpaldingHighSch
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