Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers | St Anselm’s College Guide

The papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by St Anselm’s College. The papers below contain standard verbal reasoning style questions, like those set by St Anselm’s College.

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About the School

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Address — St Anselm’s College, Manor Hill, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 1UQ

Type of school — Boys’ Roman Catholic grammar school.

Headteacher — Mr Simon Duggan.

Cost — Free.

Pupils in school — 948.

Places available in year 7 — 156.

Average applicants per place — 8 or more.

Catchment area — St Amselm’s College has a set catchment area consisting of Wirral, Cheshire West and Chester and any other areas within 5 miles of the College.

Oversubscription policy — In each of the identified criteria below, a requirement of applicants is that they have passed the entrance examinations.

Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be determined as follows:

Catholic Looked After and previously Looked After Boys, Baptised Catholic Boys, living in the relevant area (defined as Wirral, Cheshire West and Chester and any other areas within 5 miles of the College).
Baptised Christian, non-Catholic Looked After and previously Looked After Boys, Baptised Christian, non-Catholic boys, living in the relevant area.
Looked After Boys and previously Looked After Boys who are not baptised Christians, Non-Catholic boys whose parents wish them to have a Catholic education.

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School Summary

St Anselm’s College was established in 1933 and is an all-boys, Roman Catholic grammar school in Wirral, Merseyside. The school became an academy in 2011 and specialises in technology and languages.

In 2009 the college became a Leadership Partner School. It is also part of the Edmund Rice Academies Trust, meaning the school is part of a global network of over 300 schools.

Students achieve an average 9 - 10 grades 9-4 at GCSE and 55-60% grades A*-B and 100% A-E at A Level. 95% of Year 13 Leavers progress on to university and over 40% to Russell Group Universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.

Ofsted rated this school as ‘good’ in 2019. Find their reports here.

Compare this school’s performance with other local schools here.

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Exam Information

Exam style — School written exam.

Exam types:

Verbal reasoning
English
Mathematics
Mental maths

Exam length — 3x 45 minute exams + mental maths exercise.

Pass mark — Changes every year.

Other exam information —

There are three written papers (Verbal Reasoning, Maths and English) and a mental maths paper.
The English exam consists of a comprehension with written answer questions and an essay/creative writing section.
The maths exam consists of standard format questions.
There will be a break between the tests.

Scores will be standardised.

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