Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers | The Blue Coat School Guide

Practice Papers and Answers

The Blue Coat School does not release any past or practice papers. The GL and independent style papers we’ve shared below contain similar content to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by The Blue Coat School.

Our Practice Papers and Answers

GL ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

GL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Model Answers

Mark Scheme

INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answers

The papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to GL/independent papers and those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by The Blue Coat School.

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About the School

 

Address —  The Blue Coat School, Church Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, Merseyside, L15 9EE.

Type of school — Mixed grammar school. 

Headteacher — Mrs Scilla Yates.

Cost — Free.

Pupils in school — 1156.

Places available in year 7 — 180.

Average applicants per place — 7 or more.

Catchment area —  The Blue Coat School odes not have a catchment area.

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

  1. Up to 27 places will be available to the highest scoring applicants who are eligible for free school meals and who achieve an Entrance Test score of 213 or more.

  2. The remaining places will be available to all other highest scoring applicants.

School Summary

The Blue Coat School was established in 1708  and is a mixed grammar school in Liverpool, Merseyside. The school became an academy in 2012  specialises in science and maths. Blue Coat was originally a boarding school for boys but became a mixed school in 2002. It is the only grammar school in Liverpool.

At Blue Coat, “it is not just OK to be different, it’s great to be different”.

 In 2019, over half of the school’s GCSE grades were Grade 8 or above and over three-quarters where Grade 7 and above.  At A-Level, nearly two-thirds of grades were Grade A or above and over three quarters were Grade B or above.

Ofsted rated this school as ‘outstanding’ in 2012. Find their reports here.

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

Exam Information

Exam style — School written exam.

Exam types:

  • English

  • Mathematics

Exam length — 2x 50 minute exams.

Pass mark —  Changes every year. Places are awarded in order of the highest overall score. 

Pupils who qualify for free schools meals must score 213 or above to qualify for a place. 

Other exam information — 

  •  There are two papers - one English and one maths.

  • There will be a break between the tests.

  • Exams are marked out of 300.

Scores will be standardised.

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