Our 11+ Papers and Answers
The papers we’ve shared below are in similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by The Oratory School.
INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1
INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.
Exam Information
Exam style — School’s own exam.
Exam types:
Verbal Reasoning
Non-Verbal Reasoning
Mathematics
English
Exam length — 2 x 60 minutes and 2 x 45 minutes exams.
Pass mark — There is no fixed pass mark for the admission test.
Other exam information:
A fee of £100 is paid for registration to the school and for the entrance exam.
The entrance exam is taken at the school.
The maths paper evaluates the student’s arithmetic skills and looks at various questions that deal with different topics on the subject example, geometry, algebra, numbers.
Non-verbal reasoning assesses a child's capacity to understand, interpret, and solve problems by putting logic and intelligence to the test rather than knowledge.
Writing comprehension and abilities, such as inference, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar, are assessed in the English paper.
The purpose of verbal reasoning papers is to assess and analyse their logical reasoning, English usage, and vocabulary.
For information on The Oratory School’s use of the ISEB Common Pre-Test for Year 9 entry, click here.
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