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 The Royal Grammar School.
New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form at the top of the page.
Other GL Sample Papers and Answers
English Paper 1
English Paper 2
English Paper 3
Maths Paper 1
Maths Paper 2
Maths Paper 3
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 The Royal Grammar School.
About the School
Address — The Royal Grammar School, Amersham Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6QT
Type of school — Boys’ grammar school with optional boarding
Headteacher — Mr Philip Wayne
Cost — Education is free at The Royal Grammar School. However, boarding costs are paid for.
Pupils in school — 1393
Places available in year 7 — 182 day places and 10 boarding places.
Average applicants per place — Unknown but only around 30% of applicants pass the exam.
Catchment area — The Royal Grammar School does have catchment area. Enter your postcode into Buckinghamshire Council's catchment area checker here.
Oversubscriptions policy — Candidates will only be considered eligible for admission if they meet the required qualifying score of 121 in the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT).
Boys who qualify and also have a statement of Special Educational Needs that names the school will be admitted prior to the application of the over-subscription criteria.
Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of day places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
Looked after and previously looked after boys.
Boys living in the catchment area of the school who qualify for Free School Meals (FSM). Boys must be in receipt of FSM on the date that registration for testing closes (31 October). Evidence will be required.
Brothers of boys who are on the roll of the school at the time an application is made, and who are expected to be on the roll of the school at the time of the proposed admission.
Boys living in the catchment area of the school.
Sons of a member of staff where a) the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
Once the rules have been applied, any further places will be offered in distance order using straight line distance between the family’s normal home address and the nearest pupil entrance to the school offering the closest first.
Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of boarding places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
Looked after or previously looked after boys.
Sons of members of the UK Armed Forces who qualify for Ministry of Defence financial assistance with the cost of boarding school fees.
Boys with a boarding need, defined for the purposes of this Policy as:
a. Boys at risk or with an unstable home environment
b. Boys whose parents are members of the UK Armed Forces, Crown Servants, or key workers (e.g. charity workers, people working for voluntary service organisations, teachers, law enforcement officers and medical staff working abroad) whose work dictates that they spend much of the year overseas or working unsocial hours.
11+ score.
Where the distance criterion produces an absolute tie, each boy will be admitted.
School Summary
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe (RGSHW) is an all-boys grammar school with optional boarding that was established in 1548. The school specialises in languages, maths and computing. They have boarding provision on site for up to 70 students and became an academy in 2011.
Royal Grammar school achieved 72% grades 9-7 for GCSE’s in 2018 and again in 2019.
Ofsted rated this school as ‘good’ in 2009. Find their reports here.
Compare this school’s performance with other local schools here.
Exam Information
Exam style — GL Assessment.
Exam types:
Verbal reasoning
Non-verbal reasoning
Maths
Exam length — 2 × 45 minute exams.
Qualifying Score — 121 or above.
This score is calculated by age-standardising the child’s scores and adding the marks from both exams together. The topics have the following weighting: 50% verbal reasoning; 25% maths and 25% non-verbal reasoning.
Other exam information —
The first paper includes: comprehension, technical English and verbal reasoning.
The second paper includes: non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths.
Questions must be answered in the separate answer booklet provided.
Score will be standardised.
Contact information
Website — https://www.rgshw.com/
Contact — https://www.rgshw.com/page/?title=Contact+Us&pid=2
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/RGSHighWycombe
Twitter — https://twitter.com/rgshw
Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/rgs_high_wycombe/
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