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 Torquay Boys’ Grammar School. From 2023, Torquay Boys’ Grammar School will be moving to GL assessment for their 11+ examinations.
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Other GL Sample Papers and Answers
ENGLISH PAPER 1
ENGLISH PAPER 2
ENGLISH PAPER 3
MATHS PAPER 1
MATHS PAPER 2
MATHS PAPER 3
The papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Torquay Boys’ Grammar School.
About the School
Address — Torquay Boys’ Grammar School, Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7EL.
Type of school — Boys’ grammar school.
Headteacher — Mr Pete Lawrence.
Cost — Free.
Pupils in school — 1068.
Places available in year 7 — 168.
Average applicants per place — 3 or more.
Catchment area — Torquay Boys’ Grammar School does not have a catchment area however straight-line distance from home to school is used in a tie-break situation.
Oversubscription policy — Before the application of oversubscription criteria, eligible 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:
Children in Care or who were in Care but ceased to be in Care because they were adopted or made the subject of a child arrangements order or a special guardianship order.
Children who are eligible for the Pupil Premium.
Other children.
Tiebreaker – to prioritise applications in the same oversubscription criterion, the school uses:
Straight-line distance from home to school.
Where distances are equal (within a metre) we will use an electronic list randomiser.
School Summary
Torquay Boys’ Grammar School was established in 1904 and is an all-boys grammar school in Torquay, Devon. The school became an academy in 2010. It specialises in languages and business and enterprise. In recent years, the school has had a significant increase in pupils and so has undergone a new building programme to accommodate the new students.
Torquay Boys’ Grammar School is rated as one of the top 20 boys’ schools in the UK. All three of it’s last OFSTED inspections have found the school to be ‘outstanding’.
In 2020, 100% of students passed all their chosen GCSEs. The proportion of top grades 9-7 was 75.3%.
Ofsted rated this school as ‘outstanding’ in 2007. Find their reports here.
Compare this school’s performance with other local schools here.
Exam Information
Exam style — GL Assessment.
Exam types:
English
Mathematics
Pass mark — Changes each year. There is no threshold score that has to be achieved in each skill tested – it is the overall score that will be used to rank the student.
Other exam information —
The English exam is multiple choice and includes a comprehension exercise.
The maths exam is also multiple choice.
The final marks from the English and maths exams are used to get the final result.
Scores will be standardised.
Contact information
Website — https://www.tbgs.co.uk/
Contact — https://www.tbgs.co.uk/ (at the bottom of the page)
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/torquaybgs/
Twitter — https://twitter.com/TorquayBoysGS
YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiBV0W0rVl62oXJoAeU0NJA/videos
LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/torquay-boys%27-grammar-school/
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