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GL ENGLISH PAPER 1
GL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
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Other GL Sample Papers and Answers
Verbal Reasoning Paper 1
Verbal Reasoning Paper 2
Verbal Reasoning 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 Watford Grammar School for Girls.
About the School
Address — Watford Grammar School for Girls, Lady's Close, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0AE
Type of school — Girls, partially selective, grammar school
Headteacher — Miss Sylvia Tai
Cost — Free
Pupils in school — 1365
Places available in year 7 — 210 (25%/52 academically selective).
Average applicants per place — 4 or more.
Catchment area — Watford Grammar School for Girls has a catchment area.
The admission area comprises the Watford area and the ‘rest of the admission area’. The postcodes in each area are not listed in priority order. All postcodes are treated equally within each area unless there is a need to operate the tie-break.
Watford Grammar School for Girls Catchment Area postcodes
Oversubscription policy — Before the application of oversubscription criteria, 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:
Community places:
Looked After Children and children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or a special guardianship order).
Girls whose normal home address is nearest to the school and who would not be allocated a place under any other criterion (up to 21 places, 10% of the total admissions).
Girls with a parent who is a permanent member of the school staff. To qualify, the member of staff must either have been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made or have been recruited to fill a post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
Girls with a sibling (sister) enrolled at the school, excluding sisters who first entered the school in the Sixth Form (Year 12 or Year 13).
Girls with a sibling (brother) enrolled at Watford Grammar School for Boys, excluding brothers who first entered the school in the Sixth Form (Year 12 or Year 13).
Places will then be allocated to girls in increasing distance order using straight line distance between the family’s normal home address and the school.
Specialist (selective) places
Girls selected on the basis of aptitude for music as measured by the school's assessment procedures, in merit order (up to 21 places, 10% of total admissions).
Girls selected by academic ability as measured by the school’s assessment procedures, in merit order (52 places, 25% of total admissions).
School Summary
Watford Grammar School for Girls was established in 1704 and is an all-girls, partially-selective grammar school in Watford, Hertfordshire. The school became an academy in 2010 and is part of the South West Herts School Grammar School Consortium.
The school specialises in visual arts, maths and computing. The school works closely with Watford Grammar School for Boys and the two schools share a lot of joint courses and activities. Extracurricular activities play a key role at the school with students being encouraged to take part in three or more extra-curricular clubs per week.
Its GCSE results were the highest achieved by a non-grammar state school in England in 2007.
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 — South West Herts Consortium Schools Exam (GL Assessment).
Exam types:
Verbal reasoning
Mathematics
Exam length — 2x 1 hour exams.
Pass mark — N/A - No minimum score will be required to gain admission, places are offered strictly in descending order of each applicant's standardised test score.
Other exam information —
There will be two separate exam papers - one for maths and one for verbal reasoning.
Both tests take approximately one hour to deliver and are provided by GL Assessment.
Both exams are multiple-choice with a separate answer sheet.
Scores will be standardised.
Please note - Watford Grammar School for Girls is a partially selective school, meaning only 25% of available places in year 7 will be available based on academic ability each year.
Contact information
Website — https://www.watfordgrammarschoolforgirls.org.uk/
Contact — https://www.watfordgrammarschoolforgirls.org.uk/contacts/
Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/watfordgirls/
Twitter — https://twitter.com/WatfordGirls/
Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/watfordgirlsgrammar/
LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/school/watford-grammar-school-for-girls/
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