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Tower College | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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The papers we’ve shared below are in similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Tower College, Merseyside.

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Model Answers

Mark Scheme

INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answers

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Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam.

Exam types:

  • Maths

  • English

Exam length — 2 exams totalling 1.75 hours.

Pass mark — There is no fixed pass mark for the exam.

Other exam and entry information

  • The English exam tests both comprehension and essay writing skills.

  • Applicants are asked to bring a pen, paper, rubber, and ruler to the mathematics exam.

  • The exams usually take place in the morning.

  • Applicants will be required to submit a reference and updated report from their current school.

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Wellington School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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The papers we’ve shared below are in similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Wellington School, Somerset.

GL ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

GL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

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Exam Information

Exam style — GL Assessment

Exam types:

  • English

  • Maths

  • Verbal reasoning

  • Non-verbal reasoning

Exam length — Unknown

Pass mark —  There is no fixed pass mark for the exam.

Other exam information:

  • The online application form must be submitted before sitting the assessment along with a non-refundable fee of £100.

  • The admissions process will also require the candidate to handwrite a 100-word "About Me" piece

  • The candidate will be required to provide a report from their current school along with a reference.

  • Candidates will be invited to a 10-15 minute meeting with a school staff member to discuss their favourite school subjects and interests.

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Monkton Combe School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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The papers we’ve shared below are in similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Monkton Combe School, Somerset.

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Model Answers

Mark Scheme

CAT4 EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions

CAT4 PARENT’S GUIDE

Parent’s Guide

11 Plus Preparation Resources For Monkton Combe School

Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam + CAT4.

Exam types:

  • English

  • Verbal Reasoning

  • Non-verbal Reasoning

Exam length 90 minutes (CAT4) + English exam.

The CAT4 test is composed of 8 short tests assessing the following subsections of the four areas above:

  1. Figure Classification (10 mins)

  2. Figure Matrices (10 mins)

  3. Verbal Classification (8 mins)

  4. Verbal Analogies (8 mins)

  5. Number Analogies (10 mins)

  6. Number Series (8 mins)

  7. Figure Analysis (9 mins)

  8. Figure Recognition (9 mins)

Other exam information:

  • Registration must be filled out online before the deadline.

  • Following registration, candidates are invited to a taster day to help them become more familiar with the school. A taster stay will be available for boarding school applicants.

  • The candidate will be required to provide a report from their current school and will be required to sit an interview.

  • Assessment exams will take place in the Autumn/winter of Year 6.

  • An offer will be made based on successful completion of the assessment exam with a satisfactory mark, the interview, and a positive school report.

  • If an offer is placed, the parents should complete and return the Acceptance Form before the deadline.

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Silcoates School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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The papers we’ve shared below are in similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Silcoates School.

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Model Answers

Mark Scheme

INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answers

11 Plus Preparation Resources For Silcoates School

Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam.

Exam types:

  • English

  • Maths

  • Verbal Reasoning

Exam length — Unknown.

Pass mark —  There is no fixed pass mark for these exams.

Other exam information:

  • The school’s entrance assessments are taken between November – January.

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More House School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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More House School is part of the London 11+ Consortium. No previous or sample papers have been released for this examination, apart from the familiarisation test below. However, our papers below contain similar content.

GL ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

GL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

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LONDON 11+ CONSORTIUM FAMILIARISATION TEST

Online Test

11 Plus Preparation Resources For More House School

Exam Information

Exam style ATOM Learning’s online assessment for the London Consortium.

Number of exams — 1.

Exam types:

  • Maths

  • Non-Verbal Reasoning

  • English Comprehension

  • Verbal Reasoning

  • Problem-Solving

  • Analysis

Exam length — 140 minutes (with a 30-minute break). This will be broken down into:

  • 20 minutes of maths.

  • 10 minutes of non-verbal reasoning.

  • 30 minutes of English comprehension and verbal reasoning.

  • 30-minute break.

  • 15 minutes of problem-solving.

  • 25 minutes for the final analysis component.

Interviews — Children who perform well in the entrance tests are called back for interview; reports from current schools are also taken into account.

Other exam and entry information

  • The 11+ tests take place in the December of Year 6. Students will sit the tests in their current school.

  • The exam is fully online. An onscreen timer will count down how many minutes remain in each section.

  • Questions will be based on the National Curriculum for Year 5, but with opportunities for additional challenge built into the assessment.

  • New questions to assess problem-solving and analysis skills have been added for 2022.

    • The problem-solving section will test a child’s ability to use words and numbers to solve problems with multiple steps.

    • The analysis component asks candidates to use information from a variety of different given sources, in order to answer questions. The context of this section is likely to be unfamiliar to all candidates but in the event of a candidate being familiar with the context, they will not have any advantage.

  • The first three sections of the exam before the break will be adaptive, meaning questions change and are tailored to the student's performance in previous questions. The last two sections of the exam are non-adaptive, and all students will receive the same questions.

  • A non-refundable fee of £150 is charged to sit the 11+ entrance exam for More House School.

  • Registrations must be submitted by the end of November when your child is in Year 6.

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The Leys School | Free 11 Plus (11+) ISEB Pre-Test Practice Papers and Answers

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The papers we’ve shared below contain similar content to the ISEB pre-test papers typically delivered as 11 Plus pre-test assessments by The Leys School.

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

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ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

ISEB Pre-Test Familiarisation Test

Online Practice Test

11 Plus Preparation Resources For The Leys School

Exam Information

Exam style — ISEB Common Pre-Test.

Exam types:

  • English (reading comprehension, sentence completion, spelling and punctuation).

  • Maths (in line with the National Curriculum up to Year 5).

  • Verbal reasoning (common words, antonyms, word combinations, letter transfer, number codes, etc.).

  • Non-verbal reasoning (shape analogies, classes like, horizontal codes, etc.).

Exam length — 4 exams totalling 2.5 hours.

Pass mark —  There is not a fixed pass mark for the admissions test. On completion of the test, all candidates receive an age-adjusted and standardised score. The average score is 100. Schools will also be able to see each child’s score and the time taken for each section of the test.

If a child does well in their 11+ pre-test, they will usually be offered a place, contingent on them then passing the common entrance exam at 13+.

Other exam information

  • The tests cover English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning separately.

  • All tests are completed online.

  • All questions are in multiple-choice format.

  • The English test takes 25 minutes, mathematics 50 minutes, non-verbal reasoning 32 minutes and verbal reasoning 36 minutes.

  • The four tests can either be taken together or at separate times. They can be taken in the candidate's own school, at the senior school for which he or she is entered or at an independent testing centre.

  • All candidates are registered by the senior school(s) for which they are entered.

  • Test results are available to all senior schools which register the same candidate and therefore a candidate need only sit the tests once for a range of senior schools.

  • An assessment fee of £24 applies and is non-refundable.

For information on The Leys School’s use of school’s own testing for Year 7 entry, click here.

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Woodbridge School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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The papers we’ve shared below are in similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Woodbridge School, Suffolk.

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Model Answers

Mark Scheme

INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answers

11 Plus Preparation Resources For Woodbridge School

Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam.

Exam types:

  • English

  • Maths

  • Verbal-Reasoning

Exam length — Unknown.

Pass mark —  There is no fixed pass mark for the exams.

Other exam information:

  • The entrance exams will take place in the January of year 6.

  • The application process is made up of the entrance exams, a taster day and an interview with the headteacher.

  • The school will also request current school references or a report.

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Sherborne Girls' School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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The papers we’ve shared below are in similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Sherborne Girls’ School.

GL ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

GL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

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Other Practice Papers and Answers

Atom LEarning FAMILIARISATION TEST

Online Test

11 Plus Preparation Resources For Sherborne Girls’ School

Exam Information

Exam style — Atom Learning.

Exam types:

  • English

  • Maths

  • Verbal reasoning

  • Non-verbal reasoning

  • Problem solving

  • Creative writing

Exam length — Unknown.

Pass mark —  There is no fixed pass-mark for the admission test. On completion of the test, all candidates will receive an age adjusted and standardized score.

Other exam information:

  • A non-refundable fee of £75 will be required to be paid to the school for registration.

  • A school report and individual references from the child’s current school is required to be submitted as a part of the admission process.

  • Entry to the school is dependent on the child’s performance on the entrance exams and the submitted progress report.

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Dean Close School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

11+ Papers and Answers

The papers we’ve shared below are in similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Dean Close School.

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Model Answers

Mark Scheme

Other Practice Papers and Answers

CAT4 EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions

CAT4 PARENT’S GUIDE

Parent’s Guide

11 Plus Preparation Resources For Dean Close School

Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam and CAT4.

Exam types:

  • English

  • CAT 4

Exam length — 72 minutes (CAT4).

The CAT4 test is composed of 8 short tests assessing the following subsections of the four areas above:

  1. Figure Classification (10 mins)

  2. Figure Matrices (10 mins)

  3. Verbal Classification (8 mins)

  4. Verbal Analogies (8 mins)

  5. Number Analogies (10 mins)

  6. Number Series (8 mins)

  7. Figure Analysis (9 mins)

  8. Figure Recognition (9 mins)

Interviews — Applicants may be interviewed as part of the admissions process.

Pass mark — There is no fixed pass mark for the exams.

Other exam and entry information

  • The CAT4 Test is an online assessment that examines verbal, non-verbal, spacial and quantitive reasoning.

  • A non-refundable registration fee of £100 is paid to the school.

  • The candidate’s most recent school report will be requested for application to the school.

  • A colour copy of the applicant’s passport and birth certificate will also be required for application.

  • Scholarships and bursaries are offered at the school.

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Uppingham School | Free 11 Plus (11+) ISEB Pre-Test Practice Papers and Answers

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The papers we’ve shared below contain similar content to the ISEB Pre-Test papers typically delivered as 11 Plus pre-test assessments by Uppingham School.

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

ISEB Pre-Test Familiarisation Test

Online Practice Test

11 Plus Preparation Resources For Uppingham School

Exam Information

Exam style — ISEB Common Pre-Test.

Exam types:

  • English (reading comprehension, sentence completion, spelling and punctuation).

  • Maths (in line with the National Curriculum up to Year 5).

  • Verbal reasoning (common words, antonyms, word combinations, letter transfer, number codes, etc.).

  • Non-verbal reasoning (shape analogies, classes like, horizontal codes, etc.).

Exam length — 4 exams totalling 2.5 hours.

Pass mark —  There is not a fixed pass mark for the admissions test. On completion of the test, all candidates receive an age-adjusted and standardised score. The average score is 100. Schools will also be able to see each child’s score and the time taken for each section of the test.

If a child does well in their 11+ pre-test, they will usually be offered a place, contingent on them then passing the common entrance exam at 13+.

Other exam information

  • The tests cover English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning separately.

  • All tests are completed online.

  • All questions are in multiple-choice format.

  • The English test takes 25 minutes, mathematics 50 minutes, non-verbal reasoning 32 minutes and verbal reasoning 36 minutes.

  • The four tests can either be taken together or at separate times. They can be taken in the candidate's own school, at the senior school for which he or she is entered or at an independent testing centre.

  • All candidates are registered by the senior school(s) for which they are entered.

  • Test results are available to all senior schools which register the same candidate and therefore a candidate need only sit the tests once for a range of senior schools.

  • An assessment fee of £24 applies and is non-refundable.

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Bede's School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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The papers we’ve shared below are in similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Bede's School.

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Model Answers

Mark Scheme

INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answers

11 Plus Preparation Resources For Bede’s School

Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam.

Exam types:

  • English

  • Maths

Exam length — Unknown.

Interviews — An interview will be conducted by the headteacher to enable the school to get to know each candidate.

Other exam and entry information

  • A non-refundable registration fee of £100 is payable to the school.

  • A school report from the child’s current school will be requested.

  • Entry to the school is dependent on performance on the entrance assessment, the interview and the school report submitted.

  • The entrance assessments will be done during a taster day at the school.

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Bromley High School GDST | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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The papers we’ve shared below are in similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Bromley High School.

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Model Answers

Mark Scheme

INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answers

Other Practice Papers and Answers

CAT4 EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions

CAT4 PARENT’S GUIDE

Parent’s Guide

11 Plus Preparation Resources For Bromley High School

Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam and CAT4.

Exam types:

  • English

  • Maths

  • Verbal, non-verbal, spatial and quantitative reasoning (CAT4).

Exam length — 72 minutes (CAT4).

The CAT4 test is composed of 8 short tests assessing the following subsections of the four areas above:

  1. Figure Classification (10 mins)

  2. Figure Matrices (10 mins)

  3. Verbal Classification (8 mins)

  4. Verbal Analogies (8 mins)

  5. Number Analogies (10 mins)

  6. Number Series (8 mins)

  7. Figure Analysis (9 mins)

  8. Figure Recognition (9 mins)

Pass mark —  There is no fixed pass mark for the admissions tests however 60 year 7 places are available for external applicants each year.

Other exam information:

  • The CAT4 test is administered by GL Assessment and is an online assessment that examines verbal, non-verbal, spatial and quantitative reasoning.

  • After the CAT4, there will be a creative writing task and mathematics exercise.

  • Examinations are held in the December of year 6.

  • Offers are sent out in February.

  • There is a non-refundable application fee of £125.

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Woodford County High School for Girls | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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GL ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

GL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

The test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to GL papers and those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Woodford County High School For Girls.

Other CEM Sample Papers and Answers

VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

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VERBAL REASONING PAPER 2

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VERBAL REASONING PAPER 3

Exam Paper

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ENGLISH PAPER 1

Exam Paper

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ENGLISH PAPER 2

Exam Paper

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ENGLISH PAPER 3

Exam Paper

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MATHS PAPER 1

Exam Paper

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MATHS PAPER 2

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MATHS PAPER 3

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NON-VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

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NON-VERBAL REASONING PAPER 2

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NON-VERBAL REASONING PAPER 3

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The 11 Plus test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Woodford County High School For Girls.

11 Plus Preparation Resources For Woodford County High School For Girls

About the School

 

Address — Woodford County High School, High Road, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 9LA

Type of school — Girls grammar school 

Cost — Free

Pupils in school — 1200+

Places available in year 7 — 180+

Average applicants per place — 7 or more

Catchment area —  Woodford County High School for Girls does have a catchment area but places preference on 11+ test grades. The catchment area gives priority based on location and distance from the school.

You can find a map of the school’s catchment area here.

Over-subscription policy — Year 7 admissions at Woodford County High School are managed by the London Borough of Redbridge (LBR).

Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:

  1. Looked after children and previously looked after children.

  2. Up to 18 places will be offered to children living in the common catchment area who are entitled to the pupil premium, according to the total standardised score in overall order of merit.

  3. Other children living in the catchment area, according to the total standardised score in overall order of merit.

  4. Children living outside the catchment area, according to the total standardised score in overall order of merit.

School Summary

Woodford County High School (WCHS) was established in 1919 and is an all-girls, selective grammar school in Redbridge, North East London. 

In recent years, around 67% of the 497 GCSE exam entries were awarded A* to B grades ,with 9% achieving the top A* grade.

Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.

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

Exam Information

Exam style: GL Assessment for the Redbridge Grammar Schools.

Exam types:

  • English

  • Verbal reasoning

  • Mathematics

  • Non-verbal reasoning

Exam length — 2 × 60 minute exams.

Pass mark —  104.

Other exam information — The two papers will each test two subjects. One will test English and verbal reasoning, the other mathematics and non-verbal reasoning.

Woodford County High School for Girls uses the same 11+ Entrance Test as Ilford County High School. The test will be taken at the school.

Scores will be standardised.

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Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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GL ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

GL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

The test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to GL papers and those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School.

Other Sample Papers and Answers

Verbal Reasoning Paper 1

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Verbal Reasoning Paper 2

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Verbal Reasoning Paper 3

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MATHS PAPER 1

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MATHS PAPER 2

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MATHS PAPER 3

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The 11 Plus test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School.

11 Plus Preparation Resources For Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School

About the School

 

Address — Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3EL

Type of school — Boys’ grammar school

Cost — Free

Pupils in school — 1400+

Places available in year 7 — 200+

Average applicants per place — 4 or more

Catchment area — Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School does have a catchment area which is based on distance from the school. 

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 allocated in the following order of priority:

  1. Children in Local Authority Care or Previously in Local Authority Care.

  2. Children previously in Care outside of England.

  3. Children with a sibling at the school at the time of application or who will be still attending when the applicant is admitted. 

  4. Child’s health reasons, supported by medical evidence, which requires the child to attend this school.

  5. Children of staff at the school (where the member of staff has been employed for three years or more at the time at which the application for admission to the Academy is made and/or where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage).

  6. Nearness of the children’s homes to the school.

School Summary

Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School (known as ‘The Math’) was founded by Sir Joseph Williamson, lord of the nearby Manor of Cobham, Kent. Today, the school is an all-boys grammar school in Rochester, Kent. Girls are admitted into the school’s sixth form.  The school became an academy in 2011.

The Math was one of the first schools in the UK to be made into a National Teaching School. It specialises in maths, computing and humanities. The school works with the other schools in the Rochester and Walderslade Consortium to extend the curriculum for sixth form students.

In recent years, around 99% of pupils gained GCSE Maths and English grade 4 with 93% gaining grade 5 in both.

Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.

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

Exam Information

Exam style — GL - The Medway Test.

Exam topic:

  • Extended writing

  • Mathematics

  • Verbal reasoning

Exam length — 3x 50 minutes exams.

Pass rate — The Medway Tests are designed to assess and select the top 23% of the children in the year group to go to a grammar school.

Pass mark —The tests are designed to assess and select 23% of the children in the year group to go to a grammar school.

Any child who has taken the Medway Tests and achieved scores that are below the minimum score will be deemed non-eligible.

Please note - Scoring above the minimum score does not guarantee your child a place at your chosen school.

Other exam information:

  • The verbal reasoning and maths exams are 50 minutes each. Both are multiple choice. 

  • The English test is one people of writing which lasts 50 minutes, including 10 minutes to plan.

  • The Medway Test is sat by children in year 6 at their own school if they go to a Medway school (except Kings School in Rochester) or in a Medway Test Centre if they go to schools outside of Medway. 

  • The following formula is used to calculate the total weighted score for each child:

Extended Writing standardised score x 2 + Mathematics standardised score x 2 + Verbal reasoning standardised score x 1

=  the total weighted score

All scores will be standardised. 

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Notre Dame Senior School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Model Answers

Mark Scheme

INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answers

Atom Learning Familiarisation

Familiarisation Test

Notre Dame CREATIVE WRITING Paper 2023

Test Paper

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Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam + Atom Learning

Exam types:

  • English

  • Maths

  • Verbal reasoning

  • Non-verbal reasoning

Exam length — Unknown.

Pass mark —  There is no fixed pass mark for the exams but on average the school only accepts the top 40%.

Other exam information:

  • The assessment application form must be filled out and returned online by the end of November in year 6, along with the registration fee of £100.

  • All exams are taken online apart from the creative writing paper.

  • The applicant will be invited to sit an interview with a senior staff member.

  • References from the child’s current school will also be required.

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Stonar School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Model Answers

Mark Scheme

INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answers

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Exam Information

Exam style — Schools own exam.

Exam types:

  • English

  • Maths

  • Verbal Reasoning

  • Non-Verbal Reasoning

Exam length — Unknown.

Interview —

Pass mark — There is no fixed pass mark for the exam.

Other exam and entry information

  • The online registration form must be filled out by the November of year 6, along with a non-refundable registration fee of £100.

  • The assessment exams will be held in the January of year 6.

  • Parents can schedule a private meeting with the headmaster anytime between September-November 2021.

  • Applicants will be invited to participate in a Taster Day to experience what the school is like.

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King's School Rochester | Free 11 Plus (11+) ISEB Pre-Test Practice Papers and Answers

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ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

ISEB Pre-Test Familiarisation Test

Online Practice Test

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Exam Information

Exam style — ISEB Common Pre-Test.

Exam types:

  • English (reading comprehension, sentence completion, spelling and punctuation).

  • Maths (in line with the National Curriculum up to Year 5).

  • Verbal reasoning (common words, antonyms, word combinations, letter transfer, number codes, etc.).

  • Non-verbal reasoning (shape analogies, classes like, horizontal codes, etc.).

Exam length — 4 exams totalling 2.5 hours.

Pass mark —  There is not a fixed pass mark for the admissions test. On completion of the test, all candidates receive an age-adjusted and standardised score. The average score is 100. Schools will also be able to see each child’s score and the time taken for each section of the test.

If a child does well in their 11+ pre-test, they will usually be offered a place, contingent on them then passing the common entrance exam at 13+.

Other exam information

  • The tests cover English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning separately.

  • All tests are completed online.

  • All questions are in multiple-choice format.

  • The English test takes 25 minutes, mathematics 50 minutes, non-verbal reasoning 32 minutes and verbal reasoning 36 minutes.

  • The four tests can either be taken together or at separate times. They can be taken in the candidate's own school, at the senior school for which he or she is entered or at an independent testing centre.

  • All candidates are registered by the senior school(s) for which they are entered.

  • Test results are available to all senior schools which register the same candidate and therefore a candidate need only sit the tests once for a range of senior schools.

  • An assessment fee of £24 applies and is non-refundable.

For information on King's School Rochester’s use of school’s own testing for Year 7 entry, click here.

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Lord Wandsworth College | Free 11 Plus (11+) ISEB Pre-Test Practice Papers and Answers

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ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

ISEB Pre-Test Familiarisation Test

Online Practice Test

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Exam Information

Exam style — ISEB Common Pre-Test.

Exam types:

  • English (reading comprehension, sentence completion, spelling and punctuation).

  • Maths (in line with the National Curriculum up to Year 5).

  • Verbal reasoning (common words, antonyms, word combinations, letter transfer, number codes, etc.).

  • Non-verbal reasoning (shape analogies, classes like, horizontal codes, etc.).

Exam length — 4 exams totalling 2.5 hours.

Pass mark —  There is not a fixed pass mark for the admissions test. On completion of the test, all candidates receive an age-adjusted and standardised score. The average score is 100. Schools will also be able to see each child’s score and the time taken for each section of the test.

If a child does well in their 11+ pre-test, they will usually be offered a place, contingent on them then passing the common entrance exam at 13+.

Other exam information

  • The tests cover English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning separately.

  • All tests are completed online.

  • All questions are in multiple-choice format.

  • The English test takes 25 minutes, mathematics 50 minutes, non-verbal reasoning 32 minutes and verbal reasoning 36 minutes.

  • The four tests can either be taken together or at separate times. They can be taken in the candidate's own school, at the senior school for which he or she is entered or at an independent testing centre.

  • All candidates are registered by the senior school(s) for which they are entered.

  • Test results are available to all senior schools which register the same candidate and therefore a candidate need only sit the tests once for a range of senior schools.

  • An assessment fee of £24 applies and is non-refundable.

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St Bernard’s High School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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English Paper 1

Exam Paper (Comprehension)

Exam Paper (Creative Writing)

Answers (Comprehension)

Mark Scheme (Creative Writing)

English Paper 2

Exam Paper (Comprehension and Creative Writing)

Answers (Comprehension)

Mark Scheme (Creative Writing)

English Paper 3

Exam Paper (Comprehension)

Exam Paper (Creative Writing)

Answers (Comprehension)

Mark Scheme (Creative Writing)

Maths Paper 1

Exam Paper

Answers

Maths Paper 2

Exam Paper

Answers

Maths Paper 3

Exam Paper

Answers

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About the School

 

Address — St Bernard’s High School, Milton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7JS

Type of school — Girls’ partially selective grammar school

Religion — Roman Catholic

Cost — Free

Pupils in school — 900+

Places available in year 7 —  175+ (around 1/3 of which are selective)

Average applicants per place — 5 or more

Catchment area —  St Bernard High School does have a catchment area, which gives priority based on location and distance from the school.

St Bernard’s High School’s Catchment Area

Oversubscription policy — Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:

  1. Catholic children in public care or who were previously in public care.

  2. Practising Catholic girls living in the following parishes, whose application is supported by a Certificate of Catholic Practice from their Parish Priest: Our Lady of Lourdes, Leigh-on-Sea; St. Helen’s, Westcliff-on-Sea; Sacred Heart, Southend- on-Sea; St. Teresa’s, Rochford; St. George’s, Shoebury; St. Peter’s, Eastwood; St. John Fisher, Prittlewell; Holy Family, South Benfleet; Our Lady of Ransom, Rayleigh and Our Lady of Canvey, Canvey Island.

  3. Other practising Catholic girls whose application is supported by a Certificate of Catholic Practice from their Parish Priest.

  4.  Baptised Catholics whose application is not supported by a Certificate of Catholic Practice from their Parish Priest.

  5. Other children in public care or who were previously in public care.

  6. Girls of the Eastern Orthodox Church and whose normal place of residence lies within the priority area whose application is supported by their priest.

  7. Practising Christian girls attending Catholic Primary schools, whose application is supported in writing by their Minister.

  8. Practising Christian girls whose normal place of residence lies within the priority area and whose application is supported in writing by their Minister.

  9. Non-Christian girls whose normal place of residence lies within the priority area and whose application is supported in writing by their local religious leader

  10. Applications from girls who do not fall into the above categories. 

Up to 63 selective places will be offered to girls who have passed the 11+ Exam Selective Test as administered by the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex and whose normal place of residence lies within the priority area. If two or more girls tie for the final selective place, then it will be awarded using the oversubscription criteria.

School Summary

St Bernard’s High School was founded in 1910 and is a Roman Catholic, partially selective girls’ school in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex with a mixed sixth form. The school specialises in the arts and science. It became an academy in 2011.

The school produces consistently high GCSE and A-Level results. In recent years, Year 11 students at St Bernard’s achieved a Progress 8 figure of 0.89, the highest score in Southend; this score placed St Bernard’s in the top 100 schools in the country. 

The school is part of the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex:

CSSE Members. (Source)

Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.

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

Exam Information

Exam style — The Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE).

Exam topics:

  • English and Verbal Reasoning

  • Maths and Non-Verbal Reasoning

Exam length — 2 × 1 hour exams (plus 10 minutes reading time).

Qualifying score —  303 (in past years a score of above 310 has ensured a place).

Other exam information:

  • The English paper will consist of comprehension, grammar and vocabulary, creative/extended writing, and applied reasoning (literacy and verbal). 

  • The Mathematics paper will consist of questions consistent with KS2 National curriculum and applied reasoning (mathematical/non-verbal).

  • The overall score will have a 50:50 weighting - English (50%) and Mathematics (50%).

  • Score will be aggregated and mathematically standardised for each candidate.

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Cheltenham College | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

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The papers we’ve shared below are in similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by Cheltenham College.

INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Model Answers

Mark Scheme

INDEPENDENT MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answers

Other Practice Papers and Answers

CAT4 EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions

CAT4 PARENT’S GUIDE

Parent’s Guide

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Exam Information

Exam style — School’s own exam and CAT4.

Exam types:

  • English

  • Maths

  • CAT4 (verbal, non-verbal, spatial and quantitative reasoning)

Exam length — 72 minutes (CAT4).

The CAT4 test is composed of 8 short tests assessing the following subsections of the four areas above:

  1. Figure Classification (10 mins)

  2. Figure Matrices (10 mins)

  3. Verbal Classification (8 mins)

  4. Verbal Analogies (8 mins)

  5. Number Analogies (10 mins)

  6. Number Series (8 mins)

  7. Figure Analysis (9 mins)

  8. Figure Recognition (9 mins)

Interviews — Applicants may be interviewed as part of the admissions process.

Pass mark — There is no fixed pass mark for the exams.

Other exam and entry information

  • The CAT4 Test is an online assessment that examines verbal, non-verbal, spacial and quantitive reasoning.

  • The English paper will test the child’s writing skills.

  • All entry exams are taken on the Year 6 Entrance Day in November.

  • A non-refundable fee is paid to the school for registration.

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