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Private schools will publish on their website their 11 plus admissions policy. Also, an explanation of their admissions criteria. For example, here is the Highgate School 11 plus Maths criteria, 11 plus English test policy and 11 plus non-verbal reasoning test admissions criteria.
London 11 plus past papers
Here is a comprehensive list of London private school 11 plus test sample papers.
- Aldenham School 11 Plus English and 11 plus maths Alleyn’s School 11 Plus Past Papers
- Channing School Past Papers
- City London School for Boys 11 Plus Past Papers
- City of London School for Girls 11 plus
- Emanuel School sample 11 plus tests
- Forest School 11 Plus Past Papers
- Francis Holland School 11 Plus Past Papers
- Hampton School 11 Plus Admissions
- Ibstock Place School sample 11 plus
- James Allen’s Girls’ School 11 plus test samples
- Latymer Upper School
- Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School
- More House School (London)
- Northwood College
- Queen’s College London
- Queen’s Gate School
- South Hampstead High School
- St.James Senior Girls’ School
- St Paul’s Girls School
- St.Paul’s Juniors (Boys)
- The American School in London
- The Harrodian School
- Trinity School
- Westminster School
- Wetherby Senior School
- Wimbledon High School Junior
What is the 11 plus exam?
The 11 plus private school entrance exam consists of several 11 plus sub-tests:
- 11 plus Maths private school exam
- English 11 plus private school test
- 11 plus Verbal reasoning private school exam
- Non-Verbal Reasoning 11 plus private school test.
Most private schools generally create and mark their own 11 plus entry exams.
What level is the Common Entrance 11 plus?
- In summary, the 11 plus Common Entrance exam consists of 11 plus English, 11 plus Maths and 11 plus Science exams.
- These three 11 plus common Entrance exams are taken over two days.
- Each of these 11 plus Common Entrance exams is set at a high Key Stage 2 SATs level. There are extension 11 plus questions for the more able 11 plus pupils.
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