11 Plus Exam Registration Details

Almost every area and every school have different testing procedures, the format of the tests varies, and the admission rules for allocating school places are specific to the area or school.

Please ensure that you check with the admission authority (Local Authority) and on the schools’ own websites for the most accurate and up-to-date information.

Some steps to follow:

1. Go through the grammar schools’ information.
2. Shortlist few which you wish to aim for. This decision will also depend on catchment area rules. So please check that.
3. Try to find as much information as possible about these shortlisted schools
4. If available, attend open days and gather more information with all doubts answered
5. Fill up the registration forms for the shortlisted schools before the deadlines.
6. Make a final firm list of the schools for your choice for secondary admission. Keep some local state schools also in the list as a backup.
7. Check your council website about the CAF application. This is the form you must fill up with your council (normally 31st October) to give 6 choices of the schools in the order of your preference
8. Keep checking your communication with the school about test day information

You can find information about the registration deadlines for each school county wise in following pages.
Best wishes!
Team 11 Plus

Our catchment area is made up of an Inner Area and a Designated Area and girls living in these Areas are given priority. Disadvantaged children are given the highest priority in our oversubscription criteria: those who are looked after children or previously looked after children, those in the catchment area who are eligible for means-tested free school meals, or those in the catchment area who are registered as a service child at their current school.

The Stage One Test will consist of English and Maths questions that are marked by computer.

The Stage Two Test will be written tests in English and Maths and will be held in November 2023.

The test is made up of two papers: a multiple-choice Maths paper and a multiple-choice English paper. The tests do not include verbal reasoning or non-verbal reasoning.

“The Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning test will be one combined test paper of multiple-choice format set by GL Assessment. It will be 60 minutes in duration (30 minutes Mathematics & 30 minutes Verbal Reasoning) and the School will have no advanced knowledge of the content of this paper. The English paper will be set by the school and will include both reading and writing sections; it will be 60 minutes in duration (30 minutes) reading an extract and answering questions & 30 minutes writing”

There are two 60-65-minute papers with each paper consisting of a mixture of questions testing verbal, numerical and non-verbal reasoning. The verbal reasoning element includes English comprehension and reading skills. The eligibility score of 111 remains the same.

A child may only take the test once. The Entrance Test consists of 3 elements: English, Maths and Creative Writing. Children are expected to show ability appropriate to the Key Stage 2 curriculum. No additional preparation is necessary. All 3 will be tested on one day in September and all tests will take place at Reading School. There are no ‘practice papers’, but a familiarisation paper will be available on the website

There will be two tests each of length approximately one hour. There will be a short break between the two test sessions. Each test will assess Verbal, Non-Verbal and Numerical ability. Applicants are expected to show competence in skills appropriate to Key Stage 2 English and Mathematics, and to be able to apply these skills creatively.