11+ PRACTISE PAPERS
When assessing pupils for entry into Years 7-10, the School will consider results obtained in the KES Entrance Examinations, the interview with a Senior Staff member and reports and references from the child’s current school.
All children applying for Years 7-10 will sit papers testing Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning and English, the latter comprising a Comprehension/ Literacy Skills paper and a piece of Creative Writing for Year 7 entry or a piece of Directed Writing and Essay for Year 8-10 entry. Full details can be found in our Senior School Entry Guide or by clicking the dropdown menus below.
To access the Practise Papers, please complete the short form below. After you 'submit' the form, you will be directed to a new webpage which contains helpful practise papers and links.
YEAR 7 EXTRANCE EXAM INFORMATION:
| Mathematics – 50 minutes |
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The entrance examination contains two sections: The examination is designed to contain content familiar to pupils working on topics from levels 4 and 5 of the National Curriculum, which includes the following general areas: |
| Verbal Reasoning – 50 minutes |
| A standardised test is used, which takes into account the candidate’s age on the day of the examination. |
| English – 50 minutes |
| The English Examination contains two sections: • Section A: Comprehension (25 minutes) • Section B: Creative Writing (25 minutes) The comprehension task will ask pupils to respond to a passage of fiction writing. There will be a mixture of short and long answers required assessing pupils’ ability to select information from the text, infer and identify technical features and literary devices used by the writer. They will be expected to comment on the meaning and effects of language choices. Pupils will be able to choose between two tasks in the creative writing section. They will be assessed on their ability to respond inventively to the task as well as on the quality and accuracy of their writing. Pupils are expected to craft their writing for effect using literary techniques/imagery, advanced vocabulary and a range of sentence types and structures as well as organising their ideas logically. Marks will be available for accuracy of spelling, punctuation and grammar as well as content. |
YEARS 8-9 EXTRANCE EXAM INFORMATION:
| Mathematics – 1 HOUR |
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When assessing pupils for entry into Year 7, the School will consider results obtained in the KES Entrance Examinations, the interview with a Senior Staff member and reports and references from the child’s current school. ENTRANTS TO YEAR 9 ENTRANTS TO YEAR 10 |
| Verbal Reasoning – 50 minutes |
| A standardised test is used, which takes into account the candidate’s age on the day of the examination. |
| English: A Piece of Directed Writing and a Piece of Creative Writing (45 minutes each) |
| Each candidate will be required to complete two tasks. In each section, they will have a choice of three questions. They should aim to write 1-2 sides of A4 for each. • After reading a stimulus text, write a persuasive speech, letter or article using information from the text as well as their own ideas. • Write a creative piece (narrative or descriptive). Candidates will be marked on content as well as quality of written expression and organisation of ideas. |
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