11 Plus (11+) Grammar School Consortia in the UK: A Detailed Overview
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Introduction
In the UK, grammar schools typically form administrative groups known as consortia. These enable grammar schools to collaborate, pooling their resources, sharing best practices and exchanging expertise across the consortium. This collective effort empowers them to provide students with an expanded array of opportunities and support, thereby enriching the overall educational experience.
Additionally, grammar school consortia often establish common entrance examinations, ensuring fairness and consistency in the admissions process. This collaborative model showcases how schools can work together to provide high-quality education and equal opportunities for students within a specific area or region.
There are around 25 formal and informal consortia of schools currently operating in the country, overlooking the Year 7 admission of pupils to grammar schools in the specified regions. Read on to learn more!
Formal Grammar School Consortia (By Regions)
Essex Grammar Schools
The Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex, or CSSE, includes ten grammar schools from the Essex area, admitting pupils through an exam that covers English and Maths.
The English paper assesses:
✔️ Comprehension
✔️ Applied Reasoning
✔️ Creative Writing
The Mathematics paper assesses:
✔️ Topics from the KS2 National Curriculum
Essex CSSE 11+ Exam Date: September
The Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex runs its own test, also known as the CSSE exam. Below is a list of schools that comprise the CSSE Consortium, along with their latest Ofsted ratings:
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
Westcliff High School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Westcliff High School for Boys
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Southend High School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
St Bernard’s High School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Good
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Ofsted rating: Not available
Colchester County High School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
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Bexley Grammar Schools
The Bexley Grammar School Consortium consists of four high-performing grammar schools. They assess pupils using a standardised 11+ exam, which covers the following areas:
✔️ English Comprehension
These sections assess your child’s ability to understand and interpret written passages.
✔️ Verbal Reasoning
These sections test your child’s reasoning skills using language-based tasks, such as identifying patterns and completing analogies.
✔️ Mathematics
These sections assess mathematical skills, problem-solving abilities and logical reasoning.
✔️ Non-Verbal Reasoning & Spatial Reasoning
These sections test students’ ability to solve problems using visual and abstract reasoning, as well as their ability to understand and manipulate visual representations of objects and space.
Bexley 11+ Exam Date: September
The 11+ exam provider for schools in Bexley is GL Assessment. Below is a list of schools that comprise the Bexley Consortium, along with their latest Ofsted ratings:
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School
Ofsted rating: Good
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Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools
There are currently 13 grammar schools in the Buckinghamshire Grammar School Consortium. They all use a multiple-choice exam, also known as the Secondary Transfer Test (STT), which measures the following skills:
⇒ Verbal Ability – Comprehension, technical English and Verbal Reasoning
⇒ Non-Verbal and Numerical Ability – Non-Verbal Reasoning, Spatial Reasoning and Mathematics
The 11+ Secondary Transfer Test is weighted as follows:
✔️ Verbal Ability – 50%
✔️ Non-Verbal Ability – 25%
✔️ Numerical Ability – 25%
Buckinghamshire 11+ Exam Date: September
Buckinghamshire schools use GL Assessment as their 11+ exam provider. Below is a list of schools that comprise the Buckinghamshire Consortium, along with their latest Ofsted ratings:
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Dr. Challoner’s Grammar School
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Ofsted rating: Good
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Gloucestershire Grammar Schools
The Gloucestershire Consortium of grammar schools comprises seven schools that all use the same 11+ exam to assess pupils for entry. The exam consists of two papers for the following topics:
✔️ English Comprehension, Vocabulary and Verbal Reasoning
✔️ Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning (including Spatial Reasoning)
⇒ The English Comprehension sections evaluate your child’s proficiency in understanding and deciphering written texts.
⇒ The Verbal Reasoning sections gauge your child’s logical reasoning capabilities through language-based exercises.
⇒ The Mathematics sections examine your child’s mathematical competencies and problem-solving prowess.
⇒ The Non-Verbal Reasoning & Spatial Reasoning sections assess the capacity to employ visual and abstract reasoning, as well as the aptitude to comprehend and manipulate visual depictions of objects.
Gloucestershire 11+ Exam Date: September
Gloucestershire uses a GL Assessment 11+ exam. To learn about the schools that form part of the Gloucestershire Consortium, as well as their corresponding Ofsted ratings, kindly refer to the following list:
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
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Lincolnshire Grammar Schools
The Lincolnshire Grammar School Consortium comprises 15 schools. To assess pupils for entry, these schools use a standardised exam that tackles the following areas:
⇒ Verbal Reasoning
⇒ Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Reasoning
✔️ The Verbal Reasoning paper lasts around 50 minutes, testing pupils’ language skills and their ability to identify patterns, complete analogies, solve codes and make logical deductions.
✔️ The Non-Verbal Reasoning paper lasts around 40 minutes and includes Spatial Reasoning. It tests intelligence rather than acquired knowledge, alongside abstract reasoning, visualisation and problem-solving skills.
Lincolnshire 11+ Exam Date: September
Lincolnshire uses a GL Assessment 11+ exam for its selection process. For detailed information on the member schools of the Lincolnshire Consortium, along with their respective Ofsted ratings, please consult the list below:
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Inadequate
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Kesteven and Sleaford High School
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Alford
Ofsted rating: Good
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Horncastle
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Requires Improvement
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
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Kent Grammar Schools
Established in 2008, the Kent Grammar School Consortium administers a unified 11+ examination that’s used by all schools in the consortium and tests the following skills:
✔️ English and Mathematics
This is an hour-long exam divided into two sections for the relevant topics. Each section has a 5-minute practice exercise and a 25-minute test.
✔️ Reasoning
This is an hour-long test that focuses on Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Reasoning.
Kent 11+ Exam Date: September
The Kent grammar schools use GL Assessment as their 11+ exam provider. For details on the member schools of the Kent Consortium, along with their individual Ofsted ratings, please consult the list below:
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Faversham
Ofsted rating: Good
Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School
Ofsted rating: Good
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
The Folkestone School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Requires Improvement
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Ofsted rating: Good
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Good
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Slough Grammar Schools
The Slough Grammar School Consortium was established with the aim of simplifying the admissions process for grammar schools in the area. All of them use a single entrance test and success in this assessment helps students qualify for a place at more than one grammar school. The Slough 11+ exam consists of:
✔️ English
✔️ Verbal Reasoning
✔️ Mathematics
✔️ Non-Verbal Reasoning (including Spatial Reasoning)
All the papers feature multiple-choice questions, which means that answers are pre-set and students must select the correct option from the choices provided. This exam format is typical for grammar schools that admit students at 11+ level.
Slough 11+ Exam Date: September
The Slough multiple-choice exam has been created by GL Assessment. To learn more about the schools that form the Slough Consortium and their respective Ofsted ratings, please refer to the below list:
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
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South West Herts Grammar Schools
Schools in the South West Hertfordshire area form an administrative alliance that’s usually referred to as the SW Herts Consortium. All grammar schools in this area use the same entrance exam, consisting of:
✔️ A Mathematics paper
This paper is in the multiple-choice format and lasts approximately 50 minutes, assessing students’ mathematical skills, problem-solving abilities and logical reasoning.
✔️ A Verbal Reasoning paper
Also lasting approximately 50 minutes, this paper assesses language skills and the ability to think critically and analyse information.
South West Herts 11+ Exam Date: September
The SW Herts Consortium is made up of seven schools, six of which admit pupils based on academic ability, as assessed in the 11+ entrance exam. These are:
Croxley Danes
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
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Trafford Grammar Schools
Established in 1985, the Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium unites grammar schools in the area in an administrative alliance that also includes the use of a common entrance exam, known as the 11 Plus. This exam tests skills in the following areas:
✔️ Mathematics
✔️ Verbal Reasoning
✔️ Non-Verbal Reasoning, with elements of Spatial Reasoning.
Spatial Reasoning in this context refers to the ability to manipulate visual representations of objects and space. Required skills include: spatial awareness, visualisation and problem-solving.
Trafford 11+ Exam Date: September
The Trafford 11+ exam is produced by GL Assessment. We typically advise a score of around 75-80%+ in our practice tests to be on track to pass the actual exam. You can learn more about this by clicking the links below:
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
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West Midlands Grammar Schools
The newly established alliance amongst schools in the West Midlands region is designed to streamline the admissions procedure across the member schools. This collaboration enables students to be considered for a place at multiple grammars by sitting one single test. The West Midlands 11 Plus exam measures skills in the following areas:
✔️ English Comprehension
✔️ Verbal Reasoning
✔️ Non-Verbal + Spatial Reasoning
✔️ Mathematics
Each section spans roughly 50 minutes. A brief break will be provided between papers and candidates will be asked to record their responses on separate answer sheets. Every question will be in a multiple-choice format.
West Midlands Partnership 11+ Exam Date: September
Schools that form the West Midlands Partnership use GL Assessment papers for their 11+ exam. Please see below their most recent Ofsted grades:
Birmingham
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Good
Shropshire
Haberdashers’ Adams Grammar School
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Walsall
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Warwickshire
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
Stratford Girls’ Grammar School
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton Girls’ High School
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
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Wirral Grammar Schools
The Wirral Grammar School Consortium comprises four member grammar schools. All of these schools use a standardised 11+ exam, consisting of:
✔️ Verbal Reasoning section: Includes questions that test reasoning skills using language-based tasks, such as identifying patterns and completing analogies.
✔️ Mathematics section: Includes questions that assess mathematical skills, problem-solving abilities and logical reasoning.
✔️ Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning section: Includes questions that test students’ capacity to solve problems using visual and abstract reasoning, as well as their skill in understanding and manipulating visual objects and space.
Wirral 11+ Exam Date: September
The 11+ exam provider for schools in Wirral is GL Assessment. To learn more about each of these schools, please click the links below:
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
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Torbay Grammar Schools
Three grammar schools and one bi-lateral school in Torbay operate a coordinated 11+ entry scheme and use the same entrance examination, which assesses English and Mathematics through multiple choice questions. All 11+ candidates will be in Year 6 at the time of sitting the test.
Torbay 11+ Exam Date: September
The schools in Torbay use GL Assessment papers at 11+ entry. For more details about their entrance exam and each of their Ofsted grades, please refer to the below list:
Churston Ferrers Grammar School
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
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Medway Grammar Schools
There are six grammar schools in the Medway region and each of them administer the same 11+ entrance exam. Topics assessed in this test are as follows:
✔️ Creative Writing
✔️ Mathematics & Non-Verbal Reasoning (including Spatial Reasoning)
✔️ Verbal Skills
The Maths, NVR and Verbal Skills papers consist of multiple-choice questions, which require students to select the correct option from the choices provided.
Medway 11+ Exam Date: September
All papers for the Medway Selection Test have been produced by GL Assessment. For more details about the Medway schools and their Ofsted grades and entrance tests, please consult the list below:
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
Chatham Grammar School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Good
Holcombe Grammar School for Boys
Ofsted rating: Good
Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
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Redbridge Grammar Schools
Two grammar schools in Redbridge, Essex, use the same entrance test for Year 7 entry. Admissions are managed by the Local Authority: the London Borough of Redbridge.
The 11+ Redbridge exam consists of:
✔️ Paper 1: English and Verbal Reasoning
✔️ Paper 2: Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning (with elements of Spatial Reasoning)
The exam is in a multiple-choice format, designed to assess skills in an unbiased manner. Every question offers a set of answer options, from which students must select the ones they believe are correct. This format not only facilitates straightforward marking but also offers students a clear direction for each question.
Furthermore, test results undergo a comprehensive standardisation process, ensuring that scores are fair by taking into consideration the varying ages of the students. This age-weighting process ensures that younger students are not at a disadvantage compared to their older peers.
Redbridge 11+ Exam Date: September
The 11+ exam papers for both Redbridge schools are produced by GL Assessment. See below for more details about 11+ entry to Redbridge grammars and their most recent Ofsted rating:
Ofsted rating: Good
Woodford County High School for Girls
Ofsted rating: Good
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Dorset Grammar Schools
The region of Dorset is home to four grammar schools, two of which are based in Bournemouth and two in Poole. All of them use GL Assessment as their 11+ exam provider, assessing the following topics:
✔️ English – features questions for Comprehension, Spelling, Punctuation and Sentence Completion.
✔️ Mathematics – covers topics from the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum.
✔️ Verbal Reasoning – includes questions relating to words, letters and numbers.
Dorset 11+ Exam Date: September
All three tests are in multiple-choice format and last around 50 minutes each. For more details about the Dorset 11+ exam, please click the links below:
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Good
Wandsworth Schools
Schools in the Wandsworth district administer a multiple-choice test for Year 7 entry. Some of the schools use the assessment exclusively, whereas others use it in conjunction with their own aptitude exams. Pupils who attend a state primary school in Wandsworth are automatically registered to take the Wandsworth Year 6 Test, which includes:
✔️ A Non-Verbal Reasoning section, lasting for 55 minutes.
✔️ A Verbal Reasoning section, lasting for 50 minutes.
Wandsworth Schools 11+ Exam Date: September
The Wandsworth schools use GL Assessment as their 11+ exam provider. Click the links below to learn more about each of these five schools:
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Good
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
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Grammar School Tests in Other Regions
Barnet and Enfield (Hertfordshire) Grammar Schools
There are currently two grammar schools in Barnet, one in Enfield and one in Hertsmere. The 11+ exam formats of these schools vary, including multiple-choice and open answer papers.
✔️Henrietta Barnett School uses a two-stage exam. In the first stage, it assesses English, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning skills. Selected candidates will take a Stage 2 exam, consisting of standard format English and Mathematics tests.
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✔️ Queen Elizabeth’s School (QE Boys) evaluates English and Mathematics skills through multiple-choice papers, produced by GL Assessment.
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✔️ The Latymer School uses a two-stage exam. In Stage 1, the school assesses Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning skills using multiple-choice questions. In Stage 2, Latymer assesses English Comprehension in the standard format, and administers a creative writing task. Both stages take place on the same day.
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✔️ Dame Alice Owens’ School (DAO) administers a two-part entrance exam. In Part 1, the exam tests Verbal Reasoning skills using GL-style questions. The Part 2 exam covers English and Mathematics in the standard (open answer) format.
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For more details about these schools and their 11+ exam, as well as their Ofsted grades, please refer to the list below:
11+ Exam date (Round 1): September
11+ Exam date (Round 2): October
Ofsted report: Good
Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted report: Outstanding
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted report: Good
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted report: Outstanding
Berkshire Grammar Schools
There are two grammar schools based in Berkshire. Their exams differ, as one of the grammars opted for GL Assessment as its exam provider, whilst the other chose FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise).
✔️ Kendrick School administers two examination papers, which cover the following subject areas:
⇒ English
⇒ Mathematics
⇒ Verbal Reasoning
⇒ Non-Verbal Reasoning (with elements of Spatial Reasoning)
In the Kendrick exam, every question offers a set of answer options, out of which students must select the one they believe is accurate.
✔️ The Reading School for Boys 11+ exam consists of the following assessments:
⇒ English
⇒ Mathematics
⇒ Creative Writing paper
The creative writing paper in the Reading Boys exam is used to determine the ranking of pupils who performed well in the English and Maths tests.
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To learn more about the ethos of these schools and their admissions process, click on the below links:
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Bromley Grammar Schools
The London Borough of Bromley is home to two high-performing grammar schools, each administering a different 11+ entrance exam. However, both schools participate in the coordinated admissions process that’s operated by the London Borough of Bromley and follow the borough’s registration process. More details about their 11+ exam are available below:
✔️ Newstead Wood School measures pupils’ Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning skills at 11+ entry. Both tests are in the multiple-choice format and last 40-50 minutes each.
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✔️ St Olave’s Grammar School uses a two-stage entrance exam. In Stage 1, the school administers a Selective Eligibility Test (SET), consisting of multiple-choice questions for:
⇒ English comprehension
⇒ Mathematics
⇒ Verbal Reasoning
⇒ Non-Verbal Reasoning
The Stage 2 exam assesses English and Mathematics skills further, using a combination of creative writing, multiple-choice sections and open ended (standard format) questions.
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More details about both of these schools can be accessed by clicking the links below:
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
11+ Exam date (Stage 1): September
11+ Exam date (Stage 2): November
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Devon and Plymouth Grammar Schools
Four successful grammar schools operate in this region. Read on for more details about their 11+ exam format:
✔️ Colyton Grammar School use FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise) as their exam provider. The topics assessed are as follows:
⇒ English
⇒ Mathematics
There will also be a Creative writing task to help determine the ranking of 11+ candidates.
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✔️Devonport High School for Boys, Devonport High School For Girls and Plymouth High School for Girls administer a GL Assessment exam, testing skills in the following areas:
⇒ English
⇒ Mathematics
Application for admissions to any of the above grammar schools is made through the Local Authority directly. To learn more about their entry procedure, please click on the links below:
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Devonport High School for Boys
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Devonport High School for Girls
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
Plymouth High School for Girls
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
Lancashire and Cumbria Grammar Schools
There are four grammar schools in the Lancashire region and one in Cumbria. All of them use GL Assessment as their 11+ exam provider.
English, Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning papers in the multiple-choice format are administered by the following schools:
✔️ Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
✔️ Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
✔️ Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School
✔️ Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith also use GL Assessment, but their exam tests the following topics:
⇒ Verbal Reasoning
⇒ English
⇒ Mathematics
⇒ Non-Verbal Reasoning
The Lancashire grammar schools comply with the admission criteria as set out by the Lancashire Coordinated Scheme for secondary schools. Those applying for a place at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Cumbria should refer to Cumbria County Council. For more details about your preferred school, click the relevant link below:
Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Inadequate
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
Surrey Grammar Schools
Selective schools in Surrey are divided between two areas of the county: Kingston-upon-Thames and Sutton. Their entrance examinations differ, covering a varied range of topics.
✔️ The Kingston schools, Tiffin School and Tiffin Girls’ School, create their own exam, which tests skills in the following areas:
⇒ Stage 1: English and Mathematics – mix of multiple-choice and number grid response questions.
⇒ Stage 2: English and Mathematics – standard format questions and a creative writing task.
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✔️ The Sutton grammar schools also have a two-stage 11+ exam, with the exception of Greenshaw High School, who opted for the first stage only.
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More details about these schools, their ethos and educational philosophy, are available by clicking the below links:
Kingston-upon-Thames
11+ Exam date (Stage 1): October
11+ Exam date (Stage 2): November
Ofsted rating: Good
11+ Exam date (Stage 1): October
11+ Exam date (Stage 2): November
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Sutton
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
Sutton Grammar School for Boys
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
Wallington County Grammar School
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Wallington High School for Girls
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
Wiltshire Grammar Schools
Although the two grammar schools in Wiltshire both use GL Assessment, the format of their 11+ exam differs.
✔️ Bishop Wordsworth’s School (BWS) tests pupils using two papers that cover the following topics:
⇒ Paper 1: English and Verbal Reasoning
⇒ Paper 2: Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning (including Spatial Reasoning)
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✔️ South Wiltshire Grammar School for Girls administer three multiple-choice papers that test the following areas:
⇒ English
⇒ Mathematics
⇒ Verbal Reasoning
Both schools opt to use age-standardised exams so that scores are fair and comparable across the board, taking into consideration the varying ages of the students. This age-weighting process ensures that younger students are not disadvantaged in comparison to their older peers. More details about this assessment and the schools’ overall provision are available by clicking the links below:
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
South Wiltshire Grammar School for Girls
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
Wirral and Liverpool Grammar Schools
The Wirral region is home to two grammar schools that are not part of the Wirral Consortium. The Liverpool-based Blue Coat School is also not part of a consortium. The selection process for these schools incorporates GL-style/customised examinations set by the respective schools, as detailed below:
✔️ Wirral-based St. Anselm’s College produces their own exam which assesses English, Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning skills.
✔️ Wirral-based Upton Hall School uses a GL-style Verbal Reasoning exam to assess pupils for entry.
✔️ The Blue Coat School administers their own exam, consisting of papers for Mathematics and English.
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To learn more about these schools and their admissions procedures, click on the relevant links below:
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
Yorkshire Grammar Schools
There are six grammar schools in Yorkshire, divided across three Local Authorities, and they all use GL Assessment papers at 11+ entry. Their exams are as follows:
✔️ Crossley Heath Grammar School and North Halifax Grammar School use the same test format, which comprises an English and Verbal Reasoning paper and a Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning paper.
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✔️ Heckmondwike Grammar School uses a multiple-choice exam to assess pupils’ skills in English, Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
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✔️ Just like the Halifax schools, Ermysted’s Grammar School uses two multiple-choice papers to evaluate skills in English and Verbal Reasoning (Paper 1) and Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning (Paper 2).
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✔️ Ripon Grammar School’s 11+ entrance exam tests Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning skills.
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✔️ Skipton Girls’ High School uses a multiple-choice exam to assess Mathematics, English and Verbal Reasoning skills.
You can access further information about these schools in the below section of this article:
Calderdale
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Kirklees
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
North Yorkshire
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
11+ Exam date: September
Ofsted rating: Good
Source: Gov.uk
The information provided about grammar schools in the UK was believed to be correct at the time of publishing. However, please be aware of future changes. We advise you to contact the schools directly if you are unsure of anything. Contact details are provided within individual school posts.
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