St. Paul’s Juniors 11 Plus (11+) Exam 2024/2025, Year 7 Entry – Key Details
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Introduction
St Paul’s Juniors is an independent school for boys in Barnes, London. It was established in 1881 and named Colet House in the honour of its founder John Colet, an English scholar and Renaissance humanist. Its extensive campus has a Grade II listed building at the heart yet features an impressive number of modern facilities, including a sports centre and a swimming pool. [1]
Pupils are taught a stimulating curriculum which comprises a plethora of disciplines, ranging from mathematics, computing and art to science, philosophy and French. The educational provision is both inspiring and challenging, enabling the school to not only maximise children’s academic abilities and learning capacity, but also help them develop an in-depth understanding of the world and its complexities.
The overall offering at St Paul’s goes way beyond national guidelines, and this is reflected in the activities programme, as well. The majority of clubs and societies aim to boost students’ abilities in parallel with their individual interests, engaging them in everything from chess and coding to debating and engineering. St Paul’s is also a designated Forest School, which gives the outdoor education programme a holistic dimension and ensures that children develop soft and practical skills through activities such as fire lighting, outdoor cooking, shelter building and outdoor art. [2] [3]
St Paul’s places tolerance and kindness at the centre of its ethos and a dynamic and stimulating curriculum at the heart of its educational philosophy. Leavers regularly access prestigious universities and thrive, making the most out of the qualifications they’ve acquired at one of London’s most beloved private schools.
St Paul’s Juniors 11 Plus (11+) Exam Information 2024
Address: Lonsdale Road, London SW13 9JT
County: Greater London
Admissions info: 11plusentry@stpaulsschool.org.uk or 020 8748 3461
School type: Boys’ independent day school
Number of students: 510 (approx.)
Open Day date: In the Autumn term
11+ Exam date (Stage 1): By December 2024
11+ Exam date (Stage 2): January 2025
Pass mark (Stage 1): Aim for 80%+ in our practice tests.
Pass mark (Stage 2): Aim for 85%+ in our practice tests.
Open Events for St Paul’s Juniors 11 Plus (11+) Entry
Open Morning will provide you and your child with the opportunity to explore the campus and meet key members of staff, as well as current pupils. Through a range of exciting activities, the event will help familiarise your child with the school’s atmosphere and some of the current pupils. Please click here for more details. You can view the school’s exact location on the map below:
St Paul’s Juniors 11 Plus (11+) Admissions
To register your child for a place in Year 7 and the entrance examinations, you should complete and submit this registration form. The registration deadline is in early November of the year preceding entry.
As part of the Stage 1 examination process, your child will be asked to take an online test (in early December). If he performs well, he will be invited to attend Stage 2 examinations (in January) consisting of written papers. Interviews will take place later the same month.
In case your son is offered a place, you will be asked to confirm it by the acceptance deadline in early March.
St Paul’s Juniors 11 Plus (11+) Scholarships and Bursaries
A number of Music Scholarships and Exhibitions are offered at 11+. The Scholarship award is worth £60 per annum, plus free tuition on two instruments. Exhibitions cover costs for tuition on one instrument only.
Bursaries are awarded on the basis of a means-testing, requiring full details of income and capital resources. The school assesses the merits of each individual application in November of the year before entry and offers financial support as appropriate.
Bursaries are reviewed each year and may vary in value, depending on changes in your financial situation. Please note that applications for these awards will be processed only if your son is invited to take the Stage 2 exam in January.
St Paul’s Juniors 11 Plus (11+) Exam Format
The St Paul’s Juniors Stage 1 11+ exam consists of the following test:
- ISEB Common Pretest
The online ISEB Pretest examines your child’s ability in skills such as numeracy, problem solving and vocabulary, with emphasis on how they think and respond to the curriculum. The test consists of modules testing Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
The St Paul’s Juniors Stage 2 11+ exam consists of the following tests:
- English
- Mathematics
The English paper examines both comprehension and writing skills, including inference, spelling, vocabulary and punctuation. Marks will be awarded for good use of imagination, creativity, form, purpose, organisation, cohesion and sentence structure.
The maths exam assesses problem-solving abilities and arithmetic skills. The paper will include questions on number, measurement, geometry, algebra and statistics.
Please see below for further details and recommendations on how to prepare for the St Paul’s Juniors 11+ entrance examination.
How to Prepare for the St Paul’s Juniors 11 Plus (11+) Exam
Our practice tests help students become familiar with the style and layout of the St Paul’s Juniors exams, which can help boost their confidence in the lead up to the big day. They cover all the question types that could be asked in the entrance exam and can be used to identify any weaker areas that require additional work.
Once you devise a specific study schedule and a structured approach towards 11+ exam preparation, you will be able to remove unnecessary stress from the preparation process and make it more manageable for your child.
We highly recommend that students take our practice tests under timed conditions to get used to answering questions quickly and under time pressure.
Our practice tests are age-appropriate, yet still challenging, corresponding perfectly with the demands of a competitive independent school’s 11+ entrance exam.
St. Paul’s Juniors 11 Plus (11+) Exam Pass Marks and Target Scores
Pupils who are able to score 80%+ consistently in our Stage 1 Practice Tests should be on track to make it through to Stage 2.
Pupils who are able to score 85%+ consistently in our Stage 2 Practice Tests should be on track to pass the St. Paul’s Juniors 11+ exam.
Whilst there are no guarantees, this has historically been a fairly strong indicator that your child should do well in the SPJ 11 Plus examinations.
Don’t worry if your child is not scoring well in our practice papers from the outset. With targeted practice and focus, it’s possible to make big improvements in a short amount of time!
St. Paul’s Juniors 11 Plus (11+) Exam Practice Papers
Stage 1 Exam
ISEB Pretest
The ISEB Pretest is a multiple-choice test that assesses four subjects: Mathematics, English, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning. To successfully prepare for this assessment, we recommend the following resources:
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 1
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 2
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 3
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 4
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 5
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NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 13
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 14
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 15
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The following video courses cover everything your child needs to know to do well in the ISEB Pretest:
ISEB Pretest Non-Verbal Reasoning Course
ISEB Pretest Verbal Reasoning Course
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Our Skill Practice products consist of focused tests that allow your child to improve targeted skills ahead of the ISEB Pretest:
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NEW ISEB Pretest English – Cloze Sentences
NEW ISEB Pretest English – Shuffled Sentences
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NEW ISEB Pretest 2D Non-Verbal Reasoning
NEW ISEB Pretest Spatial Reasoning
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Stage 2 Exam
NOTE: The following English and Mathematics practice tests are in standard format, which means that students need to write in their own answers rather than choose from a list of multiple-choice options. This matches the 11+ Exam format used by the school.
English
We highly recommend the following packs to prepare successfully for the St Paul’s Junior School 11+ English paper. They will help improve your son’s comprehension skills, such as inference, and writing skills, including spelling, vocabulary and punctuation:
Comprehension
11+ Complete Comprehension Guide
Writing
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If you’d like to have your child’s writing assessed and marked, you may be interested in our Writing Marking Service. Please click here to learn more.
Mathematics
We highly recommend the use of the following packs to help develop your son’s arithmetic and problem-solving skills within the examination context of the St Paul’s Junior School 11+ maths test:
Full Practice Tests
Skill Specific Practice
11+ Fractions, Decimals & Percentages
11+ Reflection, Rotation & Symmetry
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Interviews
This guide covers all the key concepts your child needs to be aware of for the 11+ Interview:
11+ Interviews – The Complete Guide
Our practice tests aim to show what sort of questions were included in St. Paul’s Junior School 11+ past papers. The information provided about St. Paul’s Junior School was believed to be correct at the time of publishing. However, please be aware of future changes. We advise you to contact the school directly if you are unsure of anything. School contact details are provided within the post.
Other entry points for St. Paul’s Junior School:
Click here to learn about Year 3 entry via the 7 Plus (7+) Exam
Click here to learn about Year 4 entry via the 8 Plus (8+) Exam
Click here to learn about Year 9 entry via the 13 Plus (13+) Exam
Click here to learn about Year 12 entry via the 16 Plus (16+) Exam
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