Guildford High School 11 Plus (11+) Entrance Exam Information 2024
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Introduction
Guildford High School is an academically selective, independent day school for girls aged 4–18. It was founded by the Church Schools Company in 1888 and moved to its current site, close to the town centre of Guildford, in 1893.
Today, the school has around 980 girls and belongs to the United Church Schools Trust (UCST), part of the United Learning.
Guildford High School’s mission is ‘to provide a first-class education for academically able girls’ and nationally-standardised test data shows that the ability of the girls at the school is well above average.
The Guildford High School website gives a good overview of the school’s ethos, curriculum and extra-curricular opportunities.
Guildford High School 11 Plus (11+) Exam Information 2024
Address: London Road, Guildford GU1 1SJ
County: Surrey
Admissions info: guildford-admissions@guildfordhigh.co.uk, 01483 562 475
School type: independent day school for girls
Number of students: 980 (approx.)
Number of places in Year 7: 100
Open Day date: Each term
Exam date: November of Year 6
Exam type / Board: CEM Select
Pass mark: Aim for 60%+ in our practice tests. See below for more details.
Guildford High School 11 Plus (11+) Open Events
Before applying for a place at Guildford High School, you are advised to attend one of the Visitors’ Mornings held regularly throughout the year. The events begin with an address by the Head, followed by pupil-led tours of facilities. Booking is required. You can view the school’s exact location on the map below:
Guildford High School 11 Plus (11+) Admissions
You may register your daughter at any time but, in order to take the entrance exam for a Year 7 place, she must be registered by 1st November before the year of intended entry. A non-refundable registration fee of £150 is payable.
There are approximately 100 places available in Year 7 at Guildford High School. Typically, around 40 of these places go to girls already at the school and the rest go to girls joining the school at 11+.
Guildford High School operates a selective admissions procedure. Decisions about whether to offer a candidate a place are made based on the results of an entrance exam, an interview and references from prior schools. Interview Day takes place in early January of the year of entry, including a number of activity sessions.
Guildford High School 11 Plus (11+) Scholarships and Bursaries
United Learning Assisted Places are available at 11+. These places are awarded on the basis of financial need. To be considered for an Assisted Place, an Assisted Place Application Form should be requested from the Admissions Office prior to the entrance assessment.
At 11+, Academic Scholarships worth up to a third of the fees are awarded on the basis of the entrance exam and interviews. All candidates attending the main entrance assessment day are automatically considered and there is no separate scholarship exam.
Music Scholarships are open to girls who have satisfied the normal academic entrance requirements and have reached Grade 4–5 for their orchestral instrument. Their playing should be of Distinction quality. The auditions take place in January.
Guildford High School 11 Plus (11+) Exam Format
The 11+ entrance exam consists of:
- CEM Select
CEM Select is an online test which assesses Verbal, Non-Verbal and Numerical Ability through a series of short, online modules.
Please see below for further details and recommendations on how to prepare for the Guildford High School 11+ examination.
How to Prepare for the Guildford High School 11 Plus (11+) Exam
Our practice tests can be used to build confidence before the exam. They cover all the key skills 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.
Guildford High School 11 Plus (11+) Exam Pass Marks and Target Scores
Guildford High School use the online CEM Select exam to assess 11+ applicants. CEM Select is a unique test, which is highly time pressured. Students are not expected to answer all the questions. To learn more about how to approach this test, please click here.
In terms of pass marks, 60%+ is considered an excellent score and 50%+ is considered a very good score. While there are no guarantees, this has historically been a fairly strong indicator that your child should do well in the Guildford High 11+ exam.
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!
Guildford High School 11 Plus (11+) Exam Practice Tests
CEM Select
The following full practice online tests are specifically designed to help your child become familiar with the demands of the Guildford High School CEM Select assessment:
Full Practice
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The following resources consist of focused tests that allow students to target specific question formats that appear in CEM Select:
Skill Practice: Verbal Ability
CEM Select – Comprehension Pack 1
CEM Select – Comprehension Pack 2
CEM Select – Missing Words Pack 1
CEM Select – Missing Words Pack 2
CEM Select – Shuffled Sentences
CEM Select – Letter Connections
CEM Select – Multiple Meanings
Skill Practice: Non-Verbal Ability
Skill Practice: Numerical Ability
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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 Guildford High School 11+ past papers. The information provided about Guildford High 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 Guildford High 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
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