Immanuel College, Bushey 11 Plus (11+) Entrance Exam Information – Key Details
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Introduction
Immanuel College is an independent co-educational Jewish day school, located in Bushey, Hertfordshire. Settled on an 11 acre site dominated by Caldecote Towers, a Grade II listed 19th-century mansion, Immanuel is frequently ranked in the top 60 independent schools in the country.
The Senior School curriculum comprises English, Science, mathematics, Jewish Studies, Modern Hebrew, PE, art, computing, drama, French, Spanish, geography, history, music and photography.
A wide range of clubs and societies operate throughout the school, such as: Chess Club, Debating Society, Drama Club, Engineering Society, French and Spanish Club, ISoc (Israel & Middle East Society), LitSoc (Literature Society) and Model United Nations.
The school’s staff is of both Jewish and other backgrounds. The school, run in a manner mindful of the Torah, is a place where relationships are transformational and standards of conduct are high.
With a sense of communal belonging developed amongst students, the school ensures that they grow into moral and upright members of the community.
Immanuel College, Bushey 11 Plus (11+) Exam Information
Address: Elstree Road, Bushey Herts, WD23 4EB
County: Hertfordshire
Admissions info: sgreenfield@immanuelcollege.co.uk or 020 8955 8938
School Type: Independent co-educational day school
Number of Students: 700 (approx.)
Open day: Throughout the year
11+ Exam Date: January of Year 6
11+ Exam Type / Board: GL Assessment
Open Events for Immanuel College, Bushey 11 plus (11+) Entry
Immanuel College holds Open Days throughout the year. You can also visit the school on a normal working day. Please contact Admissions (Sarah Greenfield) to arrange a personal tour or fill in an online form available on the school’s website.
Immanuel College 11+ (11 Plus) Admissions
If you wish your child to join Immanuel College, you should fill in the application form available on the school’s website and return it to the Admissions Office.
The deadline for registration is on the last Friday of November of the year preceding the year of desired entry. Your child will then be expected to sit an examination set in January.
Immanuel College accepts mid-year applications if there is a place available in the required year group. Mid-year applicants will be expected to sit the appropriate entrance examination and attend an interview.
For more information about the examinations, please reach out to Head of Admissions.
If you want your child to be considered for the Immanuel Jakobovits Scholarship, you should indicate that in the Application Form.
Academic scholarships will be offered to children who prove to be academically gifted in the entrance examinations and/or perform exceptionally strongly in the optional Jewish Studies. Subject to satisfactory effort and behaviour, the scholarship will be re-awarded throughout your child’s school career.
Art Scholarships and Music Scholarships are also available. Each Scholarship is worth £2000 annually.
Anyone is able to apply for a means-tested Bursary. Please reach out to the Head of Admissions for more information.
Immanuel College 11 Plus (11+) Exam Format
The Immanuel College 11+ entrance assessment consists of:
- English paper (multiple-choice)
- Mathematics paper (multiple-choice)
- Reasoning papers (multiple choice)
- Jewish Studies Paper (for scholarship applicants)
The English paper is multiple-choice format, examining comprehension and technical English skills. The maths paper tests problem-solving abilities and arithmetic skills.
The Verbal Reasoning paper (multiple-choice) is primarily designed to test and assess your child’s logical thinking, use of English language and vocabulary. The Non-Verbal Reasoning paper (multiple-choice) is designed to test the ability to understand, interpret and problem-solve, testing logic and intelligence rather than knowledge. Spatial Reasoning will also be assessed. All the tests are created by GL Assessment.
Please see below for further details and recommendations on how to prepare for the Immanuel College 11+ entrance examinations.
How to Prepare for the Immanuel College 11 Plus (11+) Exam
Practice tests are an effective tool for preparation for the Immanuel College’s 11+ exam.
With the help of our practice tests, designed and formatted to match the actual exams, your child will learn to deal with various 11+ exam question types quickly and confidently.
The benefits for your child are numerous: the tests provide focused practice and familiarity with a wide variety of possibilities and examples, serving as an indicator of any weaker areas that require additional work ahead of the exam. We suggest starting early with your revision so that you have plenty of time to identify subject areas that need additional work.
Our practice tests are used successfully every year by tens of thousands of students targeting schools with a competitive entrance exam. They are age-appropriate, reflecting the demands of the actual exam.
The practice tests are challenging, and preparing for the 11 Plus can sometimes feel overwhelming. But once a carefully thought-out revision plan is implemented, students should find the process a lot more manageable.
Aside from getting used to answering the types of questions that may be asked on the big day, they also work on developing time-management skills, such as answering questions under pressure.
Please see below our recommended packs to help you prepare your child for the 11+ entrance exam at Immanuel College.
Immanuel College 11 Plus (11+) Exam Practice Papers
Recommendations for each part of the Immanuel College 11 Plus exam can be found below:
English
We strongly suggest the following packs in multiple choice format for successful preparation for the Immanuel College’s 11+ English paper. They will help your child further develop their reading comprehension skills, as well as their spelling, punctuation and inference:
Comprehension
11+ English Pack 1 (multiple-choice)
11+ English Pack 2 (multiple-choice)
11+ English Pack 3 (multiple-choice)
11+ English Pack 4 (multiple-choice)
Technical English
Mathematics
We highly recommend the use of the following packs in multiple-choice format to help develop your child’s arithmetic and problem-solving skills within the examination context of the Immanuel College’s 11+ maths test:
Non-Verbal Reasoning + Verbal Reasoning
To further develop your child’s Reasoning abilities ahead of Immanuel College’s 11+ entrance examination, we suggest that you make use of the following packs that cover all of the key question types:
Non-Verbal Reasoning: Practice tests
11+ Non-Verbal Reasoning Pack 1
Verbal Reasoning: Practice tests
Verbal Reasoning: Skill specific practice
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Anagrams
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Analogies
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Compound Words
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Embedded Words
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Form a Word
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Insert a Letter
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Letter Calculations
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Letter Sequences
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Move a Letter
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Number Calculations
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Number Sequences
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Shuffled Sentences
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Synonyms
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Word Completion
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Word Match
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Word Opposites
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Word Puzzles
11+ Verbal Reasoning: Word Relationships
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Why do some of the recommendations above show me grammar school papers?
The main difference between independent and grammar school papers is the question format. Independent schools usually assess with standard format questions, which means students need to write out full answers. Grammar schools usually use multiple-choice format questions.
Whilst Immanuel College is an independent school, they actually use the grammar school (multiple-choice) format for some of their exams, which is why they are included in the recommendations above.
Our practice tests aim to show what sort of questions were included in Immanuel College, Bushey 11+ exam past papers. The information provided about Immanuel College, Bushey 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.
