Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, 11 Plus (11+) Entrance Exam Information
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Introduction
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS) is an independent boys’ school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. It was founded in 1591 by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I, upon the request of Wakefield’s leading citizens.
Pupils study maths, English, science, ICT, humanities, PE, MFL and RS, and enjoy a variety of after-class activities, such as Archery, Animation, Go-Karting, Rowing, Comic Making and Mountain Biking. Besides an array of extra-curricular activities (around 100), the school also provides boys with opportunities to visit exciting destinations such as France, Morocco and Ecuador.
The school’s motto ‘It’s a disgrace to be ignorant’ and its impressive number of notable alumni, including Joseph Moxon, mathematician and hydrographer to King Charles II, and Richard Henry Lee, signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence, are in full alignment with QEGS’ strong academic ethos. Whilst maximising intellectual potential within the pupil-centred learning environment, the school also ensures that boys adopt qualities such as tolerance, altruism and compassion, and thus meet its high standards of personal behaviour.
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, 11 Plus (11+) Exam Information
Address: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, 154 Northgate, Wakefield WF1 3QX
County: West Yorkshire
Admissions info: astuart-brown@wgsf.net or (01924) 373943
School Type: Independent day school for boys
Number of Students: 690 (approx.)
11+ Exam Date: January of Year 6
11+ Exam Type / Board: School’s own
Open Events for Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, 11 plus (11+) Entry
The school holds an Open Morning annually, allowing families to visit the school and meet the Head, staff and current pupils, as well as tour the campus and its many facilities. Additionally, your child will have the opportunity to get involved in workshops and a number of fun activities. Click here to register your interest.
Personal tours typically last one hour. They can be arranged with the Admissions Secretary, Mrs Anna Stuart-Brown.
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, 11 Plus (11+) Admissions
QEGS offers places on the basis of performance in the Entrance Examinations, an interview with a member of the Senior Management Team and references provided by your son’s current school.
The Entrance Examinations take place in mid January each year and are followed by some additional testing during the Spring and Summer Terms.
To register your child for the 11+ exam, you should complete and return an application form to the Admissions Secretary, along with the small application fee.
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, 11 Plus (11+) Scholarships and Bursaries
Foundation Awards are offered to children from low-income families, enabling them to benefit from a QEGS education.
Parents with a net income less than £50,000 per annum, including investments, assets or equity in property, will be considered eligible.
Awards typically cover 25%-75% of fees, with two free places available each year for pupils entering Year 7. They are reviewed annually, and may vary depending on your financial circumstances.
Applications for Foundation Awards should be made by the deadline in late December of the year preceding entry. For more details on how to apply, please visit the school’s website.
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, 11 Plus (11+) Exam Format
The QEGS Wakefield 11+ exam consists of the following papers:
- English
- Mathematics
- Non-Verbal Reasoning
- Verbal Reasoning
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 your son’s problem-solving abilities and arithmetic skills.
The Non-Verbal Reasoning paper measures his ability to understand, interpret and problem-solve, testing logic and intelligence rather than knowledge.
The Verbal Reasoning paper is designed to test and assess your son’s logical thinking, use of English language and vocabulary.
Please see below for further details and recommendations on how to prepare for the QEGS Wakefield 11+ entrance examination.
How to Prepare for the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, 11 Plus (11+) Exam
Our practice tests help students become familiar with the style and layout of the QEGS Wakefield 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. They are available for immediate download, print and use after purchase.
Our recommendations to help your child prepare for the QEGS Wakefield 11 plus entrance examination can be found below.
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, 11 Plus (11+) Exam Practice Papers
Recommendations for each section of the QEGS Wakefield 11 Plus exam can be found below:
English
We highly recommend the following packs to prepare successfully for the QEGS Wakefield 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
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 QEGS Wakefield 11+ maths test:
Non-Verbal Reasoning
To develop your son’s Non-Verbal Reasoning abilities ahead of the QEGS Wakefield 11+ entrance examination, we suggest that you make use of the following pack that covers all of the key question types:
11+ Non-Verbal Reasoning Pack 1
Verbal Reasoning
To prepare your son for the Verbal Reasoning paper, we strongly recommend the use of the following packs:
Verbal Reasoning: Skill specific practice
The following topic specific packs will help your son prepare for the various question types that could come up in the QEGS Wakefield 11+ Verbal Reasoning exam:
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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Our practice tests aim to show what sort of questions were included in Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, 11+ past papers. The information provided about Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, 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.
