Information on the Entrance Test

• The test assesses students’ verbal and non-verbal abilities, English skills and mathematics, and is provided by GL Assessment. 
• All questions are multiple-choice style questions.
• In one paper, students will be tested on their verbal skills (including comprehension, vocabulary and verbal reasoning).
• The other test paper assesses non-verbal reasoning and mathematical knowledge, skills and understanding. 
• Each test session will take around an hour. 
• At the beginning of each session there is time built in for the sharing of instructions and, for the non-verbal reasoning element, some worked examples. Students are allocated a total of 45 minutes to complete the tests themselves.
• GL Assessment is the largest independent provider of educational assessments in the UK, also providing assessment materials to schools in over 100 countries worldwide.  They have been developing selection assessments for over 40 years and provide tests to the majority of grammar schools in the country.  GL Assessment works hard to develop its material such that all children are able to demonstrate their levels of attainment and academic potential without excessive preparation. 

Familiarisation materials are available on the GL Assessment website via this link.
Please note that since 11+ tests vary from one area to another, the free familiarisation materials are generic and may differ from your own test's exact specifications. These differences may include the length of papers, the types of questions covered, and/or the level of difficulty.
 

Free Pupil Premium 11+ Familiarisation and KS2 Support
The Grammar Schools of Gloucestershire are committed to widening access through an extensive programme of outreach and support.

For the 11+ test, there are several providers offering familiarisation materials; accessing resources of this kind is a good way to familiarise children with the style of questions they may be asked in the 11+ and help build confidence ahead of their test.

We work with Atom Learning, an online 11+ preparation and Key Stage 2 learning platform, to provide children who are eligible for Pupil Premium with free familiarisation materials, including learning resources and practice questions covering English, Maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning, along with mock tests.

If your child has been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, please fill in the request form by clicking the button below; you will be given free access to Atom Home when your child’s Pupil Premium status has been verified by their primary school.
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