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NEW 11+ English GL Assessment Practice Tests for 2023 & 2024 Exams
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Independent Schools
Bancroft's School (Redbridge)
Bancroft’s School (Redbridge) – Sample 11 Plus English Writing Task 1 2022
Bancroft’s School (Redbridge) – Sample 11 Plus English Writing Task 2 2022
Bancroft’s School (Redbridge) – Sample 11 Plus English Paper 1
Bancroft’s School (Redbridge) – Sample 11 Plus English Paper 2
Bancroft’s School (Redbridge) – Sample 11 Plus English Paper 2016
Bancroft’s School (Redbridge) – Sample 11 Plus English Paper 2017
Chigwell School
Dulwich College
Dulwich College – 11 Plus English Specimen Paper A 2023
Dulwich College – 11 Plus English Specimen Paper A Mark Scheme 2023
Dulwich College – 11 Plus English Specimen Paper B 2023
Dulwich College – 11 Plus English Specimen Paper C 2023
Dulwich College – 11 Plus English Specimen Paper A
Dulwich College – 11 Plus English Specimen Paper B
Dulwich College – 11 Plus English Specimen Paper C
Dulwich College – 11 Plus English Specimen Paper
Forest School
The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2009
The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2010
The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2011
The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2014 Source
The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2014
The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2016
The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2017 Source
The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2017
Hampton Court House School
James Allen's Girls' School
King's College Junior School Wimbledon
King’s College Junior School Wimbledon – 11 Plus Sample Paper Section A 2023 2025
King’s College Junior School Wimbledon – 11 Plus Sample Paper Section A 2017 2019
King’s College Junior School Wimbledon – 11 Plus Sample Paper Section B 2017 2019
King’s College Junior School Wimbledon – 11 Plus Sample Paper Section C 2017 2019
King’s College Junior School Wimbledon – English Reading – 11 Plus Sample Paper 2015
King’s College Junior School Wimbledon – English Writing – 11 Plus Sample Paper 2015
The King's School Chester
The King’s School Chester – 11 Plus Sample Paper Extract 2018
The King’s School Chester – 11 Plus Sample Photo Extract 2018
The King’s School Chester – 11 Plus Sample Paper Questions 2018
The King’s School Chester – 11 Plus Sample Paper Extract 2019
The King’s School Chester – 11 Plus Sample Photo Extract 2019
The King’s School Chester – 11 Plus Sample Paper Questions 2019
The King’s School Chester – 11 Plus Sample Paper Extract
The King’s School Chester – 11 Plus Sample Paper Questions
The King’s School Chester – English Specimen – 11 Plus Sample Paper
The Latymer School
The Latymer School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 1 Extract
The Latymer School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 1 Mark Scheme
The Latymer School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 1 Question Booklet
The Latymer School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2 Extract
The Latymer School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2 Mark Scheme
The Latymer School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2 Question Booklet
The Latymer School – Creative Writing Mark Scheme
The Manchester Grammar School
The Manchester Grammar School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 1 2012 Mark Scheme
The Manchester Grammar School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 1 2012
The Manchester Grammar School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2 2012 Passage
The Manchester Grammar School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2 2012 Question Booklet
The Manchester Grammar School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 1 2011
The Manchester Grammar School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 1 2011 Mark Scheme
The Manchester Grammar School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2 2011 Passage
The Manchester Grammar School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2 2011 Question Booklet
The Manchester Grammar School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2010 Mark Scheme
The Manchester Grammar School – 11 Plus Sample English Paper 2010
North London Collegiate School
North London Collegiate School – 11 Plus English Sample Paper 2008
North London Collegiate School – 11 Plus English Sample Paper 2009
North London Collegiate School – 11 Plus English Sample Paper 2010
North London Collegiate School – 11 Plus English Sample Paper 2011
North London Collegiate School – 11 Plus English Sample Paper
North London Collegiate School – 11 Plus English Sample Paper
Oundle School
Oundle School – English – 11 Plus Past Paper 2020
Oundle School – English – 11 Plus Past Paper 2019
Oundle School – English – 11 Plus Past Paper 2018
Oundle School – English – 11 Plus Past Paper 2017
Oundle School – English – 11 Plus Past Paper 2016
Oundle School – English – 11 Plus Past Paper 2014
Oundle School – English – 11 Plus Past Paper 2013
Oundle School – English – 11 Plus Past Paper 2012
Oundle School – English – 11 Plus Past Paper 2011
Oundle School – English – 11 Plus Past Paper 2010
The Perse Upper School (Cambridge)
The Perse Upper School (Cambridge) – English Assessments – 11 Plus Sample Paper 1
The Perse Upper School (Cambridge) – English Assessments – 11 Plus Sample Paper 2
The Perse Upper School (Cambridge) – English Specimen – 11 Plus Sample Paper 1
The Perse Upper School (Cambridge) – English Specimen – 11 Plus Sample Paper 2
The Perse Upper School (Cambridge) – English Specimen – 11 Plus Sample Paper 3
The Perse Upper School (Cambridge) – English Specimen – 11 Plus Sample Paper 4
The Perse Upper School (Cambridge) – English Specimen – 11 Plus Sample Paper 5
The Perse Upper School (Cambridge) – English Specimen – 11 Plus Sample Paper 6
Sevenoaks School
Sevenoaks School – 11 Plus English Paper 2010
Sevenoaks School – 11 Plus English Paper 2011
Sevenoaks School – 11 Plus English Paper 2012
Sevenoaks School – 11 Plus English Paper 2013
Sevenoaks School – 11 Plus English Paper 2014
Sevenoaks School – 11 Plus English Paper 2015
Sevenoaks School – 11 Plus English Paper 2016
Sevenoaks School – English Sample Paper 2017
Sevenoaks School – English Sample Paper 2018
Sevenoaks School – English Sample Paper 2019
Sevenoaks School – English Sample Paper 2020
Sevenoaks School – English Sample Paper 2021
Sevenoaks School – English Sample Paper 20212
Solihull School
St Mary's School Cambridge
Sydenham High School
Trinity School Croydon
Independent School Boards
The North London Independent Girls' Schools' Consortium
Please note: this board is now uses online tests and is called 'The London 11+ Consortium'.
Group 1
Group 1 – 11 Plus English 2008
Group 1 – 11 Plus English 2009
Group 1 – 11 Plus English 2010
Group 1 – 11 Plus English 2011
Group 1 – 11 Plus English 2012
Group 1 – 11 Plus English 2013
Group 1 – 11 Plus English 2014
Group 1 – 11 Plus English 2015
Group 1 – 11 Plus English 2016
Group 1 – 11 Plus English Sample Paper
Group 2
Grammar Schools
Dame Alice Owen's School
Chelmsford Grammar School
Colyton Grammar School
Devonport High School for Boys
Devonport High School for Boys- 11+ Familiarisation English Test 2020
Devonport High School for Boys- 11+ Familiarisation English Test Mark Scheme 2020
Devonport High School for Boys- 11+ Familiarisation English Test 2021
Devonport High School for Boys- 11+ Familiarisation English Test Mark Scheme 2021
Devonport High School for Boys- 11+ Familiarisation English Test 2022
Devonport High School for Boys- 11+ Familiarisation English Test Mark Scheme 2022
Devonport High School for Boys- 11+ Familiarisation English Test 2023
Devonport High School for Boys- 11+ Familiarisation English Test Mark Scheme 2023
The Halifax Grammar Schools
Assessment/Exam Providers
CSSE
Official past papers
CSSE – 11 Plus English Paper 2019
CSSE – 11 Plus Continuous Writing Paper 2019
CSSE – 11 Plus English Paper 2019 – Marking Scheme
CSSE 11 Plus English Paper 2018
CSSE 11 Plus Continuous Writing Paper 2018
CSSE 11 Plus English Paper 2018 – Marking Scheme
CSSE 11 Plus English Paper 2017
CSSE 11 Plus – Continuous Writing Paper 2017
CSSE 11 Plus English Paper 2017 – Marking Scheme
CSSE 11+ English 2016 paper
CSSE 11+ English 2016 paper – mark scheme
CSSE – 11 Plus English Paper – 2015
CSSE – 11 Plus English Continuous Writing Paper – 2015
CSSE – 11 Plus English – 2015 – Marking Scheme
GL Assessment
Practice papers
Sutton Selective Eligibility Test (SET)
Publishers
Bond 11 Plus
Practice tests
Sample papers
CGP
Assessment tests
What is in the 11+ English exam?
The questions in an 11+ English paper depend on the school, area or exam board that has written the test.
As a general guide, the 11+ English exam usually covers the topics in the KS2 English syllabus, including topics taught at the beginning of Year 6.
Some schools also include questions on KS2 English topics that come up later in the Year 6 academic year. This means that students must learn these topics outside of school classes to prepare for the 11+ exams.
Here are the key tasks that are likely to come up in most 11+ English exams:
- grammar, punctuation and spelling exercises: students must demonstrate their knowledge of the English language up to KS2 level
- comprehension: candidates have to read an extract and answer questions
- creative writing/writing task: students have to write a story, article or diary entry based on a set of guidelines
Examberry Papers
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