Common entrance (11+)
The 11+, or commonly known as Eleven Plus exam is a selective entrance exam taken by year 6 students in England. It is used by grammar and selective schools to assess applying students' abilities and potentials across various areas.
What is the Eleven Plus exam?
Though it was compulsory for all students until 1976, the Eleven Plus exam is currently only used by grammar schools and independent selective schools to identify academic ability. There are over 150 grammar schools in England, all of which use selective exams to pick out the very best of students leaving primary school. Though every school has a slightly varied examination procedure, they all test four common areas:
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Verbal reasoning
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Non-verbal reasoning
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Maths
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English
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You can find out more about each section by reading the additional information provided on this page.
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English
Some of the areas we cover include:
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Comprehension
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Writing
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Spelling (identification)
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Punctuation
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Grammar
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Verbal reasoning
Some of the areas we cover include:
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Logical thinking and problem-solving
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Identifying patterns and rules
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Determining word meaning
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Spelling accurately
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Basic maths skills
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Working systematically
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Maths
Some of the areas we cover include:
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Multiplication and division
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Four number operations
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Number relationships
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Measurements
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Pental arithmetic
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Geometry
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Data handling
Non-verbal reasoning
Some of the areas we cover include:
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Processing graphic or pictorial information
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Understand how objects relate to each other in space
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Identify patterns and rules
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Apply maths skills, including rotation, reflection and symmetry
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