11 +

Pupils transfer to secondary schools at the age of 11. Some children will take the 11 plus exam.

What is the 11 plus?

The "11 Plus" is an selective examination to determine which children should enter Grammar schools in Year 7.Up until the 1970's, every child in England and Wales had to sit the 11 Plus examination to determine which type of Secondary school they would go to once they had left their Primary School. Now a days only a few will take the exam.Grammar School places are offered to roughly one quarter of the year group in areas where the process applies.Approximately one quarter of Woodlands' pupils go to grammar school. (But it does vary from year to year - from about 20% to 30%.)

What does the 11+ test consist of?

This year the 11+ tests will consist of
(i) Verbal Reasoning Test (50 minutes- an 80 item test, multiple choice).
(ii) Non-verbal Reasoning Test (40 minutes - a 72 item test in multiple choice format).
(iii) Maths Test (60 minutes - 50 item test - multiple choice).Pupils also complete a piece of writing under test conditions.