Last week several newspapers reported that almost half of the children who took and passed the 11 plus (grammar school selection exam) were rejected because there simply weren’t enough places for them. Just under 30,000 children took the 11 plus and about 14,000 passed but many did not receive a place because they maybe lived […]
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Posts Tagged ‘11+’
Does passing the 11 plus exam guarantee a place at grammar school?
Wednesday, December 14th, 201111 plus – how best to prepare
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011The 11 plus (eleven plus) has just taken place in Manchester schools. If your child is in Year 5 then now is the best time to start preparing them for their 11+ next year. The 11+ (also known as the 11 plus or eleven plus) is an exam. Students take it in their last year […]
How to get a place at grammar school
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011Grammar schools have been around for hundreds of years. Since around the 1800s most grammar schools have required children to take an entrance test to see if they are suitable. Competition has always been fierce to get into grammar schools. In 1974, Grammar Schools were abolished and the modern secondary school came into existence. But […]
Grammar schools top popular schools list in Manchester
Thursday, December 16th, 2010In the last few weeks the most (and least) schools in Manchester have been revealed with grammar schools dominating the top spots. There are around 160 grammar schools in the UK and entrance to them usually depends on your child passing an entrance (or 11+) examination. In recent articles we’ve discussed which secondary school might […]
Independent School Entrance Tests
Friday, September 24th, 2010Passing the entrance test to get into an independent school is sometimes a slightly different business from passing the 11+ tests set by state grammar schools. Every independent school is free to set its own tests, and, although many use systems very similar to the 11+, some vary considerably. As such, if your child is […]
Tutoring for the eleven plus exam (11+)
Friday, November 6th, 2009The eleven plus (11+) exam has always been something of a hot political potato with the main parties agreeing that it should be phased out. The compulsory 11+ exam ended 40 years ago but there are still 164 grammars schools and 36 local authorities that have selective schools. In Manchester and Cheshire, especially in the […]