Chesham Grammar School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

Oversubscription policy - Candidates will only be considered eligible for admission if they meet the required qualifying score of 121 in the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT).

Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:

Looked after children or previously looked after children.
Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care.
Children living in the catchment area of the school and who qualify for Free School Meals.
Siblings of children in Years 7 to 12 who are on the roll of the school at the time allocations are made and who will be on the roll of the school at the time of the proposed admission.
Qualified children of CGS staff employed on a permanent contract by the school for at least two years at the time of application, or where the member of staff has been recruited to fill a post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage. This does not include staff who work at or on the school site for other employers, nor the children of staff in another of the multi-academy trust’s schools.
Children living in the catchment area of the school. For applicants for Year 7 to be considered as ‘in catchment’, applicants must be able to provide evidence of their residency within the catchment area of the school continuously from October 31st the year preceding admission.
Children who have exceptional medical or social needs which can only be met at this school supported by evidence from an independent professional person.
Any further places will be offered in distance order using straight line distance between the family’s normal home address and the main entrance to the school on White Hill.

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School Summary

Chesham Grammar School is a mixed grammar school and sixth form which was founded in 1947. The school specialises in humanities and became an academy in 2011.

In recent years, around 70% of GCSE entries were graded 9-7 with almost half at grade 8 or 9.

Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.

Compare this school’s performance with other local schools here.

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Exam Information

Exam style — GL Assessment.

Exam types:

Verbal reasoning
Non-verbal reasoning
Maths

Exam length — 2 × 45 minute exams.

Qualifying Score — 121 or above.

This score is calculated by age-standardising the child’s scores and adding the marks from both exams together. The topics have the following weighting: 50% verbal reasoning; 25% maths and 25% non-verbal reasoning.

Other exam information —

The first paper includes: comprehension, technical English and verbal reasoning.

The second paper includes: non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths.

Questions must be answered in the separate answer booklet provided.

Score will be standardised.

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