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

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KENT ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

The test papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to the Kent Test papers and those typically delivered as 11 Plus assessments by The Harvey Grammar School.

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About the School

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Address — The Harvey Grammar School, Cheriton Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5JY

Type of school — Boys’ grammar school

Cost — Free

Pupils in school — 1000+

Places available in year 7 — 150+

Average applicants per place — 3 or more

Catchment area — The Harvey Grammar School does have a catchment area which is based on distance from the school. It is made up of the District of Folkestone & Hythe.

The Harvey Grammar School Catchment Area.

Oversubscription policy — Before the application of oversubscription criteria, students with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which names the school and who have passed the assessment will be admitted. As a result of this the published admissions number will be reduced accordingly.

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

Children who are looked after and previously looked after children.
Children who reside in the District of Folkestone & Hythe - in the event of the number of successful students in Folkestone & Hythe exceeding the number of places available, the nearness of a child’s home to school will apply.
Other girls who satisfy the selection requirements, with those living nearest to the school being given the higher priority.

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School Summary

The Harvey Grammar School (HGS) was established in 1674 by the family of Dr. William Harvey. Today it is an all-boys’ grammar school in Folkestone, Kent. The school has an attached sixth form and became an academy in 2012. Pupils are split into four houses: Discovery, Endeavour, Resolution and Victory.

HGS specialises in sport and maths. It has been award Health Schools status and a Quality Mark. The school works with the local girls’ grammar school (The Folkestone School for Girls) to extend the range of sixth form programmes to students in both schools.

Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.

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

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Exam Information

There are two different 11 plus exams for entry to this school, The Shepway Test and the Kent Test. Both tests are different. Children must take both tests.

THE SHEPWAY TEST

Exam style — CEM Select

Exam topic:

Reasoning
- Verbal, non-verbal and spatial
English and maths
Creative writing

Exam length — 1 hour written exam. 45 minutes online exam.

Pass rate — Changes each year but is usually higher than The Kent Test as students do not need to achieve a minimum mark in any one section to pass (unlike the Kent test). As long as their overall mark is high enough, they are eligible for entry.

Other exam information:

The Folkestone School for Girls and the Harvey Boys Grammar School run ‘The Shepway Test’.
The written test is marked by the school. The online test is marked by CEM.
The written test consists of half an hour of creative writing and half an hour of other questions.
The online test is a computer based test which assesses verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and mathematics.
- The test consists of several sections. They are timed.
- The questions move between topics and are not split into separate sections.
The Shepway Test effectively gives students a second chance to show that they are of selective ability. Students only have to achieve the required standard on one of the tests in order to be deemed selective.
The Shepway test is held at the Folkestone School for girls.

The Kent Test

Exam style —GL Assessment/The Kent Test

Exam topic:

Reasoning
- Verbal, non-verbal and spatial
English and maths
Creative writing

Exam length — 2 x 1 hour exams + a 40-minute writing exercise.

Pass rate — In recent years, 15,000+ applicants took the Kent test; only 6,500 passed.

Other exam information:

The reasoning, English and maths tests are multiple-choice with a separate answer sheet.
The first test will be an English and Maths paper. Each section will include a 5 minute practice exercise followed by a 25 minute test. The English section will involve a comprehension exercise as well as some additional questions drawn from a set designed to test literacy skills.
The second test will be the reasoning paper. It will take about 1 hour, including the practice sections and questions. It will contain a verbal reasoning section and a non-verbal reasoning section of roughly the same length. The non-verbal reasoning will be split into short sections, administered and timed individually.
Finally, there will also be a writing exercise which will not be marked but may be used by a local headteacher panel as part of the headteacher assessment stage of the process. 40 minutes will be allowed for the writing task, including 10 minutes planning time.

Scores:

Your child will get three standardised scores (one for English, one for maths and one for reasoning) and a total (aggregate) score.
Standardisation is a statistical process which compares your child's performance with the average performance of other children in each test. A slight adjustment is made to take account of each child's age so that the youngest are not at a disadvantage.

Pass mark:

To qualify, children needed a total score of 332 or more, with no single score lower than 108. Test scores range from 69 to 141. The highest possible total score is 423.

If your child did not reach this threshold score and their primary school referred their case to the local Head Teacher Assessment Panel, the panel will have looked at their achievement in school and examples of their work, including the writing task completed on the day, before a final decision was made.

Please note that a score of over 332 does NOT mean your child is guaranteed a place at your chosen school.

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