King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls | Eleven Plus (11 Plus) Exam

September 25, 2024 The Exam Coach

King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls – 11 Plus Exam Information

11 Plus Exam Dates

September of Year 6

11 Plus Exam Format

English 📝
Mathematics ➗
Verbal Reasoning 🧠
Non-Verbal Reasoning 🎲

11 Plus Exam Board

GL Assessment

11 Plus Exam Pass Mark and Target Score

The pass mark for each year is decided after the tests have been marked.
The weightings are 50% for English and verbal reasoning, 25% for non-verbal reasoning and 25% for mathematics.

Other Exam information

All questions are multiple choice.
Students will sit two papers, each lasting 50–60 minutes.

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King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls – 11 Plus Admissions

How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls?

Applications to sit the entrance exam must be made on the school website over the summer before your child begins Year 6. You can register here.

You must also formally apply for a place at the school before midnight on the 31st of October (when your child is in Year 6) to be considered. You can find out more about applying for secondary schools in your local area here.

Is King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls part of a Consortium?

King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls is part of the West Midlands Grammar Schools’ partnership which is made up of the Grammar Schools in Birmingham, the Shropshire/Wolverhampton/Walsall Consortium and the Warwickshire Consortium.

Does King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls have a catchment area?

King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls does have a catchment area. However, entry to the school is based firstly on the scores achieved in the 11+ tests. The catchment area is made up of:

Birmingham: Alum Rock, Aston, Birchfield, Bromford & Hodge Hill, Castle Vale, Edgbaston, Erdington, Garretts Green, Glebe Farm & Tile Cross, Gravelly OFFICIAL Hill, Handsworth, Handsworth Wood, Heartlands, Holyhead, Kingstanding, Ladywood, Lozells, Nechells, Newtown, North Edgbaston, Oscott, Perry Barr, Perry Common, Pype Hayes, Shard End, Sheldon, Soho & Jewellery Quarter, Stockland Green, Sutton Four Oaks, Sutton Mere Green, Sutton Reddicap, Sutton Roughley, Sutton Trinity, Sutton Vesey, Sutton Walmley & Minworth, Sutton Wylde Green, Ward End, Yardley East, Yardley West & Stechford.

Sandwell: Smethwick, Soho & Victoria, St Pauls, West Bromwich.

Solihull: Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Kingshurst & Fordbridge, Smith’s Wood.

How Does Place Allocation Work?

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

Looked after children or previously looked after children who achieve the qualifying score. Applicants in this category will be ranked by test score and then by distance from the school.
Children who qualify for Pupil Premium who achieve the qualifying score and live within the school catchment area. Applicants in this category will be ranked by distance from the school.
If fewer than 25% of places are filled by applicants in category 2, offers will be made to children attracting the Pupil Premium who achieve the qualifying score and live outside the catchment area, until a total of 35 children attracting the Pupil Premium have been offered.
Applicants who achieve the priority score and live within the school catchment area. Applicants in this category will be given priority if they have an older sibling at the school; then ranked by distance from the school.
Applicants achieving the qualifying score. Applicants in this category will be ranked by test score. Where scores are equal, priority will be given to those with a sibling at the school; then ranked by distance from the school.

Admissions Policy Information

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King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?

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