Parkstone Grammar School | Eleven Plus (11 Plus) Exam
Contents:
Parkstone Grammar School – 11 Plus Entrance Exam Information
11 Plus Exam Dates
11 Plus Exam Format
11 Plus Exam Board
11 Plus Exam Pass Mark and Target Score
Parkstone Grammar School – 11 Plus Admissions Process
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Parkstone Grammar School?
Is Parkstone Grammar School Part of a Consortium?
Does Parkstone Grammar School Have a Catchment Area?
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Admissions Policy Information
Parkstone Grammar School – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
11 Plus Courses and Classes
Parkstone Grammar School – 11 Plus Exam Information
11 Plus Exam Dates
September of Year 6
11 Plus Exam Format
English 📝
Mathematics ➗
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.
Other Exam information
All questions are multiple choice.
Students will sit three papers, each lasting 50 minutes.
Parkstone Grammar School – 11 Plus Admissions
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Parkstone Grammar School?
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 Parkstone Grammar School part of a Consortium?
Parkstone Grammar School is in the Dorset Consortium, which consists of Bournemouth School, Bournemouth School for Girls, Parkstone Grammar School and Poole Grammar School.
Does Parkstone Grammar School have a catchment area?
Parkstone Grammar School does have a catchment area. However, entry to the school is based firstly on the scores achieved in the 11+ tests.
Children living within the historic Borough of Poole or Poole postcodes BH12, BH13, BH14, BH15, BH16, BH17, BH18 and BH21 3 are given priority.
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Where qualifying applications exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
Girls who are looked after or who have previously been looked after.
Girls who live in the catchment area and who are currently entitled to the Pupil Premium.
Girls who live in the catchment area.
Girls who live outside the catchment area and who are currently entitled to the Pupil Premium.
Girls who live outside the catchment area in rank order of the entrance test scores, with those girls obtaining the highest scores given higher priority.
Admissions Policy Information
Parkstone Grammar School – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.
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