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The Blue Coat School β 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
The Blue Coat School β 11 Plus Admissions Process
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to The Blue Coat School?
Is The Blue Coat School Part of a Consortium?
Does The Blue Coat School Have a Catchment Area?
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Admissions Policy Information
The Blue Coat School β How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
11 Plus Courses and Classes
The Blue Coat School β 11 Plus Exam Information
11 Plus Exam Dates
September of Year 6
11 Plus Exam Format
English βοΈ
Mathematics β
11 Plus Exam Board
School written exams
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
There are two papers, each 50 minutes in length.
Exams are marked out of 300.
The Blue Coat School β 11 Plus Admissions
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to The Blue Coat 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 The Blue Coat School part of a Consortium?
The Blue Coat School is not part of a consortium.
Does The Blue Coat School have a catchment area?
The Blue Coat School does not have a catchment area. However, entry to the school is based firstly on the scores achieved in the 11+ tests.
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Where qualifying applications exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
Up to 27 places will be available to the highest scoring applicants who are eligible for free school meals and who achieve an Entrance Test score of 213 or more.
The remaining places will be available to all other highest scoring applicants.
Admissions Policy Information
The Blue Coat School β 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.
11 Plus Courses and Classes
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