Walsall 11+ & Wolverhampton 11+

Walsall 11, Wolverhampton & Shropshire + - Children's Educational Material 11+ ^TM

Walsall has two single gender grammar schools, Wolverhapton has one girls` grammar school and Shropshire has two single sex grammar school. The schools use tests from CEM Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring.^® They share the same test as the Torbay and Devon Consortium, which is held 2 days earlier, so content will enter the public domain. The schools do not have a catchment area. CEM^® Centre 11+ tests are not tutor-proof and are one of the easiest to prepare for. Complete solutions are available using WordBuilder.co.uk and CoolCleverKids.co.uk.

We guarantee your child will score the minimum qualifying score for a grammar school, if you use our online course and mock papers (all supplied), or your money back. Click here.

2023 Year 7 Entry for Walsall & Wolverhampton Grammar Schools

Registration	April 2022 to 4pm 1st July, 2022
Test Dates	Monday 12 September 2022. The same test is held in Torquay and Devon two days earlier, so content will be known.
Results	October 2022
Test Supplier	CEM Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring^®, Cambridge (CEM ^®): CEM 11+ ® Weighting is 1/3 for verbal ability, 1/3 for numerical ability 1/3 for non-verbal ability. Each paper is approximately 50 minutes in duration and will be divided into timed sections, and instructions will be given on an audio soundtrack. Most questions are multiple choice and all answers are marked on a separate machine-readable answer sheet. There will be a short break between the two test papers.

Grammar Schools In Walsall

Walsall Grammar School	PAN (Year 7)
Queen Mary`s Grammer School (Boys)	180
Queen Mary's High School (Girls)	150

Grammar School In Wolverhapmton

Walsall Grammar School	PAN (Year 7)
Wolverhampton Girls' High School)	180

2023 Year 7 Entry for Shropshire Grammar Schools

Registration	24th March 2022 to 1st July 2022 for Adams' Grammar School
Test Dates	Monday 12 September 2022. The same test is held in Torquay and Devon two days earlier, so content will be known.
Results	Mid-October 2022
Test Supplier	CEM Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring^®, Cambridge (CEM ^®): CEM 11+ ® Weighting is 1/3 for verbal ability, 1/3 for numerical ability1/3 for non-verbal ability. Each paper is approximately 50 minutes in duration and will be divided into timed sections, and instructions will be given on an audio soundtrack. Most questions are multiple choice and all answers are marked on a separate machine-readable answer sheet. There will be a short break between the two test papers.

Shropshire Grammar Schools

Grammar School	PAN (Year 7)
Adams’ Grammar Schools (Boys)	135 Up to 15 boarder places
Newport Girl’s Grammar School	90

Click here for CEM 11+ ® test dates

11+ Preparation

Areas tested include English (Vocabulary: synonyms & antonyms; Comprehension; Cloze passages/text; Jumbled sentences); Mathematics including data processing, and Non-verbal reasoning.

There is no evidence any 11+ tests are tutor proof, nor tuition and preparation does not confer an advantage – the opposite is true.

Recommended Preparation Material.

1. English and Verbal Reasoning is covered at WordBuilder.co.uk

PDF downloads from the shop at: Walsall11plus.co.uk or 11plus.eu

Booklet	Price
a. Ultimate Verbal Reasoning. 1,800 questions.	£5.99
b. Common Synonyms and Antonyms for 11+ & KS2 Sats (over 1,000 entries).	£4.99
c. Common Words With Multiple Meanings for 11+ & KS2 Sats (350 entries).	£1.99
d. Common Misspelled Words at Year 6 - KS2 & 11+ (over 250 words).	£1.49

2. Maths is covered at CoolCleverKids.co.uk

PDF downloads from the shop at: Walsall11plus.co.uk or 11plus.eu

Lesson Notes	Price
a: Ratio and Proportion Unit Method (Lesson Notes).	99p
b: Percentages (simple percentages) Lesson Notes.	99p
c: Percentage Multipliers Lesson Notes.	99p
d: Rules for Multiples of Numbers (Lesson Notes).	99p

3. NVR (Non-verbal Reasoning) is covered at CoolCleverKids.co.uk

Non-verbal Reasoning (NVR) Booklet	Price
Ultimate NVR: over 30 different types of NVR familiarisation questions.	£9.95

4. Mock Tests: Use Mocks in the Shop at: Walsall11plus.co.uk or 11plus.eu

Mock Test	Price
1. 11+ Progress Mock Pack 1. MF Test A & B. (Use as first test during Year 5).	£6.95
2. 11+ Progress Mock Pack 2. MF Test A & B. (Use as second test during Year 5).	£6.95
3. 11+ Progress Mock Pack 3. MF Test A & B. (Use as third test during Year 5).	£6.95
4. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 1. MF Test A & B. Multi-format (MF).	£6.95
5. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 2. MF Test A & B. Multi-format (MF).	£6.95
6. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 3. MF Test A & B. Similar to SWW 2 Jul 13.	£6.95
7. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 4. MF Test A & B. Multi-format (MF).	£6.95

Compromised 11+ Testing

Traditionally, the test was held in July of year 5 and promoted as a free mock exam. As a result, the test was moved back to year 6. This test is likely to be compromised as exactly the same test will be sat by children in Torbay/Devon.

The test supplier, CEM Centre, claim children cannot remember content to make a difference to late sitters. This is nonsense, and CEM have no evidence this is the case. There is clear evidence of the opposite, and we believe the CEM Centre unit is dishonest. They even provide services without written contracts and claim they have no record of contacts. We have severe doubts as to their honesty and integrity and there is clear evidence of dishonesty as to past ownership of copyright of tests.

Walsall, Wolverhampton & Shropshire Test

There will be two test papers containing a mixture of questions on verbal reasoning and comprehension, non-verbal reasoning and mathematical reasoning.

Each paper is approximately 1 hour in duration and will be divided into timed sections, and instructions will be given on an audio soundtrack.

Most questions are multiple choice and all answers are marked on a separate machine-readable answer sheet. There will be a short break between the two test papers.

Free familiarisation booklets are available from this site and practice mocks are available from the shop.

CEM Centre for Evaluation
& Monitoring® CEM 11+ ® Tests

No official practice papers available
Short familiarisation papers provided
Instructions played via CD
Most tests comprise of two 50 minutes tests answered in a separate answer sheet
Mixture of multiple choice and marking a number on answer sheets
Similar tests to GL Assessments®
Prepare using WordBuilder & CoolCleverKids
Practice mock papers from the shop

GL Assessments®
(NFER®) 11+ Selection Tests

Practice papers available
Kent County Council provides a long familiarisation paper
Multiple choice format.
No claim that children do not need to prepare or practice or claim test is tutor-proof
Similar to tests from CEM Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring®
Prepare using WordBuilder & CoolCleverKids
Practice mock papers from the shop

11+ Children's Educational
Material Recommendation

English and Verbal Reasoning:
WordBuilder
www.WordBuilder.co.uk

Maths &
Non-verbal Reasoning (NVR):
CoolCleverKids
www.CoolCleverKids.co.uk

11+ Practice Papers from
Children’s Educational Material for the 11+
are available from the shop.
Word lists, lesson notes and `Ultimate NVR` questions are available from the shop.

Free material on this website.

11+ Tourism: Free Mock Tests

Under the Greenwich ruling all children, of the appropriate age, have a legal right to take any 11+ exam set by any authority and cannot be denied the opportunity to sit an exam solely on the basis of their address.

The Office of the School Adjudicator (OSA) confirmed the right to use tests as free mocks and the right to take tests late. A Head Teacher of a grammar school has confirmed in writing: `Legally I cannot stop you entering your child for our test.' Late testing is also a legal right.

Many regions do not have catchment areas. Taking 11+ exams outside home catchments does not prejudice the balance and fairness of the testing, as tests are different. To make such a claim would imply a defunct testing process.

Note: Taking a "free mock" will cost the school money. But one would expect financially astute schools to consider the financial implications of setting an early test date. Common sense dictates an earlier test is likely to be used as a "free mock" and this has been well known to occur for many years. . The University of Durham® (former CEM owners) object to this strategy when it is a legal right. We cannot image why, as if the test is resistant to prepping, what difference would free mocks make? We believe there is no evidence that any 11+ test is resistant to prepping and practise will simply improve performance.

Click here for 11+ test dates (held during September to see which tests can be used as a free mock exam)

Historical Data for Walsall

What happens in Walsall on 11+ Testing day?

Children are met by members of the school at the front gate and taken in to the school and examination rooms. Parents do not enter the school. Children are picked up inside the school grounds from a defined area.

Results

An order of merit will be drawn up, based on the aggregate standardised marks in all three skill areas.

The schools do not provide a ranking or score. Letters may contain a statement as follows:

”I am pleased to inform you that, at the time of writing, performance in the Entrance Test indicates he/she would normally be offered…..

Queen Mary's Grammar School (Boys):

2018 entry: Lowest score: offer day: 337
2017 entry: Lowest score: offer day: 324

2016 entry Lowest Score: offer day: 321
Standardised mark range 2015 entry: 180-410 Lowest Score: offer day: 322

Standardised mark range 2014 entry: 185-420 Lowest Score: offer day: 320, after waiting list: 318
Standardised mark range 2013 entry: 180-415 Lowest Score: offer day: 325, after waiting list: 318

For 2015 entry, if your child scores less than 310 this year, they may struggle to cope with the content, level and pace of education at the school.

For 2014 entry, if your child scores less than 305 this year, they may struggle to cope with the content, level and pace of education at the school.

Queen Mary's High School (Girls):

2018 entry: Lowest score: offer day: 320 (300 pupil premium)
2017 entry: Lowest score: offer day: 320 (300 pupil premium)

Click here for 11+ entry test dates (see which tests can be used as free mock exams)

CoolCleverKids
11+ Maths and NVR
CoolCleverKids.co.uk

The Maths site with NVR (Non-verbal reasoning) for Sats and 11+ preparation. Ideal for primary school education and selective school exams. Maths lesson notes; worksheets; presentations; games, & tests auto marked with explanations.

WordBuilder
11+ English & VR
www.WordBuilder.co.uk

Verbal reasoning and English for the 11+, Sats and private/independent school entrance exams as well as primary school. Spellings; definitions; meanings; synonyms; antonyms; cloze passages; jumbled sentences & comprehension.

Sats Papers
Year 2-6 & 11+
www.SatsPapers.org.uk

Information relating to Sats Tests. Free downloads of Sats papers covering Year 2 to 6 with no registration. Prepare for Year 6 level 3-5, level 6 & 11+ tests. Download the latest phonics tests.

ATA React
Free Android App
Google Play

Fun FREE Android App to test your thinking and reaction speed. Four fun games: colours; shapes; numbers and next letter. Stores score history. Ideal for Sats & 11+ fun whilst you prepare. Download from Google Play.

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11+ English (Verbal Reasoning)
online preparation with

Spellings; Vocabulary; Synonyms; Antomyms; Conundrums; Cloze Passages; Comprehension, and Jumbled up sentences. Ideal for 11+ tests set at the CEM Centre, at Durham University^®.
www.WordBuilder.co.uk

11+ Maths (Numerical Reasoning)
and NVR online preparation with

Free maths question generator
Lesson notes; presentations (videos); worksheets; games; Sats style tests from Year 2 to 6 including mental maths audio tests; private school 11+ tests, and CEM style past questions.
Now includes Non-verbal Reasoning.
Ideal for 11+ tests set at the CEM Centre, at Durham University^®.
www.CoolCleverKids.co.uk