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The New Schools Admissions Code, by law from 2012 , due to take effect for admissions for Entry in September 2013, states that schools must take all reasonable steps to inform parents of the outcome of tests before the closing deadline for applications on October 31st 2012.
There are 7 grammar schools in the geographic county of Devon, but there are three different admission authorities involved in the admissions process: Devon County Council, Plymouth & Torbay. There is also a “bilateral” school – Westlands School in Torbay.
Colyton Grammar School
Colyton Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in Colyford. The school is a Trust School and manages its own admissions. Parents should complete the CAF in the usual way. There are 120 places in Year 7. In 2010 there were 379 applications to the school.
Admissions Information for September 2014 entry
| Closing date for applications | 13th September 2013 for School’s own form |
|---|---|
| 31st October 2013 for the Common Application Form | |
| Open Events | Saturday 27th April 2013, Saturday 6th July 2013, Tuesday 9th July 2013, Saturday 7th September (all mornings) |
| 11+ test dates | Test on Saturday 5th October 2013. A Familiarisation test will be held in the morning of Saturday 21st September 2013 at the school. |
| Test Types | Verbal Reasoning, English and maths. The English and Maths papers test from the KS2 curriculum. Verbal Reasoning and Maths are multiple choice. English test consists of a comprehension with short answer questions and an extended piece of creative writing. |
| Examiners | GL Assessment (NFER) |
| Pass Mark | Places will be offered to those who meet the required standard in all 3 tests, in Verbal reasoning being the score achieved by the 120th candidate, in Maths also, the score being that achieved by the 120th candidate and a ‘pass’ grade in English. If over 120 students meet the required standard in all 3 tests, places will be awarded by rank order of combined VR and Maths scores. If fewer than 120 students meet the required standard in all 3 tests, those who meet the required standard in English and one other subject will be offered places in rank order of the combined Mathematics and VR score up to the 120th place. |
| 11 + Test Results | by 14th October 2013 |
| Allocations | 3rd March 2014 |
| Appeals | Deadline for application 1st April 2014 |
| Appeals Hearings | w/c 2nd June 2014 |
| Admissions Information | Colyton Grammar |
| Recommended Practice Materials | Verbal Reasoning |
| Maths | |
| English |
Plymouth Grammar Schools
Devonport High School for Boys admission information for entry September 2014
| Closing date for applications | Common Application Form 31st October 2013 |
|---|---|
| 6th September 2013 – Registration for Test. Registraton opens 15th April 2013 | |
| Open Events | Wednesday 3rd July 2013 (eve) Monday 8th July 2013 (am) |
| 11+ test dates | Saturday 21st September 2013 – Test 1 Saturday 28th September 2013 – Test 2 (2 papers) Practice exam on 15th June 2013 (results 26th June 2013) |
| Test 1 – Familiarisation & School’s English paper (written English) Test 2 – Maths & Comprehension (GL Assessment papers) |
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| Test Types | English & Maths . Both by GL Assessment and multiple choice. There will also be another English paper (testing composition skills) set by the School. |
| Examiners | GL Assessment/School |
| 11+ Test Results | Posted 16th October 2013 |
| Allocations | 3rd March 2014 |
| Admissions Information | Plymouth City Council |
| Recommended Practice Materials | Maths |
| English |
Devonport High School for Girls and Plymouth High School for Girls
Admissions Information for entry 2014
Both girls’ schools have made a change in the 11+ testing.
The test will now consist of Maths and English instead of verbal reasoning. The test dates are the same as the boys’ school but there is a slight variation in the order of the papers. See details below
Admission information for entry September 2014
| Closing date for applications | Common Application Form 31st October 2013 |
|---|---|
| 6th September 2013 – Registration for Test. Registration opens 15th April 2013 | |
| 11+ test dates | Saturday 21st September 2013- Test 1 Saturday 28th September 2013 – Test 2 Practice exam on 6th July 2013 (results 15th July 2013) Registration for practice exam by Friday 28th June 2013 |
| Test 1 – English Comprehension – multiple choice Test 2 – Maths multiple choice and local English (extended writing) (The local English test is not marked and is only used in the case of a dispute) |
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| Examiners | GL Assessment (NFER). Extended writing test is written by the school |
| 11+ Test Results | Posted 14th October 2013 |
| Allocations | 3rd March 2014 |
| Admissions Information | Plymouth City Council |
| Recommended Practice Materials | Maths |
| English |
School Information
| School | Gender | Places | Open Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devonport High School for Girls | Girls | 120 places in Year 7 |
Wednesday 26th June 2013 |
| Devonport High School for Boys | Boys | 174 places in Year 7 |
3rd July 2013 (eve) & 8th July 2013(am) |
| Plymouth High School for Girls | Girls | 120 places in Year 7 |
Thursday 27th June 2013 & Tuesday 24th Sept 2013 |
Torbay Grammar schools
Admissions information for September 2014 entry
| Closing date for Test applications | 13th September 2013 |
|---|---|
| Closing date for the CAF | 31st October 2013 |
| 11+ test dates | 21st September 2013 – Verbal Reasoning Test 1 & English test. 28th September 2013 – Verbal Reasoning Test 2 & Maths test. |
| Test types | Verbal Reasoning – two tests which are multiple choice, 80 questions and 50 minutes each paper. The highest scoring paper is taken as the final mark, the weak one is disregarded. Most children tend to do better the first time round. |
| English – There are two parts, comprehension and writing. There is a short break in between each paper. The comprehension is 30 minutes long. There s a passage of 1 or 2 sides of A4 paper to read and 20 multiple choice questions. There are 5 possible answers. The passages are numbered. The written part is 30 minutes long. The child chooses 1 out of 3 writing topics. There will not always be the option of writing a story; there may be a writing task to persuade, inform or report |
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| Maths paper is standard format not multiple choice and is 1 hour long. There are 34 questions. The paper is based on KS2 levels 1-5. It consists of the following: Number work – fractions, decimals,percentages,approximations and simple number patterns Shape, space, measures – perimeters, volumes, symmetry, angles, coordinates Data Handling – interpretation of statistical diagrams, Probality, mean, median, mode In addition, there will be some questions of a puzzle type nature to test problem solving skills. No calculators required. Children are encourage to show workings out (there will be space for working out) Information can be found from Torquay Boys Grammar website |
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| Examiner | Verbal Reasoning is GL Assessment (NFER) English and Maths are set jointly by GL Assessment and the schools |
| 11+ Test Results | 18th October 2013 |
| Pass Mark | Variable for Verbal Reasoning. A minimum of 50% score on both the English & Maths papers. Note that each school has slightly different variations on the way that children are deemed “selected”, and care must be taken to understand the required standard. |
| Allocations | 3rd March 2014 |
| Appeals | Closing date 15th April 2014. Appeals heard May/June 2014 |
| Admissions Information | Torbay Admissions |
| Recommended Practice Materials | Verbal Reasoning |
| Maths | |
| English |
School Information
| School | Type | Gender | Places | Open Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churston Ferrers Grammar School | Grammar | Mixed | 130 places in Year 7 | Thurs 27th June 2013 & Friday 13th September 2013 |
| Torquay Boys Grammar School | Grammar | Boys | 150 places in Year 7 | Tuesday 2nd July 2013 & Thursday 12th September 2013 |
| Torquay Girls Grammar School | Grammar | Girls | 120 places in Year 7 | 25th June 2013 & 10th September 2013 |
| Westlands School | Bilateral | Mixed | 220 places in Year 7, of which 50% are selective | Wednesday 19th June 2013 & Wednesday 11th September 2013 |
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Page updated on 18th April 2013
