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Hertfordshire (inc. L.B. Barnet & L.B. Enfield) 11 Plus

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 no fully selective grammar schools remaining in the county of Hertfordshire, but there are several high-performing partially selective schools. Competition for places is extremely fierce.

Hertfordshire operates a Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme, which includes the partially-selective schools in this section.

The schools that are, broadly speaking, treated as being in Hertfordshire (because of historic geographic links) are:

The South-West Herts Consortium Schools
Other partially selective schools in Herts that are not part of the consortium
Three wholly selective grammar schools in the London Borough of Barnet and one partially selective school
One wholly selective school (Latymer) in the London Borough of Enfield

South-West Herts Consortium Schools

Seven partially selective schools in south-west Hertfordshire administer their 11+ tests as a consortium, sometimes referred to as the South-West Herts Consortium of Schools. You will find detailed information about the entrance tests for the consortium schools, so only basic admissions information is provided here.

Key information for September 2013 Entry

Closing date for applications	31st October 2012 for the Common Application Form
Closing date for applications	Registration for test from 14th May – 15th June 2012 .Register online or download form from South West Herts Consortium
11+ test dates	Saturday 15th September 2012 – Academic Test(11+)
	Tuesday 11th September 2012 – Music Aptitude Test
	Friday 21st September 2012 – Queens’ Sports Aptitude Test
	Saturday 22nd September 2012 – Bushey Meads’ Technology Aptitude Test
	Monday 24th September 2012 – Second round of Music Tests
Test Types	Verbal Reasoning 1hr 15 mins (100 questions)- 30 mins for familiarisation and 45 mins test time. Maths 50 mins (50 questions). Information on the test and sample papers can be seen on Parmiters Website here or South West Herts Consortium
Test Results	Tuesday 9th October 2012
Examiners	Maths -NFER administered by GL Assessment. Verbal Reasoning – Moray House
Standardised Score	Yes
Allocations Day	1st March 2013

School	Gender	Type	Places	Open Day
Bushey Meads School	Mixed	Partially Selective	10% of places allocated on aptitude for technology; remaining places are allocated by “banding” based on the consortium tests	13th Sept 2012
Parmiter’s School	Mixed	Partically Selective	25% of places selected on general ability, 10% of places for aptitude for Music	27th Sept 2012
Queens’ School (Bushey)	Mixed	Partially Selective	262 places in Year 7. 35% of places selected on general ability, 5% for musical aptitude, 5% for sporting aptitude	Wed 3rd Oct 2012
Rickmansworth School	Mixed	Partially Selective	185 places in Year 7. 25% of places selected on general ability, 10% of places for musical aptitude	9th October 2012
St Clement Danes School (Chorleywood)	Mixed	Partially Selective	10% general ability, 10% musical aptitude	1st Oct 2012
Watford Grammar School for Boys	Boys	Partially Selective	190 places in Year 7. 25% of places selected on general ability, 10% of places for musical aptitude.	Saturday 6th October 2012
Watford Grammar School for Girls Granted Academy Status on 1 September 2011.	Girls	Partially Selective	180 places in Year 7. 45 (25%) of places selected on academic ability, 18 (10%) of places for musical aptitude. There were 570 applications in 2010.	Wed 10th Oct 2012

Other partially selective schools in Hertfordshire

School	Gender	Places & Info
Dame Alice Owen’s School (Potters Bar)	Mixed	32.5% of places selected for general ability, 5% for aptitude in Music Click here for more information and key dates
Bishops Stortford High School	Boys (Girls admitted to the 6th form)	155 places in Year 7, 5% of places selected for sporting aptitude, 5% for musical aptitude
Chancellors School	Mixed	180 places in Year 7, 10% of places selected for musical aptitude
Goffs School	Mixed	210 places in Year 7, 10% of places selected for linguistic aptitude
Hertfordshire and Essex High School (Bishops Stortford)	Girls (Boys admitted to the 6th form)	160 places in Year 7, 5% of places selected for sporting aptitude, 5% for musical aptitude
Hockerill Anglo-European College (Bishops Stortford)	Mixed	120 places in Year 7: 70 day places and 50 boarding places. 7 places allocated for linguistic aptitude, 3 places of musical aptitude and 2 places for aptitude in both subjects. Test date is 22nd Sept 2012
John Warner School (Hoddesdon)	Mixed	191 places in Year 7, 10% of places selected for aptitude in technology Tests are in Verbal Reasoning and Non-verbal Reasoning multiple choice.

London Borough of Barnet

The admissions brochure can be downloaded from the London Borough of Barnet website.

Henrietta Barnett School Entry 2013
(Please note: these dates are now confirmed, they have changed from the provisional dates previously posted)

Places	93 in Year 7
Open Day	28th June 2012 & 29th June 2012 Head Teacher Talks- 8th & 9th May 2012
Closing Dates	31st October 2012 for CAF form 11th July 2012 for Test Registration (Forms can be downloaded from the website from 16th April 2012)
11+ Test Dates	Monday 24th September 2012 Day 1 Tuesday 25th September 2012 – Day 2 (Candidates are allocated one date out of the two)
11+ Test Types	Tests have changed from last year. This year there is no Non-verbal reasoning paper. Both papers are to be sat on the same day instead of two separate dates
11+ Test Types	There are 2 tests, both will be on the same day. Test 1 – Verbal Reasoning , multiple choice Test 2 – Maths and English (two separate papers) All candidates will be ranked on the first paper. The first 50% will have their second paper marked. The result of the second test (both papers) will determine the final rankings.
Allocation	1st March 2013
Admissions	Henrietta Barnet

Queen Elizabeth’s School Entry 2013

Places	180 Boys in Year 7
Open Evening	Thursday 5th July 2012
Closing Dates	31st October 2012 for CAF form Monday 3rd September 2012 (Preferred date is 20th July 2012) for Test Registration (Forms available from 1st May 2012)
11+ Test Dates	Friday 28th September 2012
11+ Test Dates	Reserve Entrance Test- Friday 5th October 2012 (This date is for children who could not attend the first test due to illness etc)
11+ Test Types	Maths and English both multiple choice. Both papers will be sat in one session. (No Verbal Reasoning or Non- verbal this year)
Scores	Scores are standardised and then combined and then listed in rank order. Those who achieve the standard set by the Governors will be deemed to have met the standard required. In the event of applicants scoring the same mark, allocation will be determined by the distance to the school
Test Results	Posted to parents Friday 12th October 2012
Allocation	1st March 2013
Admissions	Queen Elizabeth

School	Gender	Type	Places & Test Info
Mill Hill County High School (MHCHS)	Mixed	Partially selective	240 places in Year 7. 10% of places are awarded for aptitude in technology, 10% for music and 10% for dance. Click here for more info
St. Michael’s Catholic Grammar School (Barnet)	Girls	Grammar, Roman Catholic faith school	96 places in Year 7. Tests: Verbal reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning, Mathematics, English Click here for more information and key dates

London Borough of Enfield

Latymer School

There is only one grammar school in Enfield, the Latymer School.

Testing is initially via a Non-Verbal Reasoning test . Candidates achieving the required score which is at least 72 out of 80 ( was 107 in 2009 & 2010) are invited back to take the Literacy & Maths tests.. In 2010 there were 547 children taking the second battery of tests.

Admissions Information for entry September 2013

Places	186 Boys in Year 7
Open Evening	10th & 11th September 2012. 12th & 13th September 2012 – School Tours
Closing Dates	31st October 2012 for CAF form 17th September 2012 – for Test Registration (photographic ID is required) (Note: forms available after 11th September 2012!)
11+ Test Dates	Saturday 6th October and Saturday 13th October 2012 – Non-verbal Reasoning (Candidates sit one test. Half on the 6th, half on 13th, by surname)
11+ Test Dates	26th November 2012- Literacy and Maths (Only children who pass the NVR are invited for this test)
11+ Test Types	Non-verbal Reasoning. (Those who pass the first test are invited to sit Literacy and Maths
Examiner	NFER (GL Assessment)
Scores	Those who score 72 or more out of 80 in NVR are invited to sit the 2nd test (Literacy and Maths)
Test Results	Posted to parents Friday 26th October 2012 (Children who are not going through to the second round are given the raw score and standardised score in NVR. Children going into the second round are not given their scores)
Allocation	1st March 2013
Admissions	Latymer School

Places are offered in the following order of priority:-

Those living within specific postcode areas
Up to 20 places with children who have an aptitude in music
NVR score.

Practice materials recommended by the school for the Non-Verbal Reasoning test are:

GL Assessment packs
Athey Educational Secondary Selection Portfolios (Non-Verbal Reasoning), Test Packs 4 and 7.
Relevant sections are those on Serial, Isomorphic, and Analogic Relationships, and Matrices.
Approximately 140 relevant questions per pack.

Other recommended materials:

GL Assessment NVR Explained
AFN
ElevenPlusExams Epapers
ElevenplusExams Software
Slough 11+ Tutors (see Free 11+ Practice)

For the Literacy and maths tests papers are available to purchase directly from the school and consist of:

6 past years Latymer entrance test mathematics papers and answers.
One sample literacy paper

School	Gender	Type	Places
The Latymer School	Mixed	Grammar	186 places in Year 7. (last year there were 180 places ). In 2011 there were 1675 applicants. In 2008 there were 1778 applications

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