Surrey 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.
The term “Surrey” is a misnomer, because none of the grammar schools commonly referred to as being in Surrey are administered by Surrey County Council. However “Surrey” is used as an umbrella term for the grammar schools in the London Boroughs of Kingston-upon-Thames and Sutton.
The Surrey grammar schools are among the most fiercely competitive for entry in the country, with as many as ten applicants for each school place.
Kingston-upon Thames Grammar Schools
The two grammar schools administered by Kingston LEA are Tiffin Girls’ School and Tiffin School (Boys).
Tiffin Boys School Admissions Information for September 2014 entry
| Places | 150 places in Year 7(Increased by 10 extra places). 1685 boys sat the test for entry 2012, 1521 boys sat the test for entry in 2011 and 1314 for entry in 2010 |
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| Closing date | Tuesday 10th September 2013 – for school’s own form (forms available from 15th April) The school’s preference is to register by Friday 19th July 2013 |
| 31st October 2013 – for Common Application Form | |
| Open Day | Tuesday 9th July 2013 (Eve) |
| 11+ test dates | Tuesday 8th October 2013 |
| Test Types | Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning, multiple choice format,each paper consists of 80 questions, 50 minutes each. Short practice papers before each test. |
| Examiners | GL Assessment (NFER – National Foundation for Educational Research) |
| Standardised Score? | Yes |
| Pass Mark | Places are allocated in descending rank order by score |
| Results | Sent to parents w/c 21st October 2013 |
| Allocations Day | 3rd March 2014 |
| Appeals | Timetable for appeals will be published on schools’ website from 28th February 2014 |
| ADMISSIONS INFORMATION: | Tiffin School |
| Recommended Practice Materials | Verbal Reasoning |
| Non-verbal Reasoning |
Tiffin Girls School Admissions Information for September 2014 entry
Tiffins Girls school have introduced a catchment area, please see the school policy for details here
| Places | 150 places in Year 7. More than 1600 girls sat the test for entry 2012. |
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| Closing date | Common Application Form – 31st October 2013 School’s Form – Friday 19th July 2013 – Stage 1 test Tuesday 10th September 2013 – Stage 2 test |
| Open Day | Tuesday 9th July 2013 |
| 11+ test dates | Test 1: Tuesday 8th October 2013 Verbal Reasoning & Non-verbal Reasoning, both multiple choice. Each paper lasts 50 minutes and consists of 80 questions A number of pupils will be invited back to sit test 2. |
| Test 2: Saturday 16th November 2013 Maths and English (reading and writing). It is not mentioned whether these papers are multiple choice or not. Invitations for test 2 will be sent the week commencing 21st October 2013. Candidates who are not sitting the test 2 will also be notified at the same time. |
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| Examiners | NFER – National Foundation for Educational Research (GL Assessment) write the stage 1 tests (Verbal and Non-verbal reasoning). These tests are exclusively written for Tiffin Girls and differs from tests publicly available. Test 2 (Maths and English) is written by the school. |
| Standardised Score? | Yes |
| Results | Stage 1 – w/c 21st October 2013- parents will be informed of the results of stage 1. Parents will be given the standardised mark of each of Verbal Reasoning and Non-verbal Reasoning, and also the combined standardised mark of both. Parents will be notified of the lowest mark to qualify for stage 2. |
| Stage 2- The results of stage 2 will be given on March 3rd 2014. Parents will be given their final combined mark and the final combined mark of the child offered the 150th place. | |
| Pass Mark | The candidates who score the same mark as the 400th candidate and above will be invited to sit Test 2. Only candidates who have been invited into the second stage should name the school as a preference on the CAF form. The weight of Test 1 will be 30% of the total score and Test 2 will carry 70% weight. Candidates will then be ranked according to final scores. |
| Allocations Day | 3rd March 2014 |
| Acceptance Deadline | 15th March 2014 |
| ADMISSIONS INFORMATION | The Tiffin Girls School |
| Recommended Practice Materials | Verbal Reasoning |
| Non-verbal Reasoning | |
| Maths | |
| English |
Sutton Grammar Schools
Admissions Information for September 2014 entry:
Sutton Grammar School, Wallington Country Grammar, Wilson’s School, Greenshaw High School
There are 5 fully selective Grammar Schools in Sutton. Each school up till now has set its own admission tests. This year Wallington County Grammar and Wilson’s school have joined Sutton Grammar School in their admissions procedure and will share the same two stage testing process (for entry 2014). Greenshaw High School, a partially selective school is also a part of this group; however they only have one stage testing and will not have a second test. All four schools will use the same Selective Eligibility Test. The 1st test will be on the same date. For the 2nd stage, Sutton Grammar school, Wallington County Grammar and Wilsons will each have its own date set.
Parents have to fill in a Supplementary Form to sit the Selective Eligibility Test(1st stage) which can be downloaded from any of the schools’ websites. Only one form needs to be filled in even if you are applying to more than one of the schools.
Each school will be administering the 1st test on the same day at the same time. Applicants will be allocated a venue that is nearest to them. All girls will sit the test at Greenshaw High School. It is not possible to request a venue.
It is estimated that there will be approximately 2500 applicants. Roughly 600 sitting the test at each school.
Children who pass the first test may be eligible for a place at Greenshaw High School. For Sutton Grammar, Wallington County and Wilson’s, they will be invited to sit a second test; ‘the entrance exam’ at each individual school. The dates for this test will be different for each school.
The Sutton schools are fiercely competitive, here are some numbers for previous years’ applicants:
Wallington County Grammar:
For entry September 2013 1,535 pupils were tested and 452 were eligible for a place
For entry September 2012 1,511 pupils were tested and 454 were eligible for a place
For entry September 2011 1,676 pupils were tested and 451 were eligible for a place.
For entry September 2010 1,663 pupils were tested and 498 were eligible for a place.
Wilson’s:
Approximately 1500 children sit the test each year
Admission Details for Sutton Grammar, Wallington County Grammar, Wilsons, Greenshaw for entry 2014
| Closing date | School’s Form: 17th September 2013 – for Sutton, Wallington County, Wilson’s 13th September – Greenshaw. Forms available from 1st May 2013 |
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| 31st October 2013 – for Common Application form | |
| Open Day | Greenshaw High School – Tuesday 17th September Sutton Grammar School – Thursday 12th September 2013 Wallington County Grammar – Thursday 4th July 2013 Wilson’s- Tuesday 2nd July 2013 |
| Test dates | 1st test (Selective Eligibility Test): Saturday 21st September 2013 (all schools) |
| 2nd Test(Entrance Exam), for those who pass the 1st stage: Sutton Grammar: Saturday 16th November 2013 Wallington County Grammar: Friday 4th October 2013 Wilson’s: Wednesday 9th October 2013 |
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| Test Types | The first stage will consist of 2 papers both multiple choice. Numeracy and Literacy. KS2 level. |
| The second stage will consist of 2 papers, these are not multiple choice. Maths- 40 minutes, KS2 English- Creative writing, 25 minutes, including 5 minutes planning time. |
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| Examiners | There is no indication of the examiners. On the schools’ websites, it is mentioned that there are no suitable papers |
| Test Results (1st test) | 26th September 2013 by email. Parents are not informed of scores or ranking only whether they have passed or not. Children who are unsuccessful are given marks. |
| Test Results (2nd stage) | Wilson’s: 18th October 2013 by email WCGS: after 22nd October 2013 Parents are not informed of scores or ranking only whether they are eligible for a place or not. |
| Allocations | 3rd March 2014 |
| Test Scores | A pass mark will be set after the test, allowing 600-700 children to pass The total aggregate score of both tests will determine the ranking. The score from the first test will be standardised and then added to the score of the second test. Three standardised scores will be calculated using 1) All multiple choice questions from the Selective Eligibility Test 2) The English paper in the second stage test 3) The Maths paper in the second stage test. The three standardised scores will be weighted in the ratio 4:3:3; an age allowance will be added and the total rounded to the nearest 4 marks. |
| ADMISSIONS INFORMATION | Greenshaw High School Sutton Grammar School for Boys Wallington County Grammar Wilson’s |
| Recommended Practice Materials | Maths |
| English |
School Information
| School | Gender | Places | Open Events |
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| Greenshaw High School | Mixed | Selective Places in Year 7:60 | Tuesday 17th September 2013 |
| Sutton Grammar School | Boys | Places in Year 7: 120 | Thurs 12th Sept 2013(eve) |
| Wallington County Grammar School | Boys | Places in Year 7:120 | Thurs 4th July 2013 (eve) |
| Wilson’s School | Boys | Places in Year 7:150 | Tuesday 2nd July 2013 |
Nonsuch High School for Girls Admissions Information for September 2014 entry
| Places | 180 places in Year 7.(80 places allocated irrespective of catchment area). 1350 girls sat the test in 2012, 1300 girls sat the test in 2011 , 1230 girls sat the test in 2010 and 1288 girls in 2009 |
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| Open Day | Thursday 11th July 2013 4.30pm to 9.00pm |
| Closing date | 13th September 2013 – for school’s own form (the form is available from 7th May 2013 from school’s website or LB Sutton website) |
| 31st October 2013 – for Common Application form (available from 2nd September 2013 from Local Authority Website) | |
| 11+ test dates | Saturday 28th September 2013 |
| Test Types | Verbal Reasoning and English both multiple choice(no Non-verbal Reasoning this year) The Verbal Reasoning is 50 minutes long. English comprehension will be either 34,40 or 45 minutes |
| 11+ Test Results | Posted w/c 14th October 2013 |
| Allocations Day | 3rd March 2014 |
| Appeals | The deadline for submitting Appeals every year is 26th April 2013 |
| Appeal Hearings | Appeals will be heard between 10th June and 21st June 2014. These dates are subject to change. |
| ADMISSIONS INFORMATION | Nonsuch High School for Girls |
| Recommended Practice Materials | Verbal Reasoning |
| English |
Wallington High School for Girls Admissions Information September 2014 entry
| Places | 210 places in Year 7. For 2013 entry there were over 1400 applicants and over 700 qualified. For admission in September 2010 there were 1452 applicants ,645 qualified |
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| Open Evening | Tuesday 2nd July 2013 |
| Closing date | 3rd September 2013 – for school’s own form |
| 31st October 2013 – for Common Application Form | |
| 11+ test dates | Saturday 14th September 2013 |
| Test Types | Verbal Reasoning, multiple choice, 50 mins, 80 questions. Maths (not multiple choice) 40 mins, 40 questions. (Sample papers are available on the school’s website) |
| Examiners | Verbal Reasoning produced by NFER (GL Assessment). Maths paper written by the School. |
| 11+ Test Results | Posted on or before Friday 11th October 2013 |
| Pass Mark | The top 100 places are allocated in descending rank order by score. 80 places are allocated in rank order from those living within the school catchment of 6.7km from the school’s front entrance and 30 places in rank order to those living within a 6km radius of the junction of Carshalton Road, Pound Street, Park Hill and Beynon Road in the London Borough of Sutton. |
| Allocations | 3rd March 2014 |
| ADMISSIONS INFORMATION | Wallington High School for Girls |
| Recommended Practice Materials | Verbal Reasoning |
| Maths |
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Page updated on 8th May 2013



