Eleven Plus Surveys

This is where you get to find out how you compare as a parent amongst your peer group. You can only vote once in each survey, once you have voted the screen automatically refresh and you will be able to see how your response compares with other parents.

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1. Do you intend to apply for a Grammar School, Independent Senior School or both?

Grammar Schools only
Independent Senior Schools only
Both
Not decided
Neither

2. What SINGLE FACTOR MOST influenced your decision when applying for your first choice school?

Current school Teachers/ Headmaster
Intended school Teachers/ Headmaster
Proximity to home
School League Tables (GCSE & A Level Results)
Other parents
Your child's own preference
None of the above

3. Do you think that 11 plus entrance examinations for Grammar Schools should be standardised across the United Kingdom (i.e. Each child sits the same subject disciplines, same format and same examination dates)?

Yes
No
Not Sure

4. Do you think that the Grammar School system should be abolished?

Yes
No
No Opinion

5. If you are applying for a Grammar School place for your child, did you or your partner as a child attend a Grammar School?

Yes
No
Not Sure

6. If you are applying for a Grammar School, are you satisfied with the information and assistance that your Local Education Authority have given you?

Yes
No
No Opinion

7. If you are applying for a Grammar School are you applying for any outside your Local Education Authority (LEA) area i.e. Outside the catchment area for the school?

Yes
No
Not Sure

8. If you are applying for a Grammar School how would you rate your child's chances of successfully gaining an offer?

Greater than 90%
Between 80% and 90%
Between 70% and 80%
Between 60% and 70%
Between 50% and 60%
Between 40% and 50%
Between 30% and 40%
Between 20% and 30%
Between 10% and 20%
Less than 10%
No opinion

9. If you are applying for a Senior Independent School how would you rate your child's chance of successfully gaining an offer?

Greater than 90%
Between 80% and 90%
Between 70% and 80%
Between 60% and 70%
Between 50% and 60%
Between 40% and 50%
Between 30% and 40%
Between 20% and 30%
Between 10% and 20%
Less than 10%
No Opinion

10. If you are applying for a Senior Independent School are you applying for a financially assisted place?

Yes
No
Not Sure

11. Have you engaged a private tutor for your child in preparing for the 11 plus exams?

Yes
No, but intend to
No

12. If you have engaged a private tutor approximately how much are you charged per hour?

More than £50 per hour
Between £40 and £50 per hour
Between £30 and £40 per hour
Between £20 and £30 per hour
Between £10 and £20 per hour
Less than £10 per hour

13. Do you think that private tutoring significantly enhances your child's chances in an 11 plus examination?

Yes
No
Not Sure

14. If you have already commenced preparation/revision, how many months before your child's first 11 plus examination did you start preparation/revision?

More than 2 years in advance
More than 1 year in advance
Between 9 months and 1 year in advance
Between 6 months and 9 months in advance
Between 3 months and 6 months in advance
Less than 3 Months in advance
Don't know

15. How much do you expect to spend in the preparation of the Secondary Entrance Examinations (11 plus) including the cost of any tutor?

Greater than £5,000
Between £2,500 and £5,000
Between £1,000 and £2,500
Between £500 and £1,000
Between £250 and £500
Less than £250

16. Would you consider sending your child to an intensive 1-week revision course for your child in the months leading up to the 11 plus examination?

Yes
No
Not Sure

17. If your eleven plus exams candidate child has older siblings, did he or she successfully gain a place at a Grammar/Senior Independent School?

Yes
No
Did Not Attempt
No Older Sibling

18. Do you think children from a private junior school (preparatory) have an advantage over children from state schools in gaining a place at a Grammar School?

Yes
No
Makes No Difference
No Opinion

19. Do you think children from a private junior school (preparatory) have an advantage over children from state schools in gaining a place at a Senior Independent School?

Yes
No
Makes No Difference
No Opinion

20. Which political party has the most credible education policy?

	20.2%	Labour
	37.1%	Conservative
	9.0%	Other Parties
	33.7%	No Opinion

This survey has been closed for public voting.

Thank You from the Eleven Plus Survey Team