11+ Wilts
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Wiltshire LA
Mr Robert Wolfson
Director, Children, Education and Libraries, The Department for Children, Education and Libraries, Wiltshire County Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JB
Telephone: 01225 713000
Fax: 01225 713982
Email: directorcel@wiltshire.gov.uk
Website: www.wiltshire.gov.uk
Wiltshire Grammar Schools
Bishop Wordsworth's School
Summary of the Deadlines:
| 1st September 2011 | Application forms, Prospectus, information leaflet and sample questions available from BWS and at the Open Afternoons. |
| Mon 26th - Fri 30th September 2011 | Open Afternoons at Bishop Wordsworth’s School. All from 2.00pm to 3.30pm. No booking necessary. |
| 31st October 2011 | Final date for return of Secondary Application form to Wiltshire, Dorset and Hampshire Councils. |
| 31st October 2011 | Final date for return of BWS Supplementary Application Form to the School. |
| Sat 26th November 2011 | 11+ test. |
| 1st March 2012 | National day for posting the offer of places from LA. BWS will also post results to parents on 1st March 2012. Please allow one working day for letters to arrive. |
The test consists of four papers:
| a | Mathematics (MA) | 50 minutes |
| b | English (EN) | 45 minutes |
| c | Verbal Reasoning (VR) | 50 minutes |
| d | Free Writing Paper | 30 minutes plus 5 minutes’ planning time |
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Click here for more in-depth information regarding the format of the tests (this will take you to the ‘Information Leaflet for Parents on the Late Eleven Plus’).
South Wilts Grammar School for Girls
A Summary of the deadlines
| 1st September 2011 | Application and registration begin. Prospectus, information leaflet and sample questions available from SWGS and at the Open Afternoons |
| Monday 26th - Friday 30th September 2011 | Open Afternoons at South Wilts Grammar School from 2pm until 3.30pm - no booking necessary. |
| 31st October 2011 | Final date for return of Common School Application Form to Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset Councils. |
| 31st October 2011 | Final date for the return of the SWGS Supplementary Registration form to the School |
| Saturday 26th November 2011 | 11+ Tests |
| Thursday 1st March 2012 | National day for posting the offer of places from LA. SWGS will also post results on Thursday 1st March 2012. (Please allow one working day for letters to arrive). |
If you have completed the application process and want to know more about the test itself, click here.
What does the test involve ?
The test consists of four papers :
- a. Maths (MA) - 50 minutes
- b. English (EN) - 45 minutes
- c. Verbal Reasoning (VR) - 50 minutes
- d. Free-Writing - 30 minutes plus 5 minutes' planning time
You can use BOFA 11+ to help prepare for the exam:
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Click here for more in-depth information regarding the format of the tests (this will take you to the 'Information Leaflet for Parents on the Eleven Plus'.)
What happens after the test has been taken ?
- The scores attained in the MA, EN and VR tests are standardised to make allowances for the child's age in relation to the ages of the other children and to give the three tests equal weighting. The standardisation and calibration are carried out by statisticians at GL Assessment. The three standardised scores are then added together to produce a final result.
- All candidates whose combined score in the MA, EN and VR papers reaches the standardised pass mark will be regarded as having passed the entrance test. Girls whose combined score falls below the standardised pass mark will be deemed to be unsuited to a grammar school course of education. It must be noted that normally more girls will pass the entrance test than can be accommodated and in these circumstances the oversubscription criteria and waiting list procedures will apply.
