Hertfordshire Southwest 11 Plus Exam Format

Background to the 11 Plus Exam in Hertfordshire – Southwest

There are six Grammar Schools in Hertfordshire – Southwest that children will need to take an 11 Plus Exam to get into.

Bushey Meads School

Croxley Danes Grammar School

Parmiter’s School

Queen’s School Bushey

Rickmansworth School

St Michaels Catholic Grammar School

Hertfordshire – Southwest 11 Plus Exam Format Details

In Hertfordshire – Southwest the Grammar Schools administer their tests as a consortium often called the South-West Herts Consortium of Schools and all has GL Assessment as their examination board. This exam includes:

• A mathematics paper lasting roughly 50 minutes
• A verbal reasoning paper lasting roughly 50 minutes

All students must aside from those applying to Bushey Meads School must take a written music test. This however does not require students to have any prior musical knowledge.

Bushey Meads offers an additional test which is completely optional called the Technological Aptitude Test, this includes:

• Two multiple choice papers based on non-verbal reasoning

Preparation for the 11 Plus Exam in Hertfordshire – Southwest

Firstly it is important to understand what preparation options you have and what might be the most suitable route to go down. Go forward to our 11 Plus preparation options page to understand what the options are and to start thinking about which one might be best for you.

If your child is in year three or four currently then you might also find it useful to understand what advice we offer parents who want to start helping their children at this stage.

If your child is in the latter stages of year four or in year five then we offer different advice designed to help families who are closer to the exam date.

If your child is part way through year five or quite close to the exam then we have tried to show how you can use the time you might have available most effectively.