Bexley 11+

Bexley 11+ - Children's Educational Material 11+ ^TM

Bexley has four grammar schools and schools use tests from CEM Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring.^® CEM^® Centre 11+ tests are not tutor-proof and are one of the easiest to prepare for. Complete solutions are available using WordBuilder.co.uk and CoolCleverKids.co.uk.

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The Bexley11plus website provides advice and information about 11 plus exams and Children's Educational Material (CEM) for the 11+

2023 Year 7 Entry for Bexley Grammar Schools

Registration	3 May 2022 to 1 July 2022
Test Dates	Tuesday 14 Sep 2021 morning and afternoon for non-Bexley primary school children. Wednesday 15 September 2021 for Bexley primary school children.
Results	October 2022
Test Supplier	CEM Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring^®, Cambridge (CEM ^®): CEM 11+ ® Weighting is 50% for verbal ability, 25% for numerical ability 25% for non-verbal ability. Each paper is approximately 50 minutes in duration and will be divided into timed sections, and instructions will be given on an audio soundtrack. Most questions are multiple choice and all answers are marked on a separate machine-readable answer sheet. There will be a short break between the two test papers.

You can apply for special arrangements if your child has a disability or special need

London Borough of Bexley Grammar Schools

Bexley Grammar School	PAN (Year 7)
Beths Grammar School (Boys)	190
Townley Grammar School (Girls)	210
Bexley Grammar School (Mixed)	192
Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School (Mixed)	192

The schools are selective with a distance based admissions system (except for the top 180 students). Places are allocated as follows: a qualifying mark is specified for each year. The top 180 students are guaranteed their first choice school. Then the remaining places are allocated by distance from the school.

Children attending schools in Bexley will sit the optional tests in their own school unless it is an Academy or faith school that does not offer the tests in school. In this case, children will sit the tests at one of the grammar schools. Children from schools outside Bexley will sit the tests in one of the grammar schools.

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Kent County Council will change the format of their tests and GL Assessment^® have been awarded a one year contract with option of renewal. The contract stipulates practice material must not be available for sale. A wealth of information relating to the Kent eleven plus is available from an independent website covering the Kent region: www.kentadvice.co.uk.

Click here for CEM 11+ ® test dates

11+ Preparation

Areas tested include English (Vocabulary: synonyms & antonyms; Comprehension; Cloze passages/text; Jumbled sentences); Mathematics including data processing, and Non-verbal reasoning.

There is no evidence any 11+ tests are tutor proof, nor tuition and preparation does not confer an advantage – the opposite is true.

Tests set by CEM ^® Centre for Education & Monitoring ® can be prepared for. There is a huge culture of preparation and tuition in Birmingham, Walsall and Warwickshire that have used tests for many years. Like most tests, those who prepare may significantly improve their chances of success. Schools prepare children for Year 6 SATs papers, and in the same way children can prepare for 11+ tests. Practise makes perfect. Remember, children are supposed to be stretched and some year 5 children undertake year 6 work and children in some schools undertake optional level 6 tests.

Recommended Preparation Material.

1. English and Verbal Reasoning is covered at WordBuilder.co.uk

PDF downloads from the shop at: Bexley11plus.co.uk or 11plus.eu

Booklet	Price
a. Ultimate Verbal Reasoning. 1,800 questions.	£5.99
b. Common Synonyms and Antonyms for 11+ & KS2 Sats (over 1,000 entries).	£4.99
c. Common Words With Multiple Meanings for 11+ & KS2 Sats (350 entries).	£1.99
d. Common Misspelled Words at Year 6 - KS2 & 11+ (over 250 words).	£1.49

2. Maths is covered at CoolCleverKids.co.uk

PDF downloads from the shop at: Bexley11plus.co.uk or 11plus.eu

Lesson Notes	Price
a: Ratio and Proportion Unit Method (Lesson Notes).	99p
b: Percentages (simple percentages) Lesson Notes.	99p
c: Percentage Multipliers Lesson Notes.	99p
d: Rules for Multiples of Numbers (Lesson Notes).	99p

3. NVR (Non-verbal Reasoning) is covered at CoolCleverKids.co.uk

Non-verbal Reasoning (NVR) Booklet	Price
Ultimate NVR: over 30 different types of NVR familiarisation questions.	£9.95

4. Mock Tests: Use Mocks in the Shop at: Bexley11plus.co.uk or 11plus.eu

Mock Test	Price
1. 11+ Progress Mock Pack 1. MF Test A & B. (Use as first test during Year 5).	£6.95
2. 11+ Progress Mock Pack 2. MF Test A & B. (Use as second test during Year 5).	£6.95
3. 11+ Progress Mock Pack 3. MF Test A & B. (Use as third test during Year 5).	£6.95
4. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 1. MF Test A & B. Multi-format (MF).	£6.95
5. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 2. MF Test A & B. Multi-format (MF).	£6.95
6. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 3. MF Test A & B. Similar to SWW 2 Jul 13.	£6.95
7. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 4. MF Test A & B. Multi-format (MF).	£6.95

11+ Testing

Register online between 4 May 2021 and 9 July 2021

this includes all children who attend primary schools in Bexley
test sessions will be on Tuesday 14 or Wednesday 15 September 2021
all registered children who attend a primary school in Bexley will sit the test on the morning of 15 September, either in their own school or in a test centre
all other children will be invited to one morning or afternoon test session on 14 or 15 September at a secondary school in Bexley

Bexley Test

There will be two test papers containing a mixture of questions on verbal reasoning and comprehension, non-verbal reasoning and mathematical reasoning.

Each paper is approximately 50 minutes in duration and will be divided into timed sections, and instructions will be given on an audio soundtrack.

Most questions are multiple choice and all answers are marked on a separate machine-readable answer sheet.

There will be a short break between the two test papers.

Free familiarisation booklets are available from this site and practice mocks are available from the shop.

CEM Centre for Evaluation
& Monitoring® CEM 11+ ® Tests

No official practice papers available
Short familiarisation papers provided.
Instructions played via CD
Most tests comprise of two 50 minutes tests answered in a separate answer sheet
Mixture of multiple choice and marking a number on answer sheets
Similar tests to GL Assessments®
Prepare using WordBuilder & CoolCleverKids
Practice mock papers from the shop

GL Assessments®
(NFER®) 11+ Selection Tests

Practice papers available
Kent County Council provides a long familiarisation paper
Multiple choice format.
No claim that children do not need to prepare or practice or claim test is tutor-proof
Similar to tests from CEM Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring®
Prepare using WordBuilder & CoolCleverKids
Practice mock papers from the shop

11+ Children's Educational
Material Recommendation

English and Verbal Reasoning:
WordBuilder
www.WordBuilder.co.uk

Maths &
Non-verbal Reasoning (NVR):
CoolCleverKids
www.CoolCleverKids.co.uk

11+ Practice Papers from
Children’s Educational Material for the 11+
are available from the shop.
Word lists, lesson notes and `Ultimate NVR` questions are available from the shop.

Free material on this website.

11+ Tourism: Free Mock Tests

Under the Greenwich ruling all children, of the appropriate age, have a legal right to take any 11+ exam set by any authority and cannot be denied the opportunity to sit an exam solely on the basis of their address.

The Office of the School Adjudicator (OSA) confirmed the right to use tests as free mocks and the right to take tests late. A Head Teacher of a grammar school has confirmed in writing: `Legally I cannot stop you entering your child for our test.' Late testing is also a legal right.

Many regions do not have catchment areas. Taking 11+ exams outside home catchments does not prejudice the balance and fairness of the testing, as tests are different. To make such a claim would imply a defunct testing process.

Note: Taking a "free mock" will cost the school money. But one would expect financially astute schools to consider the financial implications of setting an early test date. Common sense dictates an earlier test is likely to be used as a "free mock" and this has been well known to occur for many years. . The University of Durham® object to this strategy when it is a legal right. We cannot image why, as if the test is resistant to prepping, what difference would free mocks make? We believe there is no evidence that any 11+ test is resistant to prepping and practise will simply improve performance.

Click here for 11+ entry test dates (see which tests can be used as free mock exams)

CoolCleverKids
11+ Maths and NVR
CoolCleverKids.co.uk

The Maths site with NVR (Non-verbal reasoning) for Sats and 11+ preparation. Ideal for primary school education and selective school exams. Maths lesson notes; worksheets; presentations; games, & tests auto marked with explanations.

WordBuilder
11+ English & VR
www.WordBuilder.co.uk

Verbal reasoning and English for the 11+, Sats and private/independent school entrance exams as well as primary school. Spellings; definitions; meanings; synonyms; antonyms; cloze passages; jumbled sentences & comprehension.

Sats Papers
Year 2-6 & 11+
www.SatsPapers.org.uk

Information relating to Sats Tests. Free downloads of Sats papers covering Year 2 to 6 with no registration. Prepare for Year 6 level 3-5, level 6 & 11+ tests. Download the latest phonics tests.

ATA React
Free Android App
Google Play

Fun FREE Android App to test your thinking and reaction speed. Four fun games: colours; shapes; numbers and next letter. Stores score history. Ideal for Sats & 11+ fun whilst you prepare. Download from Google Play.

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11+ English (Verbal Reasoning)
online preparation with

Spellings; Vocabulary; Synonyms; Antomyms; Conundrums; Cloze Passages; Comprehension, and Jumbled up sentences. Ideal for 11+ tests set at the CEM Centre, at Durham University^®.
www.WordBuilder.co.uk

11+ Maths (Numerical Reasoning)
and NVR online preparation with

Free maths question generator
Lesson notes; presentations (videos); worksheets; games; Sats style tests from Year 2 to 6 including mental maths audio tests; private school 11+ tests, and CEM style past questions.
Now includes Non-verbal Reasoning.
Ideal for 11+ tests set at the CEM Centre, at Durham University^®.
www.CoolCleverKids.co.uk