Mock 11 Plus Test
Sessions
Mocks for the GL 11 Plus
Book a Mock 11+ Session in Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield School of Education is an experienced provider of Mock 11 Plus Test sessions in Beaconsfield for the Bucks 11 Plus. There are two Mock Tests in each session, mirroring the real 11 Plus. There are six Mock 11 Plus Tests in all, Mocks A - F. They have been carefully developed to reflect the level and content of the GL 11 Plus. Session results are analysed year on year to ensure that the level of all six Mock Tests is consistent.
BSE's 2020 Mock 11 Plus Test Sessions were all fully booked. We recommend booking early if you want to register your child for this summer's Mocks. You can book below now.
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COVID-19 Measures
The Sessions take place in a spacious Hall setting. Measures will be in place to reflect the latest government regulations. Parents are informed about these approximately one week before the Session and again the day before the Session if there are any changes.
Book a Mock 11 Plus Test Session
- Session 1 - Sunday, 11 July, 2.20pm-4.45pm
- Session 2 - Saturday, 07 August, 10.20am-12.45pm
- Session 3 - Sunday, 08 August, 2.20pm-4.45pm
- Session 4 - Saturday, 14 August, 10.20am-12.45pm
- Session 5 - Saturday, 21 August, 10.20am-12.45pm
- Session 6 - Sunday, 22 August, 2.20pm-4.45pm
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Our Mock 11 Plus Test Sessions take place in Beaconsfield Old Town, less than 5 minutes from Junction 2 of the M40.
Beaconsfield School of Education Mock 11 Plus Sessions in Beaconsfield enable
children to experience being tested in a formal examination setting. They gain
confidence by learning more about what to expect in the 11 Plus exam. They gain insight
into the need to answer questions quickly but accurately. They also get invaluable
practice of entering answers onto a separate Answer Sheet and following recorded
instructions.
The Mock 11+ Test Session Venue
Main Hall, The Fitzwilliams Centre, Windsor End, Beaconsfield, HP9 2JW
- Modern Main Hall setting
- Garden-facing open doors and windows (COVID-19 measures)
- Large enclosed garden for break time - in the real test children usually have a playground break between the two tests
- Unrestricted free car parking in Beaconsfield Old Town and around the Session venue
- Convenient Saturday and Sunday schedules
- Excellent value for money
Many features of the Bucks
11 Plus test are reflected in our Mock 11 Plus Test Sessions. These include:
- two GL Assessment-style multiple-choice tests of approximately 60 minutes each
- Bucks 11+ exam format: Paper 1: Comprehension/English/VR Paper 2: NVR/Spatial/Maths
- GL Assessment-style Answer Sheets
- GL Assessment-style Verbal Reasoning
- Practice Questions included, as in the real GL Assessment® 11 Plus
- separate Question Booklets and Answer Sheets
- recorded test instructions
- timed sections
- test invigilation
Candidature
The Beaconsfield School of Education Mock 11 Plus exams are designed for children
who will enter Year 6 in their next school year. The Mock 11 Plus Test Sessions provide
suitable practice for children preparing for admission to state grammar schools in
Buckinghamshire. The Mock Tests are also suitable practice for children who will sit a
multiple-choice GL Assessment-style 11 Plus test in other parts of the UK.
- Children from around Buckinghamshire and the South East attend BSE Mock 11 Plus Test Sessions
- Children do not need to be enrolled on a BSE 11 Plus course to take a Mock 11
Plus Test Session
Benefits of a BSE Mock 11+ Test Session
- Confidence-building - one parent commented: "I wanted to feedback to you that he enjoyed the session, and spoke afterwards about how he feels more confident now."
- Skills-building - handling test instructions and transferring answers quickly but accurately onto a separate Answer Sheet are skills which require practice
- A first class Mock Test Session venue, conveniently located just a few minutes
off the M40 Junction 2
- A quick results turnaround - within 48 hours
- Parents/tutors receive an itemised Test Report, including a breakdown of Verbal Reasoning and NVR marks
Many children naturally have some misgivings about the 11 Plus exam process. Our Mock 11 Plus Test Sessions help dispel their concerns. In particular, the Mock Test Sessions give children the opportunity to sit two full tests with their peers under exam conditions. They provide equally valuable experience of the timing and pace involved in 11 Plus tests.
We will send you your child's Mock 11 Plus Test results by email by the Tuesday after the Test Session date. The Mock Test results will help you and your child identify strengths and weaknesses in Verbal Reasoning, English, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Spatial Reasoning and Maths. This will enable you to focus on any skills requiring further practice.
Mock 11 Plus Test Session Schedules (AM and PM Sessions)
- Attendance Registration - 10.20am / 2.20pm
- First Mock Test - 10.30am / 2.30pm
- Break - 11.30am / 3.30pm
- Second Mock Test - 11.45am / 3.45pm
- End of Session - 12.45pm / 4.45pm
What is Included?
The Mock Test Session:
- Two multiple-choice GL Assessment-style Mock 11 Plus Tests of approximately
60 minutes each with recorded, timed test instructions.
The Test Session Feedback:
- A Test Report Summary and Results Tables provide a description
of the Mock Test content, both the sections and the question types. The target
overall 'pass' mark for each Mock Test is indicated. The average mark, the highest
score and the lowest score are also indicated. There are two Results Tables. The
first ranks scores in each of the Mock Tests separately. The second ranks the
combined Mock Test scores.
- An Individual Test Report indicating the marks achieved by
your child, both as a total mark and itemised by test section. Verbal Reasoning and
Non-Verbal Reasoning scores are further itemised by sub-section (Reading
Comprehension, Synonyms, Spelling, Matrices, Series etc).
- The Test Report Summary and Results Tables and the Individual Test Report are forwarded by email as PDF files.
Please note:
- Beaconsfield School of Education is not associated with GL Assessment®, the 11 Plus test provider for Bucks primary schools.
- Sample questions and answers are provided with the Test Report Summary. The Question Booklets and Answer Sheets used in the actual tests are not made available to parents or tutors. Beaconsfield School of Education retains all Question Booklets and Answer Sheets at the end of a Mock 11 Plus Test Session. This helps ensure that all candidates sitting our Mock Tests have an equal chance. It also means Test Reports accurately reflect the current ability of the children sitting the Tests. Parents are welcome to contact the School should they require further details, for example regarding incorrect answers or unanswered questions.
- Mock Test results do not take into account the month your child was born and are not age adjusted. This is because complex algorithms are involved in age standardisation procedures.
The 11 Plus in Buckinghamshire
The 11 Plus tests in Bucks are provided by GL Assessment®.
Two tests are taken on the same day with a short break between them. Instructions
are provided by audio soundtrack and there are separate Question Booklets and Answer
Sheets.
Pupils take two 11 Plus tests lasting around 60 minutes, including time for
practice questions. In the Bucks 11 Plus, the first paper tests Reading Comprehension,
Verbal Reasoning and Technical English and the second paper tests Maths, Non-Verbal
Reasoning and Spatial Reasoning. The scores in the two tests are added together. They
are then age standardised to produce the final score.
It is important to score well in all three parts of the 11 Plus test. In the Bucks 11
Plus, the overall weighting is:
- Reading Comprehension/Technical English/Verbal Reasoning: 50%
- Maths: 25%
- Non-Verbal Reasoning/Spatial Reasoning: 25%
The academic standard of the test is generally aligned to the Year 5 National Curriculum in English and Maths. However, a wider knowledge of Standard English vocabulary is of great benefit. Writing skills are not tested.
The 11 Plus tests may include a combination of the following components:
- Reading comprehension - skimming for gist, scanning for specific information,
inferring, logical deduction
- Vocabulary - identifying synonyms and antonyms
- Maths - data handling: statistics
- Grammar, syntax and vocabulary - sentence gap-fill
- Deciphering letter and number codes
- Vocabulary - identifying words hidden between other words
- Punctuation - identifying inaccurate punctuation
- Vocabulary - identifying word families
- Logical deduction - inferring from a set of given statements
- Maths - mental arithmetic
- Grammar - identifying word classes
- Spelling - identifying spelling errors
- Maths - multi-step word problems
- Vocabulary - identifying spelling errors
- Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Reasoning
- Cloze procedure - completing missing letters or words in a passage
- handling difficult or unfamiliar questions
- checking the meaning of test questions
- time management - answering questions at a suitable pace
- entering answers accurately and correctly on the separate Answer Sheet
- dealing with unanswered questions when time is running out
- checking answers if time is available
Some maths questions involve reading comprehension skills. In these word
problems, the children are required to find answers to mathematical problems based on
their understanding of a short text. This can be challenging for some children. It may
not be clear to them what calculation(s) they need to make. They may also find the
scenarios distracting, making it difficult for them to focus on the maths element.
Practice under test conditions can be very helpful in this respect.
Non-Verbal Reasoning questions test the ability to logically sequence patterns and shapes. Spatial Reasoning questions test the ability to think about shapes and objects spatially and to manipulate them mentally. In other words, candidates need to picture a shape in their head and move it around. For example, pupils may be asked to judge what happens to a shape when it is folded, or to a 3-dimensional object when it is rotated. Suitable preparation for Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Reasoning question types requires regular practice.
Grammar Schools in Buckinghamshire
There are a 13 fully selective grammar schools in Bucks:
- Beaconsfield High School, Beaconsfield (girls) *
- John Hampden Grammar School, High Wycombe (boys) *
- The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe (boys) * a top 100 STEM school
- Aylesbury Grammar School, Aylesbury (boys) *
- Aylesbury High School, Aylesbury (girls)
- Burnham Grammar School, Burnham (co-ed)
- Chesham Grammar School, Chesham (co-ed) *
- Dr Challoner's Grammar School, Amersham (boys) * a top 100 STEM school
- Dr Challoner's High School, Little Chalfont (girls) *
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School, Aylesbury (co-ed)
- Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, Marlow (co-ed) *
- The Royal Latin Grammar School, Buckingham (co-ed)
- Wycombe High School, High Wycombe (girls)
* A Good Schools Guide school
All pupils in Buck's state primary schools take the GL Assessment 11 Plus test, unless they opt out. 'Partner school' pupils in the county also take the test, as do a large number of pupils attending schools outside the county.
Beaconsfield School of Education
15 London End, Beaconsfield, HP9 2HN
tel: 01494 899 844
fax: 01494 899 149
info@beaconsfieldschool.co.uk
Beaconsfield School of Education 11 Plus Mock Test Session registrations:
Amersham | Ascot | Aylesbury | Beaconsfield | Bicester | Bourne End | Bracknell
| Burnham | Bushey | Chalfont St Giles | Chalfont St Peter | Chinnor | Chorleywood
| Cippenham | Cookham | Datchet | Denham | Dunstable | Farnham Common | Farnham
Royal | Feltham | Flackwell Heath | Fulmer | Gerrards Cross | Great Missenden |
Harlington | Harrow | Hayes | Hazlemere | Hemel Hempstead | High Wycombe |
Hillingdon | Holmer Green | Hounslow | Isleworth | Iver | Langley | Leighton
Buzzard | London | Luton | Maidenhead | Marlow | Milton Keynes | Monks
Risborough | Newbury | Northwood | Oxford | Padbury | Penn | Prestwood | Princes
Risborough | Radnage | Reading | Richmond | Rickmansworth | Ruislip | Seer Green |
Slip End | Slough | Southall | Staines | Stevenage | Stokenchurch | Stoke Poges |
Southall | Taplow | Twickenham | Uxbridge | Watford | Wendover | West Drayton |
Wexham | Widmer End | Wokingham
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