Sample test papers
Upper School
Year 7
English
The English paper lasts 45 minutes and is a single task, taken from a choice of two tasks. The task is a creative response to a given passage, and will focus on a candidate’s understanding of the passage as well as their creativity and writing ability.
Maths
The maths paper is a 45-minute non-calculator paper, designed to test reasoning, problem solving and comprehension as well as basic fluency. The required knowledge is based on the National Curriculum up to and including Year 5 (see the syllabus below for details).
Year 7 Maths Sample Paper 1 Answers
Year 7 Maths Sample Paper 2 Answers
Year 9
English
The English paper lasts 45 minutes and is a single task, taken from a choice of two tasks. The task is a creative response to a given passage, and will focus on a candidate’s understanding of the passage as well as their creativity and writing ability.
Maths
The maths paper is a 45-minute non-calculator paper, designed to test reasoning, problem solving and comprehension as well as basic fluency. The required knowledge is based on the material commonly covered by the end of Year 7 (see the syllabus below for details).
Year 9 Maths Sample Paper 1 Answers
Year 9 Maths Sample Paper 2 Answers
Reasoning
The test lasts 45 minutes, and covers verbal reasoning questions. This test does not require preparation or revision.
Humanities
There will also be a short humanities exercise which is intended to assess a candidate’s ability to digest and summarise information. This test does not require preparation or revision.