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Exams and Assessment
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Welcome to the Admissions Exams and Assessment page. Entry to King Henry’s at the different entry points is via assessment. An overview of the testing is below, and sample papers can be downloaded below. For further information, please contact Mr Philip Dearden, Deputy Head in charge of Admissions.
Admissions Schedule for Entry for September 2020
Thursday 10th October – Closing date for Applications and Bursary Applications for Years 7
Friday 18th October – Entrance Examination Day for candidates.
11+ (Year 7) and 12+ (Year 8)
Assessment Overview:
- English Comprehension (40mins)
- English Composition (40mins)
- Maths (45mins)
- Verbal Reasoning (20mins)
- Non-Verbal Reasoning (20mins
Sample Papers:
11+ SAMPLE ENGLISH COMPREHENSION PAPER | PDF
11+ SAMPLE ENGLISH COMPOSITION PAPER | PDF
11+ SAMPLE MATHEMATICS PAPER | PDF
11+ SAMPLE VR & NVR PAPER | PDF
13+ (Year 9) and 14+ (Year 10)
Assessment Overview:
- English Language
- Maths
- Non-Verbal Reasoning
- Science Assessment
- Languages Interview
Sample Papers:
13+ SAMPLE ENGLISH PAPER | PDF
13+ SAMPLE MATHEMATICS PAPER | PDF
16+ (Sixth Form)
Places are awarded via conditional offers of GCSE grades after interview with the Headmaster.
