National exams such as GCSEs and A-levels have websites filled with past exam papers and their mark schemes. Unfortunately, entrance exams are published piece-meal by schools and mark schemes are almost never released. On this page I've collected together a few useful exam papers for 11+ entrance exams.
I’ve tried to select papers that I’ve found particularly interesting, and I purposefully include some older papers since these are no longer available on the schools’ websites. Adding and maintaining these links is time-consuming, so I only post a small fraction of the full library of papers I have available.
11+ English Papers
Alleyn’s 2020 - Call of the Wild
City of London School for Girls 2016 - Violin
City of London School for Girls 2021 - My Family and Other Animals
London Girls’ Consortium* 2016 - Headmaster
London Girls’ Consortium* 2017 - Cecily WW2
St Paul’s Girls’ 2013 - War of the Worlds
11+ Maths Papers
Papers
City of London School for Girls 2008
City of London School for Girls Sample (2019)
St Paul’s Girls’ School Sample Paper 2
Forest School Sample Paper 1 (2018)
Forest School Sample Paper 3 (2018)
London Girls’ Consortium, Group 1, 2012
London Girls’ Consortium, Group 1, 2013
London Girls’ Consortium, Group 1, 2014
London Girls’ Consortium, Group 2, 2014
London Girls’ Consortium, Group 1, 2015
Mark Schemes
Mark Scheme for City of London School for Girls 2008
Mark Scheme for St Paul’s Girls’ School Sample Paper 2
Mark Scheme for Forest School Sample Paper 1 (2018)
Mark Scheme for Forest School Sample Paper 3 (2018)
Mark Scheme for Latymer Upper Sample 2 (2020)
Mark Scheme for Consortium Paper, Group 1, 2012
Mark Scheme for Consortium Paper, Group 1, 2013
Mark Scheme for Consortium Paper, Group 1, 2014
Mark Scheme for Consortium Paper, Group 2, 2014
Mark Scheme for Consortium Paper, Group 1, 2015
I created these mark schemes myself for ease of marking. There may be inaccuracies and omissions. I'm making them freely available here but please do not repost them elsewhere without permission.
*What is the London Girls' School Consortium?
A group of London schools have gathered together for admissions. Since students often apply to many schools, this avoids a situation where they end up sitting for many exams, which is generally considered a bit exhausting and inefficient. Unfortunately, there is not yet a similar system for boys' schools in place.
The consortium is split into two groups, with the following schools in each.
Group 1: Francis Holland, Heathfield School, Notting Hill and Ealing High School, Queen’s College, St. Albans High School, St. Helen’s School, South Hampstead High School, The Royal School, Hampstead.
Group 2: Channing School, City of London School for Girls, More House, Northwood College, Queen’s Gate School, St. James Independent School, The Godolphin and Latymer School.
The papers are a great resource for anyone looking to improve year 5 - 7 students in maths and English. They are well laid out, clear, and the maths papers can often contain very inventive problems.
Note: As of January 2019, the Consortium has decided to switch to a "one hour bespoke cognitive ability test", so these papers no longer reflect the current admissions process. Nevertheless, they remain an excellent resource for improving numeracy and literacy for ages 9 - 11, as well as being indicative of the content for the new exams, for which sample papers are not released.
NOTES ON MARKING ENGLISH PAPERS
I don't tend to create mark schemes for English papers but I have written a few resources which you may find helpful.
How to tackle (and mark) every type of 11+ comprehension question - a breakdown of all the questions you are likely to encounter at 11+, and how to deal with them.