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Entrance Procedure

Years 8, 9 and 10

Girls are assessed by examination in mathematics, English and a modern foreign language and by interview. We also request a report from the candidate’s current school, although the candidate will not be penalised if this is not provided. We invite parents/carers of girls with additional needs or disabilities which may need to be considered for their entrance exam sitting to discuss these needs with the school as early as possible so that appropriate adjustments can be considered.  A recent expert report, for example, an educational psychologist’s report confirming dyslexia or a medical report confirming a disability, etc. would need to be submitted to the school for consideration by the end of the autumn term.

English Examinations

For entry into years 8, 9 and 10 the examination format is identical. The papers themselves are different according to the age group. Candidates are given the opportunity to show their ability and potential and positive marking is practised throughout. There are two main components of the entrance examination in English, Comprehension (Reading) and Composition (Writing).  The exam lasts 1 hour and 15 minutes, with the Comprehension followed by the Composition.

Comprehension

Candidates read a passage and answer questions on what they have read. The answers expected will range from brief to more lengthy responses.

Some indication of the length of the answer required is given by the number of marks allocated to it and the space available on the paper for the answer.

Composition

Candidates select one title from several on offer.
There will be a variety of tasks set, for example a story, a description, an essay in which an opinion is invited.

Candidates should write in a lively, imaginative way, selecting words with care, and paying attention to punctuation and spelling. We are looking for quality rather than quantity, and therefore, excessively long answers to the composition should be avoided.

Mathematics Examinations

The Mathematics paper lasts for 1 hour and 15 minutes. At 13+ and 14+ the majority of questions will require the use of a calculator. Students at this school will have been working from ‘Essential Maths’ Books 7H, 8H by David Rayner and Michael White and the Collins GCSE preparation series. The following list of topics for each entrance year gives a rough guide to the content of a typical entrance examination for that year. However, not all topics mentioned will necessarily be on a particular paper. Each examination assumes knowledge of the previous year’s topics.

12+
Arithmetic – 4 Rules; Fractions; Decimals; Percentages; Ratio; Indices; Multiples;
Fractions; Prime Numbers; Sequences.
Algebra – Substitution; Adding and Subtracting expressions; Equations.
Geometry – Angles and angle properties; Regular Polygons; Triangle
construction; Scale Drawing.
Mensuration – Area; Volume; Speed.
Statistics & Probability – Bar charts; Mean of a set of data; Probability.
Proportion – Change of units; Problem Solving; Scales.
Graphs – Grid References; Reading of Scales; Using graphs.

13+
Arithmetic - Directed Numbers; Standard Form; more on Percentages.
Algebra - Brackets; Problem solving; Sequences; Multiplication and Division; Fractions; Factors; more Substitution and Equations; Formulae.
Geometry - Parallel lines; Line and Rotational Symmetry; Polygon Angles; Bearings and Maps; more Scale Drawing.
Mensuration - More Area; Graphs and area.
Statistics & Probability - Pie Charts; more on Probability.
Proportion - Exchange Rates; Problem Solving; Science Problems.
Graphs - Drawing and Using graphs; Travel and Information Graphs.
Transformations - Reflections; Rotations; Translations.

14+
Arithmetic - Percentage Profit and Loss; Tolerance; Wages and Salaries; Taxation; Interest and Loans; Discount and H.P.
Algebra - more Brackets; Algebraic Fractions (and in the context of equations); Simultaneous Equations; more Inequalities; Formulae for Circumference and Area of a Circle; Pythagoras’ Theorem; Cylinder formulae; Rearrangement of Formulae.
Geometry - Angles in a circle; similar Triangles; Gradients; Enlargements; Loci; Maps and Bearings; Three Dimensional Figures.
Mensuration - See Algebra.

Statistics & Probability - Misuse of statistics; Scatter Graphs; Averages; Frequency Distributions; Probability of single and combined events.
Proportion - Comparative costs; Inverse Proportion; more science problems.
Graphs - Graphs of y=ax; y=ax+b; y=2ax etc.
Trigonometry - Basic principles; Tangent; Sine and Cosine ratios; solving problems

Modern Language Examinations

Girls are tested in one modern language at 12+, 13+ and 14+.  The main areas covered are as follows:

12+ (for entry into Year 8)
French – the present tense; adjective agreement; the negative adverb; dates, time; also: French questions, a reading comprehension with English answers, a letter/story in French.

German – German answers to German questions; reading comprehension with English answers; extended writing; “the” and “a”, including the accusative forms; classroom objects; 0 – 100; the date (with am); simple clock times; the present tense, including essential irregular, separable and separated verbs; writing about yourself and other people.

Spanish – reading comprehension with English answers; Spanish answers to Spanish questions; extended writing section. The examination could include the following grammar:  present tense of –ar, -er, and ir verbs; ser, tener and estar; definite and indefinite article; adjective agreement and vocabulary: school vocabulary; writing about yourself and other people; numbers 1—100.

13+ (for entry into Year 9)

French – The present tense; adjective agreement; time; numbers; French answers to questions in French; a reading comprehension with English answers; a letter/story in French.

German – reading comprehension with English answers; extended writing in German; the present tense.

Spanish – reading comprehension with English answers; extended writing in Spanish; Spanish answers to questions in Spanish.

14+ (for entry into Year 10)

French – the perfect tense; the future tense; French answers to questions in French, a reading comprehension with English answers; a letter/story in French.

German – reading comprehension with English answers; extended writing in German; the present tense; principal prepositions and the cases they take; the definite and indefinite articles, including in the accusative and the dative; time.

Spanish – reading comprehension with English answers; extended writing in Spanish; short translations from Spanish into English and from English into Spanish; Spanish answers to questions in Spanish.

 

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