THE 11+ EXAM IN ESSEX & SOUTHEND
Details about the 11+ exam in Essex & Southend.
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ESSEX AND SOUTH-END-ON SEA
Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex - CSSE.
The LEA appears to have little or no involvement in the testing procedures. Grammar schools in the Essex Council area cater for children who are deemed by means of the 11 plus exam to be in the top 25% of the ability range. About 1000 grammar school places are available to the approximate 4000 that sit the tests.
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For entry to secondary school or grammar school in September of the following school year children will usually sit their 11 plus exam early in the autumn term of their last primary school year.
Candidates will sit two tests. One in English and one in Mathematics. The English paper will last sixty minutes with ten minutes additional reading time. The Mathematics paper will last sixty minutes. The final scores for the individual papers are mathematically standardised and ‘weighted’, each being worth 50% of the marks. Tests are not age standardised.
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The 11+ exams in Essex is operated for the Grammar Schools, by a consortium, the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex - CSSE.
The Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex , www.csse.org.uk, will provide you with a wealth of knowledge.
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Any questions about grammar schools in this area should be directed to the consortium and not the Local Authority.
Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex - CSSE.
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King Edward VI Grammar School Essex
Phone: 01245 353510
Email: office@kegs.org.uk
Date to Register: May -June
Date of Exam: September
11+ Exam content:- CSSE 11+ Test covering English and Maths
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Colchester Royal Grammar School
Phone: 01206 509100
Email: info@crgs.co.uk
Date to Register: May -June
Date of Exam: September
11+ Exam content:- CSSE 11+ Test covering English and Maths
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Colchester County High School for Girls
Phone: 01206 576973
Email: Contact Form on Website
Date to Register: May -June
Date of Exam: September
11+ Exam content:- CSSE 11+ Test covering English and Maths
Southend High School for Girls
Phone: 01702 588852
Email: office@shsg.org
Date to Register: May -June
Date of Exam: September
11+ Exam content:- CSSE 11+ Test covering English and Maths
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Southend High School for Boys
Phone: 01702606200
Email: enquiries@shsb.org.uk
Date to Register: May -June
Date of Exam: September
11+ Exam content:- CSSE 11+ Test covering English and Maths
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Westcliff High School for Boys
Phone: 01702 475443
Email: Contact Form on Website
Date to Register: May -June
Date of Exam: September
11+ Exam content:- CSSE 11+ Test covering English and Maths
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Westcliff High School for Girls
Phone: 01702 476026
Email: generalenquiries@whsg.info
Date to Register: May -June
Date of Exam: September
11+ Exam content:- CSSE 11+ Test covering English and Maths
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St. Thomas More High School for Boys
Phone: 01702 344933
Email: office@st-thomasmore.southend.sch.uk
Date to Register: May -June
Date of Exam: September
11+ Exam content:- CSSE 11+ Test covering English and Maths
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St. Bernard’s High School and Arts College
Phone: 01702 343583
Email: office@stbernards.southend.sch.uk
Date to Register: May -June
Date of Exam: September
11+ Exam content:- CSSE 11+ Test covering English and Maths
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Shoeburyness High School
Phone: 01702 292286
Email: schooloffice@shoeburyness.southend.sch.uk
Date to Register: May -June
Date of Exam: September
11+ Exam content:- CSSE 11+ Test covering English and Maths
School Admissions
Essex County Council
P.O. Box 4261
Chelmsford
CM1 1GS
Tel: 0345 6032200
Email: admissions@essex.gov.uk Website: www.essex.gov.uk/admissions
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Schools Admissions Team
Southend Borough Council
Civic Centre
Victoria Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
SS2 6ER Tel: 01702 212934
Email: admissions@southend.gov.uk
Website: www.southend.gov.uk/admissions
NB. While the content is, to the best of our knowledge, accurate we cannot be held in any way responsible for any errors or omissions that it may contain. Please contact your LA or chosen grammar school for all admission and eleven plus exam queries.