Entrance Exam for Altrincham Girls' Grammar School

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Contents 1 General Information 2 Important Dates 3 Examination Format 4 Scoring 4.1 Pass mark 4.2 Weighting 4.3 Standardisation process 5 Question Types 6 Recommended Practice Materials 7 Application Procedure 8 Appeals Process 9 Altrincham Girls' Grammar School 10 Contacts

General Information

Important Dates

Date	Details
September 12th 2009	Verbal Reasoning
September 12th 2009	Non-Verbal Reasoning
September 12th 2009	Mathematics
October 2009	Results Day
March 2010	National Allocation Day

Examination Format

Paper	Subjects	Format	Publisher	# of Questions	Time Allowed	Date Taken
Verbal Reasoning	Verbal Reasoning	Multiple Choice	GL Assessment	80	50 mins	September 12th 2009
Non-Verbal Reasoning	Non-Verbal Reasoning	Multiple Choice	GL Assessment	40	2 x 10 mins	September 12th 2009
Mathematics	Mathematics	Multiple Choice	GL Assessment	50	50 minutes	September 12th 2009

Scoring

Pass mark

The pass mark was 334 last year, taking into account standardisation.

Weighting

The final score is taken from all three papers combined. It is not necessary to 'pass' all three papers. A student may score low in one and high in another to bring their score up to the required pass rate.

Standardisation process

As with all standardisation processes, the age of the student does affect their final score. Younger students' scores are increased to compensate for the fact that they have not had as much time on the planet to learn new vocabulary etc. as older students.

Question Types

The exact type of verbal reasoning questions is unknown but some do seem to occur more often than others. It is suggested that students familiarise themselves with as many types as possible.

The exact type of non-verbal reasoning questions is also unknown but some do seem to occur more than others. It is suggested that students familiarise themselves with all types if possible.

Mathematics questions are intended to be set at what students should know at the end of Key Stage 2. Experience shows, however, that some questions would appear to be set at a higher level than this.

Recommended Practice Materials

• Chuckra Educational
• PJW Education
• GL Assessment
• VR Graded Papers by Susan Daughtrey
• Schofield and Sims Mental Arithmetic
• NVR Bond Assessment Papers

Application Procedure

Appeals Process

If a child narrowly misses the 11 plus pass mark then there may be grounds for an appeal. To appeal, there must be a valid reason why the child underperformed on the actual exam day.

See 11 plus appeals for more info. Here is an interview with a parent who made a successful appeal.

Altrincham Girls' Grammar School

School	Address	Website	# of Pupils	New Places Available Each Year
Altrincham Girls		www.aggs.trafford.sch.uk/	1250	unknown

Contacts

The Schools Admission Department