How to improve your child’s 7 plus test score
Which are the MOST ACCURATE 7+ Past papers?
We have collated the widest range of Year 2 test practice 7 plus exams to help with your 7 plus test practice.
Year 2 test practice 7 plus exams entry
7 plus private school practice tests for Year 2
Below you will find some very helpful past papers to assist in your child’s preparation. Prep (Preparatory) schools are those that cater for students up to the age of 13. This is to ‘prepare’ learners for school entrance to the public (expensive and exclusive schools for 13-18-year-olds).
7 Plus Maths test practice
- Latymer Upper School – 7 Plus Maths Paper 1
- 7 plus Latymer Upper School – Maths Paper 2
- Magdalen College School – 7 Plus Maths Sample Paper
- Highgate School – 7 Plus Maths Practice Paper
7 Plus English practice test papers
- The Perse School, Cambridge – Year 3 Specimen Paper
- Magdalen College School – 7 Plus English Sample Paper
- Highgate School – 7 Plus English Practice Paper
- Latymer Upper School – 7 Plus English Paper 1
MATHS 7 plus PREP SCHOOL PAST PAPERS
- 7+Maths (King’s College School Wimbledon 2014)
- 7+ English (King’s College School Wimbledon)
- 7+Maths – Group A (King’s College School Wimbledon)
- 7+ Maths (King’s College School Wimbledon)
- 7+ Maths (Latymer 1)
- 7+Maths (Latymer 2)
- 7+ Maths (Haberdashers’ Aske’s)
- Maths (King’s College School Wimbledon)
- 7+Maths (Haberdashers’ Aske’s)
- 7+ Maths (King’s College School Wimbledon 2014)
- 7+ Maths Sample Paper 1 (Solihull)
- 7+Maths Sample Paper 2 (Solihull)
- 7+Maths (St Mary’s Cambridge)
- 7+ English – Story writing (Haberdashers’ Aske’s)
ENGLISH 7 plus PREP SCHOOL PAST PAPERS
- 7+English (Latymer)
- 7+ English Creative Writing (St Mary’s Cambridge)
- 7+English – Comprehension (Haberdashers’ Aske’s)
- English 7+ Grammar (Haberdashers’ Aske’s)
- 7+ English – Group A (King’s College School Wimbledon 2013)
- English 7+ Sample Paper 1 (Solihull)
- 7+English Sample Paper 2 (Solihull)
FREE sample English 7+ and Maths 7+ papers
- English 7+ Sample Paper 1
- 7+ English Sample Paper 2
- 7+ English & Maths (The Perse Prep School)
- 7 plus English Paper 1 (Chigwell School)
- 7+ English Reading Comprehension (Dulwich College)
- 7 plus English (Haberdashers’ Boys School)
- 7+ English – Comprehension (Haberdashers’ Boys School)
- 7 plus English – Grammar (Haberdashers’ Boys School)
- 7+ English – Story writing (Haberdashers’ Boys School)
- 7 plus English (Highgate School)
- 7+ English – Group A (King’s College Junior School Wimbledon 2013)
- 7 plus English (Latymer Prep School)
- 7+ English (Magdalen College School)
- 7 plus English Sample Story and Comprehension Papers (North London Collegiate School)
- 7+ English (The Perse Prep School)
- 7 plus English Sample Paper 1 (Solihull 2020)
- 7+ English Sample Paper 2 (Solihull 2020)
- 7 plus English Sample Paper 1 (Solihull 2018)
- 7+ English Sample Paper 2 (Solihull 2018)
- 7 plus English (St Faith’s Cambridge)
- 7+ English (St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School 2013)
- 7+English Creative Writing (St Mary’s School Cambridge)
- 7+ English Comprehension & Composition (Westminster Cathedral Choir School)
- 7+English Punctuation (Westminster Cathedral Choir School)
- 7+ English Spelling (Westminster Cathedral Choir School)
Maths 7 plus past papers
- 7+ Maths (Chigwell School)
- 7+Maths Sample Questions (Dulwich College)
- 7+ Maths (Haberdashers’ Boys’ School)
- 7+Maths (Highgate School)
- 7+ Maths – Group A (King’s College Junior School Wimbledon 2014)
- 7+Maths Exemplar Paper 1 (Latymer Prep School)
- 7+ Maths Exemplar Paper 2 (Latymer Prep School)
- 7+Maths Sample Questions (Magdalen College School)
- 7+ Maths (North London Collegiate School 2018)
- 7+Maths Sample Paper 1 (Solihull 2020)
- 7+ Maths Sample Paper 2 (Solihull 2020)
- 7+Maths Sample Paper 1 (Solihull 2018)
- 7+ Maths Sample Paper 2 (Solihull 2018)
- 7+Maths (St Faith’s Cambridge)
- 7+ Maths (St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School 2013)
- 7+Maths (St Mary’s School Cambridge)
- 7+ Maths (Westminster Cathedral Choir School)
- 7+ Non-verbal Reasoning (St Mary’s School Cambridge)
- 7+ Reasoning (St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School 2013)
- 7+Reasoning Sample Materials (St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School 2013)
What is the English 7 plus syllabus?
The English 7 plus paper
- incorporates the knowledge and skills outlined in the Year 2 programme of study from the National Curriculum.
- may also include aspects of word reading and comprehension found in the Year 3 National Curriculum programme of study.
- pupils will also be asked to demonstrate their ability to recognise the meaning of words, and will be asked to apply their vocabulary knowledge when solving puzzles.
- and also will be asked to sit a dictation exercise where they will be expected to write reasonably neatly, applying their sound understanding of grammar, punctuation and spelling, checking their writing for accuracy in-line with top-end KS1 expectations.
Of course, the best private schools will expect Year 2 pupils to demonstrate that they can work to a higher standard than the Year 2 curriculum for Year 2 Maths and Year 2 English.
What is the Maths 7 plus exam syllabus?
The 7 plus maths paper:
- incorporates the knowledge and skills outlined in the Year 2 programme of study from the National Curriculum. The paper may also include aspects of number and place value found in the Year 3 National Curriculum programme of study.
- requires understanding of the four arithmetic operations, number facts and place value to solve problems, including missing number problems.
- pupils should be able to recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 3, 5 and 10 multiplication tables and demonstrate efficient mental calculation methods. They should also demonstrate an understanding of shape, space, measure and time, and a key part of
What is the Reasoning 7 plus syllabus?
There is a comprehension exercise which assesses a boy’s ability to retrieve information and draw inferences from a text.
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How do you know your child will pass their 7 plus entrance exam?
FREE sample Maths 7+ papers
- 7+ Maths (Haberdashers’ Aske’s)
- Maths 7+ Sample Paper 1
- 7+ English Sample Paper 2
- Maths (King’s College School Wimbledon)
- 7+ Maths (King’s College School Wimbledon 2014)
- Maths 7+ Sample Paper 2
- Solving these 7 plus past exam papers will give your child good practice in questions ranging from difficulty level easy to hard.
- We advise parents to practice these 7 plus past papers alongside their child.
- Doing this will help build confidence to face all kinds of questions. It will also improve your child’s performance in their plus school tests.
So, why are 7 plus school exams used?
- Private schools conduct 7+ entry exams to select pupils for year 3 admission into independent schools across the United Kingdom.
- Hence most 7 plus plus examinations are used to gain a place in top independent schools.
Six steps to ensure your child’s own 7+ entry exam success
- Encourage your child to practice with one of our top 7+ test prep resources every weekend.
- If you also track each week’s 7 plus entry exam progress then you will quickly learn which 7+ test techniques work best for them.
- Conduct 7+ pass / 7+ fail reviews to establish which 7 plus test sections your child finds the most challenging.
- Both in terms of 7+ exam time taken and getting that type of 7 plus question correct.
- This allows the 7+ parent or 7+ tutor to focus in the later 7 plus assessment study periods on on those.
- Adopt the most efficient 7+ passing strategies which work for them.
7+ prep school practice
English 7 Plus practice tests; 7+ Maths test practice;
English Year 7 past papers and Maths Year 7 past papers.
How best to use our 7 plus past papers for your 7 plus prep school entry exam revision
- You need to search the School Entrance Tests‘ Index to access the 6+ school entrance test which your child will be taking.
- Download the latest available 6 plus past papers.
- Schedule regular weekly 6+ revision sessions for your child to familiarise themselves with the 6+ exam formats.
- As they complete more 6+ practice papers your child will perfect their 6 plus exam technique*
- Note those sub-tests (for example the 11 plus for grammar school entry has four separate papers or subtests.
Our notes for using past school entry papers
Firstly, the above Guide to using past papers may occur alongside your child’s tutor.
Also, we also offer more challenging past 7 plus papers for revision. These are supplied by our practice 7 plus exam partners because of their reputation for providing high quality and engaging online (mock) exams.
Who are School Entrance Tests?
Have a look at our London Prep menu. From there you will find links to Admission Info as well as Entrance Exams for Prep Schools in London. We offer extensive lists of Year 2 maths test pdfs; year 2 maths papers; year 2 maths tests with answers; and 6 plus exams practice.