2023 Essex grammar school entry? Here’s the best Essex 11 plus practice tests!

Welcome to our top 11 plus Essex Practice Papers. We are often asked which are the most useful Essex 11 plus CSSE past papers?

To ensure success of your 2022 Essex 11 plus exam, School Entrance Tests recommends that your 11 plus CSSE test practice is as similar as possible to the 11 plus publisher CSSE 11 plus exams for 2022.

THE BEST Essex 11 plus exam practice tests

The CSSE 11+ Exam has become increasingly challenging. Our partner’s Essex 11 plus exam practice tests match this higher difficulty level.

You can find that premium level of practice here: Essex 11 plus papers 2022.

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School Entrance Tests recommends these Essex 11 plus exam practice tests because:

  1. Each practice test is designed to cover the full examination experience, covering Maths and English.
  2. The Maths paper covers the complete syllabus expected at this level at the correct difficulty level.
  3. The English paper covers all three sections that will come up in the actual exam: Comprehension, Applied Reasoning and Continuous Writing.
  4. Answers, marking guidelines and model responses for the Writing section are included.
  5. There are five new Essex 11 plus exam practice tests to cover all possible CSSE 11 plus question variations.
  6. Each Essex 11+ test contains unique content.
  7. All the 11 plus practice tests mirror the actual Essex CSSE 11+ in terms of that specific 11 plus exam’s difficulty.

We believe that:

  • These are the best available 11 plus diagnostic tests for benchmarking 11 plus revision progress.
  • Being familiar with the format of the exam is beneficial for children as it boosts their confidence and helps calm nerves.
  • Providing parents and their children with the correct school entry exam preparation, reduces the chance of any anxiety-inducing question surprises on 11 plus exam day.

 

School Entrance Tests recommends these Essex 11 plus exam practice tests for 3 key reasons:

  1. These are the best available 11 plus diagnostic tests for benchmarking 11 plus revision progress.
  2. Being familiar with the format of the exam is beneficial for children as it boosts their confidence and helps calm nerves.
  3. Providing parents and their children with the correct school entry exam preparation, reduces the chance of any anxiety-inducing question surprises on 11 plus exam day.

Also, School Entrance Tests knows that:

  • Each practice test is designed to cover the full examination experience, covering Maths and English.
  • The Maths paper covers the complete syllabus expected at this level at the correct difficulty level.
  • The English paper covers all three sections that will come up in the actual exam: Comprehension, Applied Reasoning and Continuous Writing.
  • Answers, marking guidelines and model responses for the Writing section are included.
  • There are five new Essex 11 plus exam practice tests to cover all possible CSSE 11 plus question variations.
  • Each Essex 11+ test contains unique content.
  • All the 11 plus practice tests mirror the actual Essex CSSE 11+ in terms of that specific 11 plus exam’s difficulty level.

Summary of CSSE 11 plus – Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex

The Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex, or CSSE, includes 10 grammar schools from the Essex area, admitting pupils through an exam that covers English and Maths. The Essex Grammar Schools 11+ Exam Date is  September 2023

Now let’s summarise the 11 plus differences in the CSSE 11+ exam used only for selection by this Essex grammar schools Consortium.

What are the CSSE 11 plus grammar schools across Essex?

So, first  let’s list the CSSE grammar schools.

  • King Edward VI Grammar School
  • Colchester County High School for Girls and Colchester Royal Grammar School
  • Southend High School for Girls and Southend High School for Boys
  • Westcliff High School for Girls and Westcliff High School for Boys
  • St Bernard’s High School for Girls and St Thomas More High School
  • Shoeburyness High School

What is the Essex 11 plus English paper format?

  • Essex grammar schools have their own unique 11 plus exam for the whole county.
  • This Essex 11 plus exam comprises two separate 11 plus papers.
  • These are each worth 60 marks. During the English test, the grammar school provides 1 hour (for answering the 11 plus questions); plus an additional 10 minutes of reading time.
  • The English paper covers: 11 plus English comprehension, 11 plus continuous writing, and 11 plus verbal reasoning.

 

Essex 11 Plus practice.

 

 CSSE 11 Plus (for the Essex consortium of grammar schools)

The CSSE 11 Plus consists of two tests:

  • Firstly the CSSE English paper.
  • Secondly, the CSSE Maths paper.
  • The English paper will last sixty minutes with ten minutes additional reading time.
  • Each paper is worth 50%, or equally weighted. A child’s score on each paper is standardized.
  • The English paper also has a Creative Writing section.

 

What’s the Essex 11 plus registration date?

The 2022 CSSE 11+ exam will take place on Saturday 17th September 2022. Registrations will be open on the official CSSE website from Tuesday 17th May 2022.

When is Essex 11+ results day?

The 11 plus test results for all Essex grammar schools are scheduled to be posted by 1st class post on 2nd December. From 3rd December, the online link will reopen for you to view your child’s test results here on the official CSSE 11+ Results for 2023 Entry site.

 

Past Essex CSSE English papers

Essex CSSE 11 plus Maths paper 2022

The Essex 11 plus maths paper, has a 60 minutes administration and completion time allocation (by each Essex grammar school).

 

How many grammar schools are there in Essex?

There are 13 grammar schools in Essex, a county in southeast England. Of these 13 schools, 11 are part of the  Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE).

The CSSE schools set up their own entrance exam papers. These consist of 2 tests, each being worth 60 marks:

      • English: one hour plus 10 minutes’ additional reading time, covering comprehension, applied reasoning (puzzle solving) and continuous writing. Some of the questions are multiple-choice.
      • Maths: one hour, with answers written on the question sheet provided.

 

Our 11 plus CSSE test practice is as similar as possible to the actual CSSE 11+ paper formats.

  • You need Essex 11 plus test practice papers which replicate the format, layout and style of the actual CSSE exam exactly.
  • This makes them ideal 11 plus exam preparation for entry to any CSSE school (Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex).

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