Our recommended independent school practice tests for 2023 CEM & ISEB exam boards

Welcome to School Entrance Tests‘ recommended independent school practice tests for 2023 CEM & ISEB exam boards.

Our recommended independent school practice tests for 2023 CEM & ISEB exam boards

* These practice tests are the most accurate you will find anywhere:

– Pre-tests practice tests 2023 (for the two main publishers ISEB and CEM Select)

– Private school entry practice tests 2023

– CAT 4 test practice 2023

School Entrance Tests recommends them for these key reasons:

(1) Because they mirror the real test’s content.
(2) They can provide your child with several mock exam to improve their score.

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We recommend the above independent school practice test materials because:

Strengths and weaknesses are accurately identified, which shows which independent school verbal reasoning test question types your child needs to focus on going forward.
There’s a diagnostic format including detailed Correct/Incorrect explanations (for every answer option). This allows you to quickly identify independent school verbal reasoning test question misunderstandings of what’s required.
Comparative performance statistics are shown. In other words, your child’s independent school verbal reasoning test scores compared to their peers.

ISEB 13+ Past papers practice

13+ English (Shrewsbury 2014)
Maths (Shrewsbury 2014)
13+ Maths (Shrewsbury 2013)

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Maths ISEB Entrance Exam Papers

13+ Maths 2015 (Benenden)

Maths 2016 (Benenden)

13+ Maths 2017 (Benenden)

Which prep school entry uses ISEB’s pre-tests?

You can search using this link for those senior schools using the ISEB Common Pre-Tests.

…search for your local schools which use the ISEB Common Pretest.

…download ISEB pretests introductory guide ISEB Pre Tests Parents Guide

Sample 13+ prep school entry practice papers

13+ Maths Sample Paper
English 13+ Sample Paper
13-Science-Sample-Paper.
Spanish 13+ Sample Paper
13+ French Sample Paper
13+ German Sample Paper

SAMPLE MATHS 14+ and ENGLISH 14+ PAPERS

14+ Maths Sample Paper
Science 14+ Sample Paper
14+ Spanish Sample Paper
German 14+ Sample Paper
14+ French Sample Paper
English 14+ Sample Paper

What’s the Late transfer test (13+ exam)?

This is for pupils in Years 7 and 8 who may have failed their 11+ (for grammar school entry).

The 13+ tests:

Have a strong academic focus on the core subjects.
Are used by many of the top grammar schools in the UK.
Assesses grammar school suitability (in Year 8 / Year 9). Of course, those schools accepting 13+ exam entries, only do so when there are spaces available in Year 8/9.

Who takes the 13 Plus Exam?

The Late transfer 12 Plus/13 Plus allows pupils up to 18 months to prepare. There’s a strong academic focus on the core subjects.

[/vc_column_text][vc_cta h2=”” el_width=”xl”]Ask ROB (expert test developer) your questions by emailing passedpapers@gmail.com

An Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Rob Williams is a Chartered Psychologist with over 25 years of experience working and designing tests.
Rob has worked for the school entrance test publishers ISEB and GL – as well as the leading global psychometric test publishers including SHL, Kenexa IBM, MBTI, CAPP and SOVA Assessment.

How best to study for the 13 Plus Exam

Start 13+ exam revision early.
Identify any knowledge gaps and focus your child’s revision on improving each of these areas.
Discuss and gain agreement for your child’s 12+ revision timetable. Of course, this needs to fit in around their existing education 9-4pm commitments. Plus their other outside activities and hobbies.
Studying little but often, given 12-year old’s 30 mins attention spans.
Use a variety of different studying methods, such as combining flashcards, listening exercises and presentations to provide variety.

13 Plus Exam Practice

What’s the best first step for children taking ISEB pre-tests?

STEP 1 – School Entrance Tests’ advice is to review ISEB’s own free practice.

All four ISEB pre-tests have familiarisation pre-tests on ISEB’s testwise site:

Maths ISEB familiarisation test;

English ISEB free practice test;

Non-Verbal Reasoning ISEB familiarisation test; and

Verbal Reasoning ISEB free practice test.

STEP 2 – Then read these ISEB pre-tests introductory guides:

ISEB 11+ Pre Tests Parents Guide

and the more specific pre-tests guidance in the ISEB 11+ Maths Revision Guide.

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Sample ISEB pre-test materials

Here are some sample ISEB pre-test materials:

13+ GL-Style Practice .
ISEB Pretest Workbooks.
GL Assessment’s Familiarisation test it offers you the opportunity to familiarise with the most commonly used exams.