Devon 11+ CEM 11+ test

Devon 11+ - Children's Educational Material 11+ ^TM

The Devon has seven grammar schools and one bi-lateral school within Torbay and Plymouth. NVR is not tested. Torbay Grammar schools use tests from GL Assessment. Colyton Grammar use papers from Future Stories Assessment. Preparation solutions are available using WordBuilder.co.uk and CoolCleverKids.co.uk.

The Devon11plus.co.uk website provides advice and information about 11 plus exams and Children's Educational Material (CEM) for the 11+.

2025 Year 7 Entry for Torbay Grammar Schools

Registration	Mid March 2024 to noon 17th July 2024 (latest noon 5th Sep 2024)
Test Dates	Saturday 14th September 2024 Catchup date: 27th September 2024
Results	11th October 2024
Test Supplier	GL Assessment

Colyton Grammar School

Registration	1st April 2024 to midday 6th September 2024
Test Dates	Saturday 21st September 2024 and and pm Friday 27th September 2024 catchup day Paper 1: English 50 MCQ Paper 2: Maths 40 free responses Paper 3: Writing 25 mins (including 5 minutes preparation)
Results	October 2024
Test Supplier	Future Stories (Stothard Education - ex CEM employee dismissed by Durham University)

Torbay Grammar Schools

Torbay Grammar School	PAN (Year 7)
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Torbay	158
Colyton Grammar School Colyton	155
The Spires College Torquay	Bilateral 220 60 Selective
Torquay Boys Grammar School Torbay	168
Torquay Girls Grammar School Torbay	150

2025 Year 7 Entry for Plymouth Grammar Schools

Registration	Monday 22 April 2024 4pm to noon 31 August 2024. (Practice test registration: 3pm 15th April 2024 to 11am 22nd May 2024 for up to 170 children)
Familiarisation Session	3.00pm on 15 April 2024 to 11.00am on 22 May 2024 for 170 children. English (comprehension & composition) and a Maths paper. Papers and mark schemes can be taken home. 16 July 2024. Cost £40.
Test Dates	Saturday 14 September 2024 Test 1: GLA English comprehension (no writing) Click for sample. Saturday 21 September 2024. Test 2: GLA Maths muliple choice
Results	14th October 2024 (16th July 2024 for practice tests)
Test Supplier	GL Assessment ®

Plymouth Grammar Schools

Torbay Grammar School	PAN (Year 7)
Devonport High School for Boys Plymouth	180
Devonport High School for Girls Plymouth	120
Plymouth High School for Girls Plymouth	120

11+ Preparation

Areas tested include English (Vocabulary: synonyms & antonyms; Comprehension; Cloze passages/text; Jumbled sentences); Mathematics including data processing, and Non-verbal reasoning.

There is no evidence any 11+ tests are tutor proof, nor tuition and preparation does not confer an advantage – the opposite is true.

Recommended Preparation Material.

1. English and Verbal Reasoning is covered at WordBuilder.co.uk

PDF downloads from the shop.

Booklet	Price
a. Ultimate Verbal Reasoning. 1,800 questions.Book 1	£5.99
b. Ultimate Verbal Reasoning. 800 questions.Book 2 for GL Assessment (Same Missing Letter in Pairs of Words, Synonym Pairs & Hidden Words)	£5.49
c. Ultimate Verbal Reasoning. 741 questions.Book 3 for GL Assessment (Spelling, Punctuation & Conjugation)	£5.49
d. Common Synonyms and Antonyms for 11+ & KS2 Sats (over 1,000 entries).	£4.99
e. Common Words With Multiple Meanings for 11+ & KS2 Sats (350 entries).	£1.99
f. Common Misspelled Words at Year 6 - KS2 & 11+ (over 250 words).	£1.49

2. Maths is covered at CoolCleverKids.co.uk

PDF downloads from the shop.

Lesson Notes	Price
a: Ratio and Proportion Unit Method (Lesson Notes).	99p
b: Percentages (simple percentages) Lesson Notes.	99p
c: Percentage Multipliers Lesson Notes.	99p
d: Rules for Multiples of Numbers (Lesson Notes).	99p

3. NVR (Non-verbal Reasoning) is covered at CoolCleverKids.co.uk

Non-verbal Reasoning (NVR) Booklet	Price
Ultimate NVR: over 30 different types of NVR familiarisation questions.	£9.95

4. Mock Tests: Use Mocks in the Shop and at SatsBooks.com

Mock Test (CEM style tests are still useful as the content is similar to GL Assessment)	Price
1. 11+ Progress Mock Pack 1. MF Test A & B. (Use as first test during Year 5).	£6.95
2. 11+ Progress Mock Pack 2. MF Test A & B. (Use as second test during Year 5).	£6.95
3. 11+ Progress Mock Pack 3. MF Test A & B. (Use as third test during Year 5).	£6.95
4. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 1. MF Test A & B. Multi-format (MF).	£6.95
5. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 2. MF Test A & B. Multi-format (MF).	£6.95
6. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 3. MF Test A & B. Similar to SWW 2 Jul 13.	£6.95
7. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 4. MF Test A & B. Multi-format (MF).	£6.95
8. Letts GL Assessment Practice Mock Test Pack 1 [4 physical books]. Maths, English, VR & NVR {Click here to purchase with FREE P&P}	£36.95
9. Letts GL Assessment Practice Mock Test Pack 2 [4 physical books]. Maths, English, VR & NVR {Click here to purchase with FREE P&P}	£36.95

Plymouth GL Assessment 11+ Tests

Portsmouth schools use selective 11+ tests from GL Assessment.

Test 1 is an English multiple choice test (comprehension) paper.
Test 2 is a Maths and English (Comprehension) multiple choice paper.

Portsmouth schools run a familiarisation session on 9th June 2018. Candidates will taket an English (comprehension & composition) and a Maths paper set by the school. These papers can be taken home with mark schemes so parents and tutors can go through them.

Torbay children should use the Portsmouth familiarisation sessions as a free mock exam.

Torbay CEM 11+ Tests

There will be two test papers containing a mixture of questions on verbal reasoning and comprehension, non-verbal reasoning and mathematical reasoning. Some schools use their own 20-minute Writing papers.

Each paper is approximately 50 minutes in duration and will be divided into timed sections, and instructions will be given on an audio soundtrack.

Most questions are multiple choice and all answers are marked on a separate machine-readable answer sheet. There will be a short break between the two test papers.

Free familiarisation booklets are available from this site and practice mocks are available from the shop.

CEM Centre for Evaluation
& Monitoring® CEM 11+ ® Tests

No official practice papers available
Short familiarisation material provided
Computer based tests only
Paper tests withdrawn from 2023
Mostly used by private schools
Similar tests to GL Assessments®
Prepare using WordBuilder & CoolCleverKids
Practice mock papers from the shop

GL Assessments®
(NFER®) 11+ Selection Tests

Practice papers available
Kent County Council provides a long familiarisation paper
Multiple choice format.
No claim that children do not need to prepare or practice or claim test is tutor-proof
Similar to tests from CEM Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring®
Prepare using WordBuilder & CoolCleverKids
Practice mock papers from the shop

11+ Children's Educational
Material Recommendation

English and Verbal Reasoning:
WordBuilder
www.WordBuilder.co.uk

Maths &
Non-verbal Reasoning (NVR):
CoolCleverKids
www.CoolCleverKids.co.uk

11+ Practice Papers from
Children’s Educational Material for the 11+
are available from the shop.
Word lists, lesson notes and `Ultimate NVR` questions are available from the shop.

Free material on this website.

11+ Tourism: Free Mock Tests

Under the Greenwich ruling all children, of the appropriate age, have a legal right to take any 11+ exam set by any authority and cannot be denied the opportunity to sit an exam solely on the basis of their address.

The Office of the School Adjudicator (OSA) confirmed the right to use tests as free mocks and the right to take tests late. A Head Teacher of a grammar school has confirmed in writing: `Legally I cannot stop you entering your child for our test.' Late testing is also a legal right.

Many regions do not have catchment areas. Taking 11+ exams outside home catchments does not prejudice the balance and fairness of the testing, as tests are different. To make such a claim would imply a defunct testing process.

Note: Taking a "free mock" will cost the school money. But one would expect financially astute schools to consider the financial implications of setting an early test date. Common sense dictates an earlier test is likely to be used as a "free mock" and this has been well known to occur for many years. . The University of Durham® object to this strategy when it is a legal right. We cannot image why, as if the test is resistant to prepping, what difference would free mocks make? We believe there is no evidence that any 11+ test is resistant to prepping and practise will simply improve performance.

Cambridge University have now withdrawn CEM paper based 11+ tests. Cambridge spent hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal fees to refuse to answer basic questions including which schools shared the same tests. They answered such questions to a Caucasian women after refusing to answer the same question posed by an Asian man. They were aware of the ethnicity of both.

CoolCleverKids
11+ Maths and NVR
CoolCleverKids.co.uk

The Maths site with NVR (Non-verbal reasoning) for Sats and 11+ preparation. Ideal for primary school education and selective school exams. Maths lesson notes; worksheets; presentations; games, & tests auto marked with explanations.

WordBuilder
11+ English & VR
www.WordBuilder.co.uk

Verbal reasoning and English for the 11+, Sats and private/independent school entrance exams as well as primary school. Spellings; definitions; meanings; synonyms; antonyms; cloze passages; jumbled sentences & comprehension.

Sats Papers
Year 2-6 & 11+
www.SatsPapers.org.uk

Information relating to Sats Tests. Free downloads of Sats papers covering Year 2 to 6 with no registration. Prepare for Year 6 level 3-5, level 6 & 11+ tests. Download the latest phonics tests.

ATA React
Free Android App
Google Play

Fun FREE Android App to test your thinking and reaction speed. Four fun games: colours; shapes; numbers and next letter. Stores score history. Ideal for Sats & 11+ fun whilst you prepare. Download from Google Play.

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11+ English (Verbal Reasoning)
online preparation with

Spellings; Vocabulary; Synonyms; Antomyms; Conundrums; Cloze Passages; Comprehension, and Jumbled up sentences. Ideal for 11+ tests set at the CEM Centre, at Durham University^®.
www.WordBuilder.co.uk

11+ Maths (Numerical Reasoning)
and NVR online preparation with

Free maths question generator
Lesson notes; presentations (videos); worksheets; games; Sats style tests from Year 2 to 6 including mental maths audio tests; private school 11+ tests, and CEM style past questions.
Now includes Non-verbal Reasoning.
Ideal for 11+ tests set at the CEM Centre, at Durham University^®.
www.CoolCleverKids.co.uk