Queen Elizabeth’s is a selective,non-denominational and non-fee-paying School with a mission of producing young men who are confident, able and responsible. The School has a reputation for academic excellence and our expectations are high: QE boys excel at A Level and go on to places at leading universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.
Source: qebarnet.co.uk
The above information is taken from QE Brouchure, which can be accessed on this page:
https://www.qebarnet.co.uk/admissions-information/school-brochure/
1. Good School Guide (Top 15 on 'Progress 8' Scores)
2. Parent Power Best UK School Guide (Best School for A-level rank)
3. BBC League Tables (Top 5 school)
Click on above links to go to the comparison source.
He will have to be very very bright. It is 100% academically selective and very demanding. However, if his teacher thinks he can cope, go and visit it. Thousands of boys sit the exm evry year. I can't remember how many places per year group.
The school is always working closely with the pupils to help them be and achieve their best. They have a well-established approach that works and which is reflected in their consistently outstanding results year on year. It is a valuable thing to gain a place at this school and if your son has done this he will be on a great journey to success if he accepts the challenges and embraces the opportunity.
This school is really good, in recognising kids talents and pointing faults or obstacles ( many parents don't accept -ve comments sorry). Every kid is special in some form but all schools recognise what they wanted but QE boys extends it to pointing us towards their gaps, which helps your kid if you fill it, if you ignore you will face it and if you oppose/offend it becomes reason of your failure. I am sure this school definitely makes my diamond shine somewhere some day by polishing his faults.
The QE 11Plus Exam consists of a single round consisting of:
A) 50 Minute English Paper
The English paper is expected to last around 50 minutes and contain between 50 and 65 GL Style question in MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) format. The various question types are expected to be:
The english section can be expected to host two passages, one of which could be a poem or a play based passage.
B) 50 Minute Maths Paper
The Maths paper is expected to last around 50 minutes and contain between 50 and 60 GL style questions in MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) format. The various topics which are expected to feature are:
Both exams are taken on the same day and a small break will be provided between the two papers.
There is no Creative Writing, VR or NVR sections.
The test provider is GL, the exam is expected to be at an enhanced level of difficulty compared to other GL style exams conducted in the UK.
Queen Elizabeth’s School uses standardised scores to evaluate candidates’ performance in the 11+ exam. Standardised scores are a way of comparing a student’s performance to the performance of other students who took the same test. The scores are calculated by comparing the student’s raw score to the average raw score of all students who took the test.
The two tests are individually standardised and then the two scores are added together to give a 'Combined Test Score'. A student who recieved 'Combined Test Score' of 210 or over is deemed to have met the 'required academic standard' for admission into the school. Getting a score of 210 or above is not a guaratee of admission, actual admission offer cut-off scores are indicated in the table below:
The table above is taken from the QE Admission brochure (https://www.qebarnet.co.uk/admissions-information/admissions-information-parents/)
The maximum passible standardised score for English and Maths sections is 141, making the highest possible standardised score in exam 282.
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At Oxbridge we offer a number of resources, courses and mocks to help with your 11Plus Prep.
Ideal for students who are self-preparing or Home-preparing, our resources are custom made for success in Sutton SET, London Grammar and Private School Exams.
We recommend the following resources:
We offer subject-specific camps: English Camp, Maths Camp. The camp are designed as one-week intensive courses focusing on key topics relevant to the 11Plus exam. These camps provide an excellent opportunity to refresh knowledge, enhance understanding, and boost confidence.
Key features:
2. Online Practice Books:
Our brand new 'online test books’ help students develop: Stamina, Speed and Accuracy. It is comprised of 3 bundles of tests for each subject (English, Maths) :
• 10-minute tests (Beginner)
• 15-minute tests (Intermediate)
• 20-minute tests (Advanced)
Progression along the test series helps children develop effective time management and tackle increasingly difficult questions. Each test covers a wide range of topics, contains detailed solutions and shows ‘score analytics’ to benchmark performance.
3. Mock Exams
Mock exams are a great way to prepare for the real exams. They can help you to:
We offer a mix of Online, In-Person and At-Home Mock exams to guide your perpetration. We highly recommend starting with mock exams six months prior to your main exam to ease into the test process.
4. Special Courses
Special courses on vocabulary and courses to improve your accuracy and time-management.
QE is often rated as the best Boys Grammar School and hence competition is intense. There are on average 3000 applicants for some 180 seats.
Taking the success ratio of around 6% (180/3000) would be misleading as the 3000 applicants are also jointly competing for seats in other premier institutes example in Sutton, St Olives etc.
That being said the competition is intense and requires considerable hard-work and dedication.
There is no catchment area and the seats will be offered to top 180 applicants that appear highest on the list obtained by ranking applicants in the order of their combined scores in the test. Only in case of a score-tie for the last seats, distance from the school gate will be taken as a criteria for resolving the tie.
Full admission criteria and other guidelines are available at the link below:
https://www.qebarnet.co.uk/admissions-information/admissions-information-parents/
Most
of us understand scoring systems like those used in our schools, ‘7 out
of 10’ or percentage scores, e.g. 70%. Such scores, known as raw
scores, are easily understandable and helpful in indicating ‘how many
you got right’. However, these scores are less useful in enabling
teachers to compare pupils’ performance meaningfully between one test
and another and monitor progress over time. This is because raw scores
do not account for factors such as:
Varying the difficultly of tests from year to year.
Varying the aptitude and number of students taking the test each year.
These factors can make the average scores (and hence selection scores) subject to significant variations year on year. To overcome these challenges, standardised scores are used instead of raw scores as they help balance children's overall performance between years and tests. The process of standard score calculation is relatively complex. We will try and discuss the basics for interested parents and students, but the detailed mechanism is not necessary for succeeding in the exam– it all comes down to attempting questions in a considered, accurate manner and keeping pace with the speed of the test.
Hundreds of students self-prep (or Home prep) for QE Boys and other competitive schools every year. At Oxbridge Institute we aim to provide courses, online resources and mock exams to take your learning in your own hands and achieve 11Plus success. Self (Or home) prep requires tremendous committment but is the most rewarding journey for intelligent and dedicated students who choose to take this challenge.
Only your family can discover if QE Boys is the right school for your child. The competition both to get in and to stay among the top pupils in class is bound to be high but can be very rewarding in the end. We suggest attending the open day at the school (July) and going through the various sources of information available on this page and on the school website before deciding if this is the right school for your child.
We have a support plan for students who want to gain admission into one of the best Grammar Schools in the country.
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