Henrietta Barnett sample papers

What it covers

Materials published by the bodies that set or run 13 English 11+ tests, the ISEB Pre-Tests and Common Entrance: councils, schools, consortia, GL Assessment, Quest Assessments, CSSE and ISEB. Commercial practice papers are left out.

Sources

• CSSE (Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex): Practice material, Past English, continuous writing and maths papers for 2021, 2022 and 2023 entry, with English and maths mark schemes. Official.
• GL Assessment: 11+ free familiarisation materials, Six downloadable packs; each has test booklets, answer sheets and a parent's guide with answer keys (packs opened 27 September 2026). Official.
• Buckinghamshire Council: Secondary Transfer Test familiarisation booklet, 32 pages: sample questions, sample answer sheets, answers and solutions. Official.
• Buckinghamshire Council: The Secondary Transfer Testing process, Familiarisation booklet, the unmarked practice test and GL's free materials. Official.
• Kent County Council: Prepare for the Kent Test, Paper structure, writing and official familiarisation. Official.
• Quest Assessments: Bexley Selection Test: parent guidance, English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning familiarisation booklets. Official.
• Quest Assessments: The Slough Consortium 11+ assessment: parent guidance, English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning familiarisation booklets. Official.
• Quest Assessments: Wirral Consortium 11+ assessment: parent guidance, Maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning familiarisation booklets. Official.
• Quest Assessments: Familiarisation materials: English sample questions, Each booklet has sample questions, an answer key and an example OMR answer sheet. Official.
• Tiffin School: Year 7 admissions, Illustrative questions for English and maths, and an example OMR marksheet. The PDFs say the school does not publish its own past papers.. Official.
• Sutton Grammar School: Selective Eligibility Test FAQs, English and maths sample questions for September 2027 entry and a sample answer sheet; "We do not provide specimen papers.". Official.
• King Edward VI Foundation: The test, Familiarisation guide (PDF, 2023); "Neither the Admissions Office nor any of the schools keep past papers.". Official.
• Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet: Secondary transfer entrance test FAQs, Question 7: past papers are not released; sample materials page points to GL Assessment. Official.
• Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet: Sample test papers, Points to GL Assessment's English and maths materials, which it says may not reflect the format of the school's tests. Official.
• The Henrietta Barnett School: Admissions, GL familiarisation for Round One; "We do not release any past papers or offer any resources for Round Two.". Official.
• Redbridge Council: The 11 plus, Points to GL's free familiarisation materials and warns they may not match the exact test. Official.
• Medway Council: The Medway Test, "Any test materials found online or in retailers, other than on the GL website are not official". Official.
• ISEB: Pre-Tests admissions toolkit for families, ISEB says additional preparation is not required; it sells an ISEB Pre-Tests (11+) Prep Pack. Official.
• ISEB: Common Entrance and CASE, Past CE and CASE papers are sold as printed exam packs through the ISEB shop. Official.
• GL Education: CAT4: information for parents, "We strongly advise against any kind of practice ahead of a CAT4 test". Official.

Method

1. We started from each test's official admissions or test page and followed only the links it gives to practice or familiarisation material.
2. We opened or downloaded every file on 27 September 2026 and recorded what it contains: a real past paper, familiarisation, sample questions, or a paid product; and whether it has answers.
3. A resource is matched to a test only where that test's own page points to it. Where a school says it releases nothing, we show its own words instead of a substitute.
4. We link to the publisher's copy. Nothing is copied or re-hosted.

Uncertainty and limits

• Publishers replace files each year; a link can move. Every card names its source page and the day we checked it.
• Kent County Council's site refused our automated check on 27 September 2026, so the Kent card links to its preparation page as read on 23 September 2026.
• Familiarisation shows the format and question types. It is not a guide to the difficulty of this year's paper.

Dates and versions

• Official 11+ and 13+ past papers, familiarisation materials and sample questions, by test: data version 2026-09-27.1, checked 27 September 2026.
• Page last changed 27 September 2026.

What the answer means

The answer says what the test's own publishers release: real past papers where they exist, otherwise official familiarisation, and whether you can mark it. It cannot tell you what will be in this year's test, and a mark on a sample is not a standardised score.