The Selection Tests and Timetable

 

The admissions tests take place at Torquay Girls’ Grammar school on consecutive Saturdays;

 

the 21st and 28th September 2013

 

Applicants must complete the Test Registration Form issued by the School and return by 16th September 2013. The Form can be accessed from the school website or by contacting the school in the summer term 2013. It enables us to inform you of all the test arrangements.

 

 

 

The girls will take the test in separate classrooms in groups of no more than 16 with thier own individual invigilator. We strive to arrange girls so that they are in with girls from the same school but this is not always possible. There will be seating and refreshments for parents to stay for the duration of the tests.

 

The current test setup is as follows:

  

There will be two Verbal Reasoning tests, one Mathematics paper and one English paper. Girls who are achieving in the top 25% of their age group at Primary School should be able to cope with the tests. For example if a girl's teacher believes she is likely to achieve Level 5's in her KS2 English, Maths and Science SATs at the end of Y6 then this would be a good indicator that she will be of a sufficient standard.

  

Verbal Reasoning Tests are supplied by GL Assessment, and will be marked in accordance with their regulations. These are multiple choice tests. The higher Verbal Reasoning Score attained, of the two papers, will be regarded as the final mark for that element. Results will be standardised to take into account age differentials.

  

The English and Mathematics tests will be set by Torquay Girls' Grammar School in collaboration with Churston Ferrers Grammar School and Torquay Boys' Grammar School in accordance with the Attainment Targets of the National Curriculum Key Stage 2. The English paper has both reading and writing components. The Maths is a free response paper. These tests will be marked internally.

 

Children who are unable to take the tests on either of these dates, due to illness or other significant acceptable reason, will be offered the opportunity to take the tests at the catch up test date of 7th and 8th October. The reason must be discussed with the school at the earliest opportunity.

 

If the parent choses to name the school on the CAF for a child who has not taken the selective test, there will be no score to rank and therefore a place will not be offered. The child will be deemed not to have met the entry criteria.