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The eleven-plus (11+) is a standardised examination administered to some students in England and Northern Ireland in their last year of primary education, which governs admission to grammar schools and other secondary schools which use academic selection. The name derives from the age group for secondary entry: 11–12 years.
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At 11+, Common Entrance consists of two English examinations, as well as an examination each in Mathematics and Science. [3]At 13+, Common Entrance consists of examinations in Mathematics (three papers: a (listening) mental mathematics paper, plus written non-calculator and calculator); English (two papers); and one paper each in Latin, Classical Greek, Geography, History, Religious Studies ...
Under the Tripartite System of secondary education in England between the 1940s and 1960s, approximately a quarter of children were selected by the eleven plus exam for entry to grammar schools, either LEA-maintained grammar schools fully funded by the local education authority, or direct grant grammar schools funded by the Ministry of Education.
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7-11 4 3–6 SATs, eleven plus exam (generally only for Grammar school entry) 3 11-14 3 7–9 12+ and 13+ (generally only for Grammar school entry) formerly SATs (until 2017) 4 14-16 2 10–11 GCSEs: 5 16-18 2 12–13 A-Levels, AS-Levels, NVQs, National Diplomas, International Baccalaureate (IB), T levels
Only a few areas have kept a formal grammar school system along the lines of the Tripartite System. In these areas, the eleven plus exam is used solely to identify a subset of children (around 25%) considered suitable for grammar education. When a grammar school has too many qualified applicants, other criteria are used to allocate places, such ...
Tripartite System and Eleven-Plus exam: 1960s: First school: Middle school: Upper school, grammar school: Strong move towards comprehensive schools: 1973: Primary school: Comprehensive school, grammar school: Phasing out of middle schools 2014: Primary school: Comprehensive school, grammar school: School leaving age increased to 17. Some three ...