The 11+ vault for UK grammar school families.
A free, editorial library of past papers, mark scheme guidance and parent strategy — organised by county, subject and year. Built by parents who have been through Kent, Bucks, Sutton, Trafford and beyond.
Recently added practice papers
Kent 11+ Maths Practice Paper (2010)
A 50 minutes Maths paper from the Kent selection round, with topic breakdown and mark scheme notes for parents.
Kent 11+ Maths Practice Paper (2023)
A 50 minutes Maths paper from the Kent selection round, with topic breakdown and mark scheme notes for parents.
Kent 11+ English Practice Paper (2010)
A 50 minutes English paper from the Kent selection round, with topic breakdown and mark scheme notes for parents.
Kent 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2012)
A 45 minutes Verbal Reasoning paper from the Kent selection round, with topic breakdown and mark scheme notes for parents.
Kent 11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2023)
A 45 minutes Verbal Reasoning paper from the Kent selection round, with topic breakdown and mark scheme notes for parents.
Kent 11+ Non-Verbal Reasoning Practice Paper (2015)
A 45 minutes Non-Verbal Reasoning paper from the Kent selection round, with topic breakdown and mark scheme notes for parents.
Browse by grammar school region
Barnet
Queen Elizabeth's Boys, Henrietta Barnett and St Michael's Catholic.
Bexley
Beths, Bexley Grammar, Chislehurst & Sidcup, Townley.
Birmingham (KEVI)
Eight King Edward VI grammar schools use a consortium test.
Buckinghamshire
Bucks Secondary Transfer Test (STT) — taken in mid-September of Year 6.
Calderdale
Crossley Heath and North Halifax Grammar share a test.
Cumbria
Three Cumbrian grammars use the Cumbria 11+.
Devon
Colyton, Torquay Boys' and Torquay Girls' grammars.
Dorset
Poole, Parkstone, Bournemouth School and Bournemouth School for Girls.
Enfield
The Latymer School entrance assessment.
Parent guides — the strategy that actually moves the needle
When to start preparing for the 11+
A practical parent guide: when to start preparing for the 11+. Concrete, honest advice from families who have been through the UK 11+ process.
GL Assessment: format explainer
A parent guide to the GL Assessment 11+ format: where it is used, paper structure, question style, and how to prepare effectively for this specific format.
11+ scaled score bands explained
A clear parent explainer: 11+ scaled score bands explained. Plain English, no jargon, written for families navigating UK 11+ results.
Kent 11+: a parent's guide
A complete parent guide to the Kent 11+: which schools use it, when it sits, what the format looks like, and how to prepare effectively at home.
Maths at 11+: a deep-dive for parents
Everything UK parents need to know about Maths at 11+: what is tested, the question types, recommended preparation, common mistakes and the books that actually help.
Maths, English, Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning
English
Comprehension, cloze, spelling, punctuation, grammar and vocabulary.
Maths
Mental arithmetic, fractions, ratio, algebra, geometry, data handling.
Non-Verbal Reasoning
Shape sequences, rotations, reflections, similarities and odd-one-out.
Verbal Reasoning
Word codes, analogies, hidden words, logic puzzles, sequences.
How 11Plus Vault works
11Plus Vault is a free, ad-supported library built for UK parents whose children are sitting an 11+ grammar school entrance test.
We organise past papers and practice resources the way real families search for them: by the local-authority area their target school sits in, by the subject they want to revise this evening, and by the year of the exam cycle. For every paper we list, we publish a dedicated study page that summarises what's inside the booklet, how long the timing should be, the typical topic mix, what the mark scheme rewards, and how parents in that region typically use the paper at home.
Our editorial team also publishes long-form parent guides covering county-by-county test arrangements, the differences between GL Assessment, CEM and bespoke formats, the mechanics of scaled scores and age standardisation, and the parent strategy decisions that materially affect outcomes — when to start, whether to hire a tutor, how to mark a practice paper, and what to do on the morning of the test.
If you are new to the 11+, start with our how-to-use guide and the scaled scores explainer. If you already know the basics, jump straight to your county page for the format and dates that matter to your family.