St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School 11 Plus (11+) Exam Information

Key Information

Address: St. Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School, 1 Langley Road, Slough SL3 7AF

County: Berkshire

School Website: www.lgs.slough.sch.uk

School Type: Mixed Grammar

Number of Pupils: 840

Number of Places in Year 7: 150

Number of Applicants per Place: 4+ applicants for every place

Open Day Date: July, September and October

Exam Date: September

Exam Board Type: CEM (Cambridge Assessment)

Slough Consortium 11 Plus Arrangements

St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School is part of the Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools with Herschel Grammar School, Langley Grammar School and Upton Court Grammar School. The four grammar schools in Slough operate as a consortium for the purposes of the 11+ entrance examination. The schools use a common 11+ entrance examination and administer it according to common procedures. A child sits just one 11+ examination, irrespective of how many of the Slough Consortium grammar schools parents are applying to.

Registering for St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School 11 Plus Exam

If you are thinking of applying to one or more of the four grammar schools in Slough as a choice for your child, the first step is to register your child to take the Consortium 11+ entrance examination. You can access registration information at Slough Consortium. 

St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School 11 Plus Exam

The examination consists of two separate papers, each of approximately 60-65 minutes duration, containing a variety of questions which will test verbal, numerical and non-verbal ability. Questions on both papers have a range of answer formats. Pupils indicate their answers on a separate answer sheet which is marked by computer and must be filled in exactly as directed in the instructions. The question booklet will not be marked and answers cannot be transcribed to the answer sheet after the examination. These exams are set by CEM.