You CANNOT prepare successfully for St. Paul's Girls' School without having a crystal clear benchmark.
/St. Paul’s Girls’ School write that ‘There is no typical Paulina’. Completely agree.
The girls who pass the St. Paul’s Girls’ School 11+ assessment are definitely all completely different and unique.
They write that they are looking for ‘intellectually curious students who will enjoy learning in an academically stimulating environment.’ Completely agree with this too.
Girls who pass the SPG 11+ Assessment are 100% intellectually curious girls. And the environment at SPG is obviously academically stimulating.
There are 3 stages to this 11+ Assessment
Stage 1 – Cambridge Select Insight assessment
(formerly known as CEM)
Assesses a child's academic potential and ability. It is a non adaptive test (same questions, same order regardless of ability). The girls will be able to go back and check their answers. 3 main skills are assessed- verbal ability (spag, vocabulary and comprehension), numerical ability (number, measurement, geometry and statistics) and non-verbal ability (visually analysing and solving problems). In order to be successful in this stage of the assessment, your daughter will need to be quick! She will also need to be laser focused and not get distracted. Your daughter will need to trust her instincts and not waste too much time on one question.
2. Stage 2 - Comprehension, English and Maths written assessments.
3. Interview
If you don’t have a crystal clear understanding of the benchmark when it comes to the calibre of girls being assessed this year, how will you ever accurately prepare your daughter to have the highest possible chances of passing this 11+ assessment?
Stage one is in November 2026 so you have about 8 months left to prepare. 6 months really if you factor in holidays and sickness etc. If your daughter passes the first stage, she will be invited to attend stage 2 which is typically in early January. If your daughter passes stage 2, she will be invited to interview. These are typically mid to end of January.
At their current fee rate, you are looking at investing £260,694 to send your daughter to this school from Year 7 - Year 13. Rates will of course rise so it will inevitably be more than this. Invest a very small percentage of this to actually preparing your daughter to have the highest chances of succeeding in her 11+ assessments.
Prepare from Year 3.
Prepare consistently.
Encourage a love for reading and maths.
Encourage a love for a sport or music.
Only work with teachers who actually know how to prepare for this 11+ assessment.
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