Quick and detailed information for the 11+ exams in 2023-2024 of Hertfordshire & Essex High School provided below for 11+ Parents reference.
Hertfordshire and Essex High School 11 plus Exam Information
- Address: Warwick Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 5NJ
- Herts & Essex School Website: www.hertsandessex.herts.sch.uk
- Admissions Contact:
- Headteacher: Cathy Tooze MEd (Cantab)
- Telephone: 01279 654127
- Email: [email protected]
- School Type: Girls
- Total Number of Students in School: 1,150
- Number of Places Available for Year 7 Entry: 180
- Open Days:
- Open Evening (Thursday 22 September 2022, 17:30 – 20:30)
- Friday 24 June from 09:00 – 10:45 - this session is now full but we are holding a waiting list
Wednesday 6 July from 09:00 – 10:45
Monday 11 July from 09:00 – 10:45
- To book a place on one of these sessions please complete the Information, Q & A sessions form. Please note places are limited and are for parents and carers only.
- Monday 26 September at 17:45
- Wednesday 28 September at 17:45
- Supplementary Information(SIF) Return Date: 1 October 2022
- Deadline for Submission of Applications: Deadline for submission of applications to your Local Authority and the deadline for submission of all (non-sport/music) Supplementary Information Forms (SIFs): 31st October 2022.
- Exam Provider: Hertfordshire & Essex High School
- Ofsted Report: Ofsted Report | Hertfordshire & Essex High School, London
Hertfordshire and Essex High School 11+ Exam Dates
Entry to Year 7 – September 2023
If you are thinking of joining us in Year 7 in September 2023 you can find information on our admission arrangements below, you also might find it helpful to:
- visit the school during the day in the summer term and see Herts & Essex at work
- book into a Q&A session with the Executive Headteacher, Cathy Tooze, and Headteacher, Emma Kirkham
- come to our Open Evening (Thursday 22 September 2022, 17:30 – 20:30)
Seeing Herts & Essex at Work:
Year 5 girls and a parent/carer will be able to visit the school during a normal school day and get a feel for the lessons. There will also be additional information for parents/carers provided by Emma Kirkham, Headteacher, herself a former student at the school and current parent; and by Ceri Pettit, our Admissions Officer.
- Friday 24 June from 09:00 – 10:45 - this session now full but we are holding a waiting list
- Wednesday 6 July from 09:00 – 10:45
- Monday 11 July from 09:00 – 10:45
To book a place on one of these sessions please complete the Seeing Herts & Essex at work form, as places are limited.
Information, Q & A Sessions at Herts & Essex:
Cathy Tooze, Executive Headteacher, and Emma Kirkham, Headteacher, at Herts & Essex, invites the parents and carers of all girls transferring to secondary school in September 2023 to an informal information, question and answer session at the school, in small groups on one of the following occasions:
- Monday 26 September at 17:45
- Wednesday 28 September at 17:45
To book a place on one of these sessions please complete the Information, Q & A sessions form. Please note places are limited and are for parents and carers only.
Music and Sports Aptitude Tests
These will both take place on Saturday 8 October 2022. Please see the separate sheets of information about these tests below. To apply for these tests parents/carers MUST complete the school's Supplementary Information Form (SIF) and return it to the school by 16:00 on Friday 30 September. The school will then send information by email to the parents/carers of all participants by the end of the day on 6 October at the latest advising of the venue for the music aptitude test, along with other information. If for any reason this email is not received, parents/carers should contact the school on Friday 7 October.
Please note the SIF will be available from June 2022 to complete online. No paper copies of the SIF will be processed before this date.
Hertfordshire and Essex High School 11+ Exam Styles
- Music Aptitude Test: Applicants to the school wishing to apply for a place under the 5% music allocation of criterion 7 will need
to take a Musical Aptitude Test. - The test will consist of 60 multiple choice questions, 15 on each of the following areas of musical awareness:
- pitch
- rhythm
- melody
- texture
- Applicants will listen to the questions on a CD, the running time of which is approx. 35 minutes. Parents are, however, advised to allow an hour overall for the test’s completion.
- Sports Aptitude Test: Applicants to the school wishing to apply for a place under the 5% sports allocation of criterion 7* will need
to take a Sporting Aptitude Test. - This test will consist of a series of 7 different activities testing the following areas of sporting aptitude:
- accuracy
- agility
- sprint speed
- endurance
- hand/eye co-ordination
- movement
- leg power
- Each applicant will undertake the test as a member of a small group which will move round the sequence of activities. Whilst no previous experience of any particular sport is required in order to take the test, it is expected that applicants wishing to apply under this criterion have an interest in sport/physical education, and would wish to participate in the sporting life of the school willingly and regularly should they gain a
place.
School Catchment Area Criteria: Parents need to check the latest updated information on the school website.
Herts and Essex High School Social Profiles
- Facebook Page
- Twitter Page
- LinkedIn Page
11 Plus Exam Guidance - Facebook Group for Parents and Teachers- Key Stages Guidance - Facebook Group for Parents and Teachers
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