Updated on: July 1, 2023

Parmiter’s School 2024 - 11 Plus Exam Complete Guide

Quick and detailed information for the 11+ exams in 2023-2024 of Parmiter’s School is provided below for 11+ Parents' reference.

Parmiter's School 11 Plus Exam Information

Address: Parmiter's School, High Elms Lane, Garston, Nr. Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 0UU
Parmiters Website: Click here for more information
Admissions Contact:
- Telephone: 1923 671424
- Email: [email protected]
School Type: Co-education
Total Number of Students in School: 1199 (approximately)
Number of Places Available for Year 7 Entry: 208
Parmiters Open Day:
- Open Evening : Thursday 14th September 2023, 4.00pm - 8.30pm
Registrations Open Date: Tuesday April 11 2023
Closing Date for Registration: Friday 16 June 2023
Exam Provider: GL Assessment
Ofsted Report: Ofsted Report | Parmiter’s School, London

Parmiter's School Watford Registration and Academic Test information

Parents who think that they may apply to Parmiter's School under the Academic criterion must register to take the entrance tests with the SW Herts school admissions Consortium. This should be done via the SW Hertfordshire school admissions Consortium website when the student is in Year 5. The website will be open for registration from April and the entrance tests will be held in September when the student is in Year 6. Details of the arrangements for the tests will be notified to parents who have registered nearer the time.

Parmiter’s School 11 plus Exam Dates

Application to SW Herts Admissions Consortium for Academic and Music Tests: 11 April - 16 June 2023
Time & Venue of Test notified by SW Herts Consortium to all applicants who are considering applying under Criterion 6 and/or Criterion 7: 1 July 2023
Entrance Tests for those applicants who are considering applying under Criterion 6: Saturday 9 September 2023
Music Aptitude Tests for those considering applying under Criterion 7: Monday 4 September 2023
Second round music tests - Date, time and venue to be advised: w/c 18 September 2023
Open Day to be advertised on the school website: September/October 2023
Test scores available on SW Herts Consortium parent portal: 18th October 2023
Supplementary Information Form (SIF), to be completed online at Parmiter's School: 31st October 2023
National Offer Day: 1st March 2024

Parmiter’s School 11+ Exam Styles

The test comprises a Mathematics and a Verbal Reasoning paper.
The Test is administered jointly by the following schools (known as the SW Herts Consortium)
Mathematics: The paper will take approximately 50 minutes to deliver.
Papers are prepared specifically for the Consortium by GL Assessment and are based on the Key Stage 2 curriculum.
Verbal Reasoning: The paper will take approximately one hour to deliver including examples for each section.
It is prepared specifically for the Consortium by GL Assessment.
Click Here for Mathematics Familiarisation Paper.
Click Here for Verbal Reasoning Familiarisation Paper.

Access 11+ Past Papers with Detailed Mark Schemes and Answers.

Must Practice these time tested 11+ GL Assessment style practice Papers along with Multiple choice Answer sheet.

Parmiters Grammar School Details Of The Academic And Music Tests

The Academic Test :
- There will be two tests, Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning that will take approximately 45 minutes to one hour each with a short break in between the tests. Parents must leave the test centre once they have registered the children and return to collect them afterwards at the time given by the centre. Please provide your child with two pencils and a rubber. Any refreshment for the break should be neatly packed.
The Music Test :
- The only equipment required will be a pencil and an eraser. The test will consist of 60 questions of four types: Pitch, Melody, Rhythm and Texture as follows:
Pitch: for these questions, candidates listen to two sounds and have to indicate whether the second sound is the same as the first, or whether it is higher or lower. There are twenty of these questions and some of the pitches are less than a semitone apart.
Melody: for these questions, candidates listen to two tunes consisting of five notes. Candidates have to decide whether the second tune is the same as the first or if one of the notes has been altered. If there is a change, candidates will be expected to identify which note has been altered, by giving the number of the note. There are ten questions in this section.
Texture: for these questions, candidates listen to a number of notes played together at the same time; this is called a chord. Candidates need to decide whether or not each chord has two, three or four notes. There are twenty questions in this section.
Rhythm: for these questions, candidates listen to two patterns of notes and have to decide whether the second pattern is the same as, or different from, the first, and where any difference occurs. Each rhythm will be four beats (or pulses) in length. There are ten questions in this section.

Parmiters School Catchment Area Criteria

Priority Postcode Area:

Priority will be given to applicants from the following postcodes:

WD3 to WD25 inclusive

AL1, AL2, AL3

HP1, HP2, HP3

HA6

95% of the places allocated under Criterion 4 (Medical), Criterion 5 (Academic) and Criterion 6 (Music) will be from the priority postcodes.
5% of places will be allocated to applicants from any postcode not listed above.

Parmiter's, Queens', Rickmansworth, St Clement Danes, Watford Boys' Grammar and Watford Girls' Grammar.Read more about 11 plus exam papers for The Parmiter's School.

Parmiter’s School Social Profiles

Other Grammar Schools in Hertfordshire:

Queens’ School 11 plus Exam Information

Rickmansworth School 11 plus Exam Information

St Clement Danes School 11 plus Exam Information