Updated on: July 1, 2023

Watford Grammar School for Girls 2024 - 11 Plus Exam Guide

Quick and detailed information for the 11+ exams in 2023-2024 of Watford Grammar School for Girls is provided below for 11+ Parents' reference.

Watford Grammar School for Girls 11 Plus Exam Information

Address: Watford Grammar School for Girls, Lady's Close, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0AE
Watford Girls Website: Click here for more information
Admissions Contact:
- Telephone: 01923 223 403
- Email: [email protected]
School Type: Girls
Total Number of Students in School: 1,285
Number of Places Available for Year 7 Entry: 210
Open Days: Thursday 12th October, 5.00pm – 8.00pm.
Opening Date for Online Registrations: Tuesday 11 April 2023
Closing Date for Registrations: Friday 16th June 2023
Website to Register in SW Herts Consortium: Registration website
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 2023.
Exam Provider:
- For Academic Test in Maths and Verbal reasoning, GL Assessment is the exam provider.
- Music Test is conducted by the School.
Ofsted Report: Ofsted Report | Watford Grammar School for Girls, London

Registration and Academic Test information

Parents who think that they may apply to Watford Grammar School for Girls under the Academic criterion must register to take the entrance tests with the SW Herts Consortium. This should be done via the SW Herts 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 October 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.

Watford Grammar School for Girls 11+ Exam Dates

Online registration for the tests opens: on 11 April 2023
Online registration closes: 16 June 2023
Academic test: Saturday 9th September 2023
Music aptitude test: Monday 4th September 2023
Queens’ School sports aptitude test: Wednesday 13th September 2023
First-round music scores notified to parents: Thursday 14th September 2023
Start of second-round music tests: Monday 18th September 2023 to Friday 22nd September 2023
Scores notified to parents: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Secondary application deadline: Tuesday 31st October 2023
National offer day: 1st March 2024

Watford Grammar School for Girls 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)
Parmiter's, Queens', Rickmansworth, St Clement Danes, Watford Boys' Grammar and Watford Girls' Grammar.
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.

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