1. St George's Primary School, St George's Road, Wallasey, CH45 3NF Tel: 0151 6386014 schooloffice@stgeorges.wirral.sch.uk

2. Decisi ons Type of school Mixed or single sex Specialist school Faith Caters for child ’ s individual needs ( Special Needs ) All ability or selective

3. Timesc ales September / October Open evenings and afternoons – look on our website April Open evenings and afternoons May 11+ test application June / July 11+ familiarisation in school 1 st September can apply for secondary place online Early September two 11+ practice papers Mid September two real 11+ papers October 11+ results back to school then on to parents All parents put in secondary application by 31 st October

4. (From September 1 st ) www.wirral.gov.uk/schooladmissions

5. Alloca tion Day 1 st March allocation day Accept place or appeal

6. 11+ test Who is the 11+ for? How long does it take? What do the questions look like? How much practice do children get in school? How can I help my child prepare? Is there any extra help available anywhere? What is the pass mark? What happens if my child doesn ’ t pass the test? There has been a big upheaval in my child ’ s life, is this taken in to consideration? My child has special needs, can they get any extra help?

7. In these questions find two words, one from each group that are most opposite in meaning Mark both words on the answer sheet. 1.(clean sweep neat) (dirty pure dust) 2. (imitate mock laugh) (amuse enjoy praise)

8. These questions contain three pairs of words. Find the word that completes the last pair of words in the same way as the other two pairs. 1.(paints tap) (ranger ear) (temple [ ? ]) 2. (quarter rate) (windows snow) (marking [ ? ])

9. In each question, find the number that will complete the sum correctly and mark it on the answer sheet. 100 ÷ 5 = 4 x [?] 82 -17 = 5 x [?]

10. Read the following information, then find the correct answer to the question and mark it on the answer sheet. At a party, Simon ate 12 cakes Caroline ate 3 more cakes than Meena. Simon ate 4 more cakes than Caroline. How many cakes did Meena eat?

11. How does the Local Authority decide on allocation of schools?

12. ELIGIBLE PREFERENCES CHILDREN IN CARE CHILDREN WITH STATEMENTS SIBLINGS ADMISSION NUMBER PUPILS WHO WILL NOT BE OFFERED PLACES ALL PREFERENCES THE ADMISSION NUMBER IS APPLIED TO DETERMINE WHO IS OFFERED A PLACE

13. WHAT DOES EQUAL PREFERENCES MEAN? THIS MEANS THAT WE GIVE EQUAL VALUE TO ALL PREFERENCES WHEN DRAWING UP THE STACKS AND ONLY LATER ON WILL THE ORDER OF YOUR PREFERENCES BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

14. IS THE ORDER OF MY PREFERENCES IMPORTANT? YES IT IS, BECAUSE IF WE CAN OFFER YOUR CHILD A PLACE AT MORE THAN ONE SCHOOL, THEN WE WILL ALLOCATE A PLACE AT THE SCHOOL YOU NAME AS THE HIGHEST PREFERENCE. SCHOOL B WILL BE OFFERED

15. Next steps What if my child doesn ’ t reach the standard? Independent Assessment Board October Appeal panel after allocation day

16. Transi tion What do we do to ease transition? Events at secondary schools Teachers come in to St George ’ s Induction Enhanced induction Thumbs up Inter school events

17. Any Questions ?