NLCS 7+ Assessment update (2024 Entry)
/First of all, it’s very important to note that this school only has 8-10 places available in Year 3.
So, only 8-10 girls will pass their 7+ Assessment.
Competition will be fierce. Hundreds of girls will apply for entry at 7+.
A lot of parents want their girls to get in at 7+ so that they can avoid having to do the 11+.
Understandable!
The Sample papers on the website do not give you an idea of what the Assessment will be like. Those papers have been the same since I first started my teaching career (14 years ago!)
Use them - but the level of the Assessment will be far higher than this.
Round 1 -
The first stage involves preliminary written tests which assess literacy and numeracy. For the first stage tests, candidates will be expected to:
Write an imaginative story using full sentences and some interesting vocabulary.
Read fluently with understanding and give answers to written questions.
Write the answers to these questions in simple sentences.
Understand the concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication and ‘sharing’/division and be able to apply these rules in order to solve word problems.
Know the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables.
Have a basic understanding of shape, time and money.
Interpret simple tables and charts.
Round 2 - Selected students are called back for the second stage of the process, which consists of a day at school where they will be taught as a class and experience the learning and excitement of a busy school day at North London.
Round 1 is extremely hard to pass.
Your daughter will need to be scoring 85% in all of their practise paper in the lead up to their Assessment.
Please ensure that your daughter is able to do this independently and without your support.
This will be the expectation on the day.
Story writing expectations at this school are very high.
We have an incredible success rate for preparing our girls successfully for 7+ at this school. Each year 1 or 2 of the girls who gain entry to NLCS have been taught and prepared by Creative Minds Tutors. This is something we are extremely proud of.
Preparing for NLCS at 7+?
