The Crypt School

Use this site for specific admissions and 11 Plus exam information for The Crypt School. We hope to help you to find out how to be successful with an 11 Plus exam application to The Crypt School.

11 Plus Entry Information for The Crypt School

The Crypt School is a selective boys’ grammar school with a specialist status in science and languages. This school is smaller than the average-sized secondary school. The sixth form admits girls and students from two local grammar schools. The proportion of students known to be eligible for free school meals is lower than average, as is the proportion of disabled students and those who have special educational needs or who have a statement of special educational needs. The proportion of students from minority ethnic groups, including those who speak English as an additional language, is similar to that in most schools. The school converted to an academy on 1 April 2011.

County Gloucestershire
Address The Crypt School, Podsmead, Gloucester GL2 5AE
Type Boys’ Grammar
Pupils 804
Places in Year 7 115
Open Days June/September
Competition 5 applicants for every place
Exam Format 11 Plus Gloucestershire GL style
The Crypt School 11+ resources  Maths resources            English Resources          Verbal Reasoning resources                        Non Verbal Reasoning resources     
School Website www.cryptschool.org

The Crypt School 11 Plus Exam Format

The 11 Plus Exam format for The Crypt School is written by GL Assessment. The format of the exam is as follows:

Paper 1 55 minute long English and Verbal Reasoning paper. The English section is 30 minutes and includes a 5 minute practice section. The Verbal Reasoning section is 25 minutes long and includes a 5 minute long practice section.
Paper 2 55 minute long Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning Paper. The Non-Verbal Reasoning section includes 5 subtests, all being 5 minutes long. The Mathematics section is 30 minutes long and includes a 5 minute practice section.

The Crypt School 11 Plus Exam Paper

Some publishers do have access to the exam format and produce their own mirror papers which aim to replicate what an 11 Plus exam for this school might look like.

We understand that these publishers get the information from familiarisation packs sent to parents, teachers, local tutors and pupils who have sat the test. The tests can of course change at any time and these papers only aim to give a good idea of what to expect, however, they are very useful and most parents use them at some point.

The ones we would suggest are from Learning Street. They are of high quality and cheaper than any others we have seen. Direct links to the papers are below and Learning Street produce them as mock exams which is unique (so you can run your own mock exam at home). Links to the papers are below:

Gloucestershire 11 Plus Mock Exam 1

Gloucestershire 11 Plus Mock Exam 2

Gloucestershire 11 Plus Mock Exam 3

Gloucestershire 11 Plus Mock Exam 4

Gloucestershire 11 Plus Mock Exam Papers Bundle (Packs 1-4)

How to prepare for The Crypt School 11 Plus Exam

Essentially you have 5 options when it comes to helping your child to prepare.

1/ Some parents use a Private Tutor. If you want to start your search for a suitable one, we provide links to some Private tutors in Gloucestershire to help you. These can cost between £2500 and £6000 a year. For help thinking about which private tutor might be right for you see our guidance page.

2/ Other parents use a Tuition Centre with group tuition. If you want to start your search for a suitable one, we provide links to some Tuition centres in Gloucestershire to help you. These can cost between £1500 and £3500 for a year. For help thinking about which tuition centre might be right for you see our guidance page.

3/ If you are thinking of preparing at home using books then our 11 Plus Exam papers and books section provides lots of links and advice to help you choose which books to use and what to focus on. Preparation plans are also provided. Using this method is great for those parents prepared to take a more hands on approach. The average parent using this method spends about £300 on books and papers during the final year of preparation.

4/ A great option is a structured course. These courses gradually build up skills so you can focus on helping your child with the work provided. The best supplier is Learning Street which helps you prepare your child from home, ranging in price from £12 to £89 ( full cost – not monthly cost) it is the cheapest method of preparation. To find out their course suggestions for The Crypt School 11 Plus preparation click the link.

5/  Online preparation. This is not something we recommend. Online solutions are growing more useful and reliable and for some aspects of preparation they can be useful but certainly not for all your preparation needs. They are also very expensive for what they provide with some coming in at £600- £1000 for a year depending on which options you select. For our rationale on why we believe online preparation is not a good solution yet click through to the page 11 Plus online preparation.

The Crypt School 11 Plus Exam – Further Help

This website has lots of information which can help you aside from the ones we have directed you to above:

If you are thinking about doing an 11 Plus Mock Exam, then we have a page with 11 Plus Mock Exams in Gloucestershire.

We have all sorts of pages related to preparing for the exam and getting ready for the exam day itself including:

Top Ten 11 plus Preparation Tips

Last Minute Preparation Solutions

11 Plus Exam Day Tips

11 Plus Exam Forum – Gloucestershire Pages- where we have pre-answered the most common questions

And of course there is a wealth of information including preparation plans in our exam papers and books section for Gloucestershire.