Ampleforth College
website: https://www.ampleforth.org.uk/college/
Specimen Entrance Papers
All students are recommended the ISEB pre-test for potential entry to Ampleforth College
11+ English Practice Paper
Comprehension
11+ English Practice Paper
Comprehension
11+ English Practice Paper
Comprehension
11+ English Practice Paper
Comprehension
About Ampleforth College
Ampleforth College is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in the village of Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1802 as a boys’ school, and is run by the Benedictine monks and lay staff[1]:1 of Ampleforth Abbey. The school is in a valley with sports pitches, wooded areas and lakes. Its affiliated preparatory school, St Martin’s Ampleforth, is across the valley at Gilling Castle.
The Good Schools Guide called the school an “Unfailingly civilised and understanding top co-educational boarding Catholic school that has suffered from time to time as a result of its long liberal tradition.” The Guide adds also that there is “A refreshing openness and honesty about the place these days.”[10]
Though originally a boys’ school the college is now fully co-educational. In 2009 an OFSTED Social Care report said that the overall quality of care was outstanding;[14] in 2013 it was deemed “excellent”.[1]:9
Address: Ampleforth, York YO62 4EU, United Kingdom
Headmaster / Headmistress
Robin Dyer
Head Master
Applying To Ampleforth College
To register and for information for Ampleforth College year 7 Entry click here:: https://www.ampleforth.org.uk/college/admissions/process
For 2021 Entry into Ampleforth College year 7 will use the ISEB Pre-test.
Registration Deadlines & Examination Dates
The ISEB Pre-test can be taken from November 2020 onwards at either the candidates’ school or Ampleforth College or at an agreed testing centre.
About the ISEB Common Pre-test
The tests take about two-and-a-half hours to complete (English 25 minutes, mathematics 50 minutes, non-verbal reasoning 32 minutes, verbal reasoning 36 minutes) and can be taken together or at separate times, either in the candidate’s own school or at the senior school for which he or she is entered
ISEB Pre-Test Format:
The test is taken on a computer and consists of multiple-choice questions. It is broken down into four parts:
- English – 25 minutes(reading comprehension, sentence completion, spelling and punctuation)
- Mathematics – 50 minutes(in line with Year 5 of the UK National Curriculum)
- Non-Verbal Reasoning – 32 minutes(shape analogies, classes like, horizontal codes)
- Verbal Reasoning – 36 minutes(common words, antonyms, word combinations, letter transfer and number codes)
