The four Bournemouth & Poole grammar schools share a single GL Assessment test — Maths, English and Verbal Reasoning — so a child sits it once.
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Explore Adaptive →The Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) area has four grammar schools that all share a single GL Assessment entrance test, so children sit it once for consideration by any of them. The test has three papers — Maths (about 50 minutes), English comprehension and SPaG (about 45 minutes), and Verbal Reasoning (about 50 minutes).
Non-verbal reasoning is not tested. Each school offers roughly 190 places a year against strong competition, and parents name their chosen school(s) on the local authority form after results.
The BCP Grammar Schools' Consortium — The four BCP grammar schools share one GL Assessment test (Maths, English and Verbal Reasoning); no non-verbal reasoning.
Yes — Bournemouth School, Bournemouth School for Girls, Poole Grammar and Parkstone Grammar share the same GL Assessment papers on the same day.
Maths, English (comprehension and SPaG) and Verbal Reasoning. Non-verbal reasoning is not part of the BCP test.
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