Registration: May, 2022
Test Date: Saturday 17th Sept, 2022
The Essex (CSSE) 11+ papers are deceptively challenging. On the face of it, they can appear easier than the CEM and GL 11+ questions, however, don’t be fooled!
Maths questions are a mixture of short and long style, multi-part questions. The English comprehension questions are a mixture of free text and multiple choice.
Across the 10 CSSE schools, there are 1,323 places available for 2022 entry.
Consortium School Name | Available Places |
Colchester County High School for Girls. | 192 |
Colchester Royal Grammar School | 128 |
King Edward VI Grammar School | 150 |
Shoeburyness High School | 31 |
Southend High School for Boys | 180 |
Southend High School for Girls | 180 |
St. Bernard’s High School (Girls) | 63 |
St. Thomas More High School (Boys) | 30 |
Westcliff High School for Boys | 185 |
Westcliff High School for Girls | 184 |
Each year a statistical test is used to determine if age standardisation is required for the CSSE exam.
In recent years, no such adjustment has been applied. However, in light of the ruling of the Office of the Schools adjudicator, a modified approach to calculating age-adjustment was adopted from October 2018.
In plain English, this means that scores are adjusted according to the childs date of birth. The younger the child, the higher their mark is adjusted.
Using the 2018 standarisation formula provided by the CSSE, we've calculated what the standardised score would be for a child that scored 40/60 in both Maths and English, but at different ages.
As you can see from the table below, being the youngest in the year can add up to 10 marks to your standardised score.
Date of Birth | Standardised Score | Score Adjustment |
1st Sept | 334.15 | 0.00 |
1st Oct | 335.02 | +0.88 |
1st Nov | 335.93 | +1.78 |
1st Dec | 336.80 | +2.66 |
1st Jan | 337.71 | +3.56 |
1st Feb | 338.61 | +4.47 |
1st Mar | 339.43 | +5.29 |
1st Apr | 340.34 | +6.19 |
1st May | 341.21 | +7.07 |
1st June | 342.12 | +7.97 |
1st July | 343.00 | +8.85 |
1st Aug | 343.90 | +9.76 |
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