Galore Park Parent Guide

What is Common Entrance?

• Common Entrance (often shortened to CE) is the name for the 11+ and 13+ exams provided by the Independent Schools Examinations Board (ISEB). • Independent schools which prepare children for Common Entrance follow the ISEB Common Entrance syllabuses.

• The Common Entrance exams are created by ISEB and marked by the senior school for which the child has applied.

• The Common Entrance syllabuses and exams are renowned for being rigorous and challenging and providing a strong academic grounding in preparation for senior school.

• Common Entrance is strongly supported by many of the top

independent prep and senior schools in the UK. ISEB publishes lists of the schools which use Common Entrance on their website: iseb.co.uk.

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