Introduction
School Name: King’s College Junior School
Description: Boys; Day School
Acceptance Ages: 7+, 8+, 9+ and 10+
Overview
King’s College Junior School (KCJS) provides a stimulating and challenging education for brilliant and curious individuals. Junior school has its own 17-acre site, but shares some facilities with the senior school.
Students enter at 7+, 8+, 9+, 10+ and 11+ by competitive examination and assessment which means tested bursaries are available at all points of entry. The vast majority of boys came from KCJS to move to King’s College Senior School (KCS) at 13+ that co-ed in the sixth form.
The first entry is in Year 3, via the 7 plus exam and strategically makes most sense, as it can get even more competitive at higher age groups. There are roughly 55 places available at 7+ whilst only 10 are available at 8+.
King’s College, Wimbledon, 7 Plus (7+) Admissions
Applications:
Applicants should register at least 12 months in advance of the date of entry.
Registration:
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- In submission of form, submit a copy of your child’s passport as an additional requirement and pay the registration fee £150 online. Deadline will be in September.
- Admitted applicants in the Junior School will be moved up to the Senior School at 13 with the parents’ intention.
- All parents of the registered applicants will be contacted by the school early in the autumn term of the prior year to entry for a confirmation of the entrance examination.
- Confirmed candidates will have a separate fee payable. The deadline for the return of the exam form is in October.
Open Days/Visits
A general Open Days/Visit is held early in September. In this event, a group tour for registered 7+ candidates together with their parents have the opportunity to meet the Head, staff and current pupils, and to get a glimpse of daily life at King’s College Junior School.
Interviews
Unlike many schools, prior to the examination process, parents of all 7+ candidates will be contacted to arrange a time for the candidates to come to the school for an interview. The interviews will take place in November. A report will also be sought from their current school.
Activity Mornings
Registered candidates will be asked to attend a morning activity before the written examination in November.
King’s College, Wimbledon, 7 Plus (7+) Exam Format
Entrance Exams
The Seven plus examinations will be in November and designed to provide an understanding of current levels and to gauge potential. Around 300 boys will take this said exam and do not have a set or guaranteed pass mark.
Applicants are advised to aim70% or above in each paper and scores should be consistent across all papers.
All applicants will take a sit papers in Mathematics, English, Reasoning and Listening tests.
- Mathematics paper is for 45 minutes and gets progressively harder. Areas that are covered includes the following:
- Number and the Number System (counting, place value, ordering, estimating, rounding and fractions)
- Money, Measures, Shape and Space (children were asked to draw pictures of hexagons)
- Basic Calculations (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing two digit numbers)
- Problem Solving (two and three step questions using a variety of techniques to show a child’s application of knowledge.)
King’s College Junior School 8 Plus (8+) Admissions
Applications:
Deadline for the applications is in October. Applicants must register prior to the said deadline to take the exam by this date.
Open Days:
Registered applicants are invited to the 8+ Group Tourin November.
King’s College Junior School 8 Plus (8+) Exam Format
The King’s Junior School 8 plus (8+) entrance examination and interview will be in November.
The King’s Junior School 8 plus (8+) entrance examination consists of Listening test and papers in Mathematics, English and Reasoning.
The King’s Junior School 7 plus (7+) entrance examination exam will be on the same date, click
here to learn more about 7 plus entry to King’s.
Listening:
The listening test is for 25 minutes that involves listening and following a set of instructions. All applicants will hear the same instructions that played over a loudspeaker system.
English:
The English paper is for 45 minutes that consists of comprehension and composition.
- The comprehension exercise, applicants were expected to answer questions on an unseen passage allowing them to recall and reflect on the information as a whole. (Last year’s paper consisted of 25 questions which includes factual and inference questions. Applicants will be tested in the knowledge of word, vocabulary and must explain phrases from the text in their own words.)
- The composition exercise applicants were expected to have an option between the two tasks presented and must choose instantly to maximize the given valuable time. Credit is given for having excellent spelling, punctuation, paragraphing, imaginative and exciting use of vocabulary. Deduction of credits to the pre-learnt and out of context sentences and passages. (Last year’s paper, applicants were given an option of a picture showing children on bicycles.)
Reasoning:
The King’s Junior School 8 plus (8+) reasoning test consists of verbal or non-verbal questions or a combination.
- Verbal reasoning consists of questions on adjectives and adverbs. (Last year’s paper composed of questions to give two adjectives to describe a carrot)
- Non-verbal reasoning consists of questions on shapes, symmetry and matching pairs. (Last year’s paper consisted of questions finding the equivalent match of a shape, given a large and small cube asked to find the equivalent match for a large sphere (answer: small sphere).)
Admissions Process for King’s College Junior School Year 5 Entry (9+)
Applications
For an updated application deadline to King’s, please visit the website Click
Open Days
Junior School open morning for entry points at 7+, 8+, 9+ and 10+ is June of the year preceding entry. Everyone is welcome and booking is not necessary.
General open morning for junior and senior school is in September and still everyone is welcome and booking is not necessary.
Prospective parents will have a small group tour to experience a normal school morning, facilitated by the headmaster. To join a small group tour, please contact the Junior School office on 020 8255 5335 to arrange a suitable appointment.
Parents, together with the confirmed applicants will also be invited to a candidates’ open morning/afternoon, which is just for confirmed applicants’ age group.
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Entrance Exams
The King’s Junior School nine plus (9+) entrance examination will be in January of the year of entry with approx 6 available places.
The entrance examination consists of a listening test and papers in Mathematics, English and Reasoning.
Listening:
Listening test is for 25 minutes which involves listening and following a set of instructions. All children will hear the same instructions that are played over a loudspeaker system.
English:
English paper is for 50 minutes which consists of comprehension (Section A) and composition (Section B).
- In the comprehension (section A), applicants are expected to answer questions on a passage of fiction for them recall information, draw inferences and evaluate a writer’s use of language.
- In the composition (section B), applicants are expected to write clearly, fluently and accurately based on a given task and are usually given two options to choose from. Irrelevant answers or pre-learnt sentences will be penalised.
Reasoning:
Reasoning tests consisted of verbal or non-verbal questions or a combination of the two.
Mathematics:
Maths paper is for 45 minutes based on the Year 4 National Curriculum Syllabus, and could have some extension questions to challenge able boys.
Here is the list of the new intermediate areas tested at 9+:
- Negative number recognition.
- Fractions and decimals:
- Simple fractions and decimals equivalence.
- Simple fractions order.
- Fractions of numbers and quantities.
- Place value for tenths and hundredths.
Admissions Process for King’s College Junior School Ten Plus (10+) for Year 6 Entry
Applications
For an updated application deadline to King’s,
Open Days
Junior School open morning for entry points at 7+, 8+, 9+ and 10+ is in June of the year preceding entry. Everyone is welcome and booking is not necessary.
General open morning for the junior school and senior school is in September and still all are welcome and booking is not necessary.
Prospective parents will have a small group tour to experience a normal school morning, facilitated by the headmaster. To join a small group tour, please contact the Junior School office on 020 8255 5335 to arrange a suitable appointment.
Parents, together with the confirmed applicants will also be invited to a candidates’ open morning/afternoon, which is just for confirmed applicants’ age group.
For key dates,
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10+ Deferred Entry
Approximately four places available for 10+ deferred entry to Year 7 for applicants with exceptional ability, currently at primary schools, and the number of places offered depends on the calibre of applicants.
Written assessment for 10+ deferred entry consists of English, Mathematics and Reasoning and will be taken in January of Year 5.
Entrance Exams
The King’s Junior School ten plus (10+) entrance examination is in January of the year of entry with approximately 8 available places.
The entrance examination consists of a listening test and papers in Mathematics, English and Reasoning.
Listening:
Listening test is for 25 minutes that involves listening to and following a set of instructions. All children will hear the same instructions and are played over a loudspeaker system.
English:
English paper 50 minutes that consists of comprehension (Section A) and composition (Section B).
In the comprehension section, applicants are expected to answer questions on a passage of fiction that can recall information, draw inferences and evaluate a writer’s use of language.
In the composition section, applicants are expected to write clearly, fluently and accurately on one given topic. Applicants are given a choice of two options and irrelevant answers or pre-learnt sentences will be penalised.
Reasoning:
Reasoning tests comprised verbal or non-verbal questions or a combination of the two.
Mathematics:
Mathematics paper is for 45 minutes.
Here are the list of new, intermediate areas tested at 10+:
- Square and prime numbers, multiples and factors
- Short multiplication of thousands/hundreds/tens/units by units
- Long multiplication of tens/units by tens/units
- Short division of thousands/hundreds/tens/units by units
- Multiplication and division of whole numbers by powers of 10
- Order negative numbers
- Fractions and decimals: mixed numbers and improper fractions.
- Cancelling fractions to their simplest form. Equivalent fractions.
- Decimals: addition and subtraction, multiplication and division of decimals by 10 and 100.
- Fraction and decimal equivalence
- Simple percentages of whole number quantities
- Area and perimeter of simple compound shapes
- Measure and draw angles
- Co-ordinates in the first quadrant
- Interpret data from tables, charts and lists
