Find below a list of past papers and sample papers from some of the top London prep schools. These are all available for you to download for free and have been organised in alphabetical order.

Bancroft’s Prep

• Maths paper

Chigwell School

• English sample paper
• Maths sample paper

Dulwich College

• English sample questions
• Maths sample questions

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School sample papers

• Comprehension
• Grammar
• Story Writing
• Maths

Highgate

• Sample English paper
• Sample Maths questions

King’s College Junior School, Wimbledon

• English sample paper
• Maths sample paper

Latymer Prep

• English sample paper
• Maths sample paper 1
• Maths sample paper 2

North London Collegiate Junior School

• Sample Story and Comprehension papers
• Sample Maths papers

Westminster Cathedral Choir School sample papers

• Comprehension
• Punctuation
• Spelling
• Maths

How to use past papers

We recommend asking your tutor when they think is the best time to begin using practice papers. You want to be sure that your child has covered enough of the 7+ syllabus, or they won’t be able to complete a paper successfully. This can be incredibly demotivating.

You should check with your tutor to find out when they think your child will be ready for practice papers.

Initially, don’t time your child as they work through practice papers. Use the first couple to make sure they have a good grasp of the syllabus. Once you’ve established this, you can then set time limits when your child sits any practice papers.

Work through them from easiest through to hardest, keeping an eye on any consistent areas of strength or weakness. Make sure to explain to your child where they might have gone wrong once you have marked each paper.

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