Welcome to our feature on How to pass your 16+ Private School entry practice exams. The focus of this page is 16 plus Independent School Entrance Test practice and 16+ Past Papers.

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As excellent replica versions of real 16+ prep school entry tests, these represent THE BEST PRACTICE for 16+ exams. Using these will help build the necessary exam-taking confidence to face all kinds of 16 plus test questions.

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How do you know your child will pass their 16+ exam?

Once your child’s 16+ practice test performance has improved sufficiently, then use one of your remaining 16+ practice tests from your 16+ practice test bundle as a mock 16+ exam. Is your child’s  10+ score high enough to pass their 16 plus prep school exam.

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16 plus past papers

Biology 16+ past papers 2016,  2015 and  2013.

16+ Chemistry (St Edward’s 2016)
Chemistry 16 plus 2015
16+ Chemistry 2013

Critical Reasoning 16 plus (Emanuel)

16+ Economics 2016
Economics 2015
16+ Economics 2013

16+ English – Essay (Emanuel 2013)
English 16 plus 2016
16+ English 2015
English 2013-14

16+ Past Papers English

16+ English as an Additional Language 2016
English as an Additional Language 2015
16+ English as an Additional Language 2013

French 2016
16+ French 2015
French 2013

16+ Geography 2016
Geography 2015
16+ Geography 2013

German 2013

16+ History 2016
History 2015
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Latin 2016


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16+ Past Papers Maths

16+ Maths 2016
Maths 2015
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Physics 2016
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16+ Religious Studies 2016
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Spanish 2015
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