Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Graveney School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Graveney School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
If your child is bright, busy and happiest with plenty going on, Graveney is the large Tooting school many Wandsworth families set their hearts on. It is co-educational and a comprehensive at heart, taking around 280 children into Year 7 each September from across the borough. Of those, a small selective stream of 70 places goes to the children who score highest in the Wandsworth Year 6 Test, while the remaining places are offered on the usual oversubscription criteria, so the school holds together a genuinely mixed intake under one roof.
What parents tend to notice is the ambition of the place. The school describes itself plainly as 'fiercely aspirational', committed to high standards and to achievement of every kind, not just the academic sort. Daily life backs that up. There is a house system, a wide extra-curricular offer and a strong Outward Bound tradition, with Year 7 heading off on residential weeks that pupils remember for years. Music, drama, STEM and sport all have a real presence, and the sixth form is busy enough to feel like a small community in its own right.
It suits a curious, sociable child who will thrive in a big school with a lot to dip into, and who wants to be stretched without feeling boxed in. Graveney sets out to send its students into the world as happy, productive young people with a clear sense of moral purpose, ready to take their place as the next generation of adults. For a family weighing up south London options, it is a school that asks a lot of its children and gives them a great deal of room to grow.
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Does Graveney School have a catchment area?
No fixed catchment. After looked-after children, siblings, medical and social need, and children of staff, the remaining places are offered on distance, with those living nearest the school given priority. There is no boundary line, so how far away you can live and still get a place changes each year with demand.
Graveney School uses the GL exam board for its selective 11+ (Year 7 entry) places.
No, there is no interview stage as part of the 11+ admissions process for Graveney School.
Graveney School is a co-educational school, admitting both boys and girls into Year 7.
The official website for Graveney School is https://www.graveney.org/Admission/Admissions-Criteria/.
Graveney School offers a small selective stream of 70 places for Year 7 entry each September.
Graveney School does not have a fixed catchment area. After specific criteria, remaining places are offered based on distance, with priority given to those living nearest the school.
Passing the Wandsworth Year 6 Test is not the only way in. Of 280 Year 7 places, 70 go to applicants with the highest test scores, and the other 210 are offered without reference to the test. Those 210 follow a set order: looked-after children first, then siblings, then acute medical or exceptional social need, then staff children, then those living nearest the school. Places are open borough-wide, not tied to a catchment. There is no fixed pass mark; the bar for the test-score places shifts each year with demand.
Graveney uses the Wandsworth Year 6 Test, run by the council over four set dates in late Sep, and your child is given one of them. There is no alternative date if she is unwell, so contact the council test team as soon as you can to talk through the options. The only access arrangement is extra time for children who get SEN support in class, requested in advance by the early-Sep deadline, not on the day.
