The Grammar School at Leeds — 11+ English Sample Paper 2025
The Grammar School at Leeds set this 11+ English paper in 2025. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 10 questions worth 30 marks in 30 minutes, each marked the moment the paper is submitted and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. Most 11+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry.
Real 11+ English paper from The Grammar School at Leeds (2025). 10 questions, 30 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Reading Comprehension.
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Most 11+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry, so a timed attempt at this paper is worth doing early enough to leave room for the topics it exposes. Work through it on screen with instant marking, or print the PDF and sit it under exam conditions.
- School
- The Grammar School at Leeds
- Entry level
- 11+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2025
- Questions
- 10
- Marks
- 30
- Time
- 30 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Reading Comprehension
Questions in this paper (3 of 10)
- Question 1short answer · 1 mark
SECTION A: COMPREHENSION (Time allowed: 45 minutes - spend about 40 minutes answering the questions) Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions. Line numbers are shown in square brackets so you can find the lines the questions refer to. I AM MALALA In this extract from Malala Yousafzai's autobiography, I am Malala, she describes her school and what her life was like prio…
- Question 2written answer · 2 marks
[Reading passage - 'I am Malala', an extract from Malala Yousafzai's autobiography: she describes the girls' school in Mingora, in Pakistan's Swat valley, that her father founded, remembering its hidden doorway, her lessons and prizes for coming top, and her rickshaw-and-bus journey to school - all at a time when the Taliban opposed girls' education, shortly before she was attacked.] How often …
- Question 3written answer · 2 marks
[Reading passage - 'I am Malala', an extract from Malala Yousafzai's autobiography: she describes the girls' school in Mingora, in Pakistan's Swat valley, that her father founded, remembering its hidden doorway, her lessons and prizes for coming top, and her rickshaw-and-bus journey to school - all at a time when the Taliban opposed girls' education, shortly before she was attacked.] What job d…
7 further questions in this paper open with any paid plan, along with marking and the worked solutions. See plans.
Frequently asked questions
What is in the The Grammar School at Leeds — 11+ English Sample Paper 2025?
10 questions worth 30 marks in total, written for 30 minutes. It covers Reading Comprehension. The Grammar School at Leeds set it as a 11+ English paper.
How long is the The Grammar School at Leeds 11+ English paper?
This paper is timed at 30 minutes for 30 marks — roughly 60 seconds a mark. Hearthprep runs the same clock on screen, so your child sees how far through the time they are as they answer.
Can my child answer this paper online?
Yes. Every question on this page can be answered in the browser and is marked the moment the paper is submitted — multiple choice, short answers and written responses alike. Answers are matched leniently, so a correct value written a different way (units, fractions, word numbers) still scores.
Are worked solutions included?
Every question has a step-by-step worked solution and an AI tutor that will talk through it after the paper is submitted. The first 3 questions of this paper are free to try; the remaining 7 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this The Grammar School at Leeds paper come from?
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Use it to time a full mock attempt, then drill whichever topics your child drops marks on.
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