Bancroft's School — 11+ English Sample Paper 2026
Bancroft's School published this 11+ English sample paper in 2026 to show the assessment style; it is official school material, not a past paper. Hearthprep makes it interactive — 2 questions worth 30 marks in a 30-minute timed mode, each marked on submission and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. It covers Creative Writing and Reading Comprehension.
Real 11+ English paper from Bancroft's School (2026). 2 questions, 30 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Creative Writing, Reading Comprehension.
Bancroft's School published this sample paper as preparation for its assessment. It is official school material, but not a paper candidates actually sat. 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
- Bancroft's School
- Entry level
- 11+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2026
- Questions
- 2
- Marks
- 30
- Time allowed
- 30 minutes
- Updated
- 3 Sept 2026
Topics in this paper
- Creative Writing
- Reading Comprehension
Questions in this paper
- Question 1written answer · 15 marks
ANALYSIS TASK (15 minutes) [Reading extract — copyright note: the extract used by this paper is from a modern novel and is still in copyright, so it is not reprinted here. The full text is on page 1 of Bancroft's official sample paper, which is linked on this page. What follows is a detailed summary of the extract, together with the short phrases you would quote in your answer.] WHAT THE EXTRAC…
- Question 2written answer · 15 marks
[Reading extract — a modern novel, still in copyright, so it is not reprinted here; the full text is on page 1 of the official paper linked on this page. A boy of ten remembers a midsummer night in 1937, when his family lived in a lock-keeper's cottage by a river in the middle of the Fens, “Far away from the wide world”. His father, “a superstitious man”, always set his eel-traps at night becau…
Frequently asked questions
What is in the Bancroft's School — 11+ English Sample Paper 2026?
2 questions with 30 marks in total; Bancroft's School allowed 30 minutes for it. It covers Creative Writing, Reading Comprehension. Bancroft's School published this sample paper as preparation for its assessment. It is official school material, but not a paper candidates actually sat.
How long is the Bancroft's School 11+ English paper?
Bancroft's School printed an allowance of 30 minutes on this paper. The paper carries 30 marks, roughly 60 seconds a mark.
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 2 questions of this paper are free to try; the remaining 0 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Is this a real past paper?
Bancroft's School published this sample paper as preparation for its assessment. It is official school material, but not a paper candidates actually sat. Use it to time a full mock attempt, then drill whichever topics your child drops marks on.
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