Oundle School — 13+ English Entrance Exam 2023
Oundle School set this 13+ English paper in 2023. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 8 questions worth 100 marks in 100 minutes, each marked the moment the paper is submitted and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. Most 13+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry.
Real 13+ English paper from Oundle School (2023). 8 questions, 100 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Creative Writing, Reading Comprehension.
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Most 13+ 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
- Oundle School
- Entry level
- 13+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2023
- Questions
- 8
- Marks
- 100
- Time
- 100 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Creative Writing
- Reading Comprehension
Questions in this paper (3 of 8)
- Question 1written answer · 4 marks
SECTION A: COMPREHENSION (you should spend about 30 minutes on this section). In the passage below, the writer shares her childhood memories of moving to a remote house beside a river near the town of Laugharne, in Wales, with her mother and father. Her father is Dylan Thomas, a famous poet. Read the passage and then answer the questions that follow. Leave yourself enough time to answer the las…
- Question 2written answer · 3 marks
Using your own words, what do we learn about the writer's mother?
- Question 3written answer · 5 marks
Look again at lines 37-48. What impressions does the writer create of the town of Laugharne and how are these expressed?
5 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 Oundle School — 13+ English Entrance Exam 2023?
8 questions worth 100 marks in total, written for 100 minutes. It covers Creative Writing, Reading Comprehension. Oundle School set it as a 13+ English paper.
How long is the Oundle School 13+ English paper?
This paper is timed at 100 minutes for 100 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 5 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Oundle School 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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