Oundle School — 13+ Chemistry Scholarship 2025
Oundle School set this 13+ Chemistry paper in 2025. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 14 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 13+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry.
Real 13+ Chemistry paper from Oundle School (2025). 14 questions, 30 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Acids, Bases & Salts, Atomic Structure & the Periodic Table, Chemical Reactions & Equations, Energy changes and organic chemistry, Metals & Reactivity, Separation & Mixtures, States of Matter & Particles.
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
- Chemistry
- Year
- 2025
- Questions
- 14
- Marks
- 30
- Time
- 30 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Acids, Bases & Salts
- Atomic Structure & the Periodic Table
- Chemical Reactions & Equations
- Energy changes and organic chemistry
- Metals & Reactivity
- Separation & Mixtures
- States of Matter & Particles
Questions in this paper (3 of 14)
- Question 1multiple choice · 1 mark
This particle model shows the particles in iron. [Diagram: a block of identical spheres all touching each other, packed closely together in a regular, ordered pattern with a fixed shape.] What state does this particle model represent?
- Question 2multiple choice · 1 mark
Substance Y melts at -7 degrees C and boils at 59 degrees C. What is the state of substance Y at room temperature?
- Question 3multiple choice · 1 mark
The positions of some elements in the Periodic Table are shown by the letters A to G. The letters shown are not the symbols of the elements. [Diagram: an outline of the Periodic Table drawn as empty boxes. Above the main block, on its own, sits a single box on the left with a matching single box at the far right of the same level; these are the two elements of Period 1. The next row down has tw…
11 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+ Chemistry Scholarship 2025?
14 questions worth 30 marks in total, written for 30 minutes. It covers Acids, Bases & Salts, Atomic Structure & the Periodic Table, Chemical Reactions & Equations, Energy changes and organic chemistry, Metals & Reactivity, Separation & Mixtures, States of Matter & Particles. Oundle School set it as a 13+ Chemistry paper.
How long is the Oundle School 13+ Chemistry 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 11 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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