St Paul's School — 16+ English Sample Paper 2025
St Paul's School published this 16+ English sample paper in 2025 to show the assessment style; it is official school material, not a past paper. Hearthprep makes it interactive — 1 question worth 25 marks in a 25-minute timed mode, each marked on submission and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. It covers Poetry.
Real 16+ English paper from St Paul's School (2025). 1 questions, 25 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Poetry.
St Paul's School published this sample paper as preparation for its assessment. It is official school material, but not a paper candidates actually sat. Most 16+ 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
- St Paul's School
- Entry level
- 16+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2025
- Questions
- 1
- Marks
- 25
- Timed mode
- 25 minutes
- Updated
- 7 Sept 2026
Topics in this paper
- Poetry
Questions in this paper
- Question 1written answer · 25 marks
ST PAUL'S SCHOOL - 16+ Examination, English Literature, Sample Paper. 45 minutes. You are strongly advised to spend time reading and planning before you start writing. Dictionaries are not allowed. Read the poem 'Quickdraw' by Carol Ann Duffy (from her 2005 collection 'Rapture'), then write on the following task. EXPLORE THE WAYS IN WHICH THE POET CONVEYS HER EXPERIENCE OF COMMUNICATING WITH HE…
Frequently asked questions
What is in the St Paul's School — 16+ English Sample Paper 2025?
1 question with 25 marks in total; Hearthprep's timed mode allows 25 minutes. It covers Poetry. St Paul'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 St Paul's School 16+ English paper?
This paper's cover carries no time, so Hearthprep's timed mode allows 25 minutes for 25 marks and shows the clock on screen as your child answers. It is our estimate, not St Paul's School's.
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 1 question of this paper is free to try; the remaining 0 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Is this a real past paper?
St Paul'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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