Tonbridge School — 13+ Biology Scholarship 2025
Tonbridge School set this 13+ Biology paper in 2025. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 15 questions worth 35 marks in 35 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+ Biology paper from Tonbridge School (2025). 15 questions, 35 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Human Physiology, Scientific Enquiry & Data.
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
- Tonbridge School
- Entry level
- 13+
- Subject
- Biology
- Year
- 2025
- Questions
- 15
- Marks
- 35
- Time
- 35 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Human Physiology
- Scientific Enquiry & Data
Questions in this paper (3 of 15)
- Question 1written answer · 3 marks
Tonbridge School recently opened a new science centre. The graph supplied in the paper shows electricity usage in the building on two typical school days, one recorded in May and one in November. Both lines (black and red) start and end at around 11 units overnight, rise steeply between 05:00 and 09:00, plateau through the school day, and fall back overnight; the black line peaks at about 35 un…
- Question 2written answer · 1 mark
The graph shows electricity usage in a school science centre across 24 hours, on two typical school days. Why does electricity demand increase during the day?
- Question 3written answer · 1 mark
On the same 24-hour graph of electricity usage in the school science centre, the overnight reading at 01:00 is still about 11 units rather than zero. Why is electricity still being used at 01:00 am, when no lessons are taking place?
12 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 Tonbridge School — 13+ Biology Scholarship 2025?
15 questions worth 35 marks in total, written for 35 minutes. It covers Human Physiology, Scientific Enquiry & Data. Tonbridge School set it as a 13+ Biology paper.
How long is the Tonbridge School 13+ Biology paper?
This paper is timed at 35 minutes for 35 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 12 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Tonbridge 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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