Tonbridge School — 13+ Physics Scholarship 2025
Tonbridge School set this 13+ Physics paper in 2025. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 34 questions worth 56 marks in 68 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+ Physics paper from Tonbridge School (2025). 34 questions, 56 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Biology, Chemistry, Measurement & Scientific Method, Physics.
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
- Physics
- Year
- 2025
- Questions
- 34
- Marks
- 56
- Time
- 68 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Measurement & Scientific Method
- Physics
Questions in this paper (3 of 34)
- Question 1short answer · 1 mark
One of the characteristics of living organisms is that they reproduce. Many organisms use a process called sexual reproduction in which two cells, one from each parent, combine. What name is given to the specialised cells produced by each parent?
- Question 2written answer · 3 marks
Each gender produces specialised sex cells (gametes). For the male and female sex cells in humans, describe the size, number and mobility of each. Use the key terms: sessile, small, few, many, mobile, large.
- Question 3short answer · 2 marks
After sex cells have fused in mammals, a baby grows by carrying out a process called respiration. Write a word equation for aerobic respiration.
31 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+ Physics Scholarship 2025?
34 questions worth 56 marks in total, written for 68 minutes. It covers Biology, Chemistry, Measurement & Scientific Method, Physics. Tonbridge School set it as a 13+ Physics paper.
How long is the Tonbridge School 13+ Physics paper?
This paper is timed at 68 minutes for 56 marks — roughly 73 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 31 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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