Westminster School — 13+ English Specimen Paper 2027
Westminster School set this 13+ English paper in 2027. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 3 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+ English paper from Westminster School (2027). 3 questions, 35 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
- Westminster School
- Entry level
- 13+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2027
- Questions
- 3
- Marks
- 35
- Time
- 35 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Creative Writing
- Reading Comprehension
Questions in this paper
- Question 1written answer · 5 marks
Question 1 - The Warm-Up (5 mins) - exploring how language shapes meaning. How does Hardinge use language to present science in the extract below? You should focus on one example from the extract. "Gentlemen of science had worked out how long it took rock to fold itself like puff pastry. They had found fossils and strange misshapen man-skulls with sloping brows. Then, when Faith was five years …
- Question 2written answer · 20 marks
Question 2 - The Essay (10 mins reading and planning + 30 mins writing) - close-reading and contextualisation. Read the passage below (from Chapter 20 of 'The Lie Tree') and answer the question that follows it. Faith made a note of the time on the clock. She laid her notebook and pens on a stone shelf within reach. Then she took her knife and very carefully cut the Lie fruit in half. Instantly …
- Question 3written answer · 10 marks
Question 3 - The Creative Piece (15 mins) - descriptive writing skills. Describe the experience of walking into a secret garden that looks and feels both beautiful and dangerous.
Frequently asked questions
What is in the Westminster School — 13+ English Specimen Paper 2027?
3 questions worth 35 marks in total, written for 35 minutes. It covers Creative Writing, Reading Comprehension. Westminster School set it as a 13+ English paper.
How long is the Westminster School 13+ English 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 0 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Westminster 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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