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QE Boys 11+ 2027 entry

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applesunshine · 21/09/2026 10:47

My DS sat his QE exam and he thinks he did horribly after missing a few questions on the English section.

Any parents know how many marks can be dropped on average and still get in? I haven’t been able to find any others who sat the test this year.

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applesunshine · 21/09/2026 12:34

There have been very very few threads on it this year. I really wonder why? I self-tutored aswell. My son said he knew the content but it was simply just timing. Thought I’d get this thread running in prep for when results come out next week and in hopes other parents are out there.

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Sigma8 · 21/09/2026 12:32

Saying that, there was a child in previous years who aced the Maths with 141 and got a ‘low’ 97 in English, but got in. So is that hope? Who knows…

Sigma8 · 21/09/2026 12:29

Hi, looking at the threads (of which there are very few about 2027 entry), English seems to have been a tough one for most. Would love to hear from parents whose sons’ experiences differed!
I self-tutored, so I haven’t been able to get any information other than what I’ve found on forums. My son said it was 64 questions in 45 minutes, so not atypical for QE, and the comprehension passages were very long. They weren’t horrific texts compared with what has previously been rumoured to be used, but it was very time-pressured.
The scores are comparative. The wait is so painful. No one knows how many marks can be dropped. It all depends on how the other boys did.

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