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2026 Year 7 entry

The John Lyon School 11+ English Past Papers with Answers

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Every The John Lyon School paper we have is free to download — 2 ready papers (1 English, 1 Maths). Worked answers, marking and topic reports are available when you unlock a paper. Typical paper length in our set is around 60 minutes. Topics covered across worked answers include Comprehension, Creative writing, Decimals, Fractions, Geometry, Graphs, Logical Problems, Measurement.

Parents searching for John Lyon 11+ past papers usually want two things at once: a realistic sense of the exam, and a way to practise under time without guessing which topics matter. John Lyon sits in West London / Harrow, and the entrance process is built around The John Lyon School own 11+ assessments.. In practice that means English and Maths sample papers for selective boys’ day-school entry in Harrow., delivered as Confirm current paper lengths on johnlyon.org; our practice set mirrors published samples.. Our catalogue lists the John Lyon papers we hold with free question sheets and paid worked answers, marking and topic reports — so you can see which skills are actually costing marks rather than relying on a single overall score. Use the format notes below as orientation, then confirm dates on the school site: Register via John Lyon admissions; deadlines are published on johnlyon.org each year. Assessments are typically held in Year 6. Offers follow John Lyon’s published admissions timetable. On scoring: John Lyon does not publish a single pass mark; selection is based on the school’s entrance process. The best preparation pattern is short, timed papers with a review of wrong and slow questions the same day. Rotate English and Maths so pacing stays fresh, and keep a simple log of topics that keep reappearing in the report. That turns a pile of papers into a plan tailored to John Lyon rather than generic 11+ worksheets. Families who mark papers question-by-question — noting confidence and timing — spot careless slips versus genuine gaps much faster, which is exactly what selective schools reward on exam day. Timed practice with immediate marking is more useful than collecting unread PDFs: after each paper, list the three topics that lost the most marks and drill those before the next attempt. Keep registration and exam dates on a shared calendar so preparation intensity rises in the final six to eight weeks rather than in a last-minute scramble.

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The John Lyon School own 11+ assessments.
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English and Maths sample papers for selective boys’ day-school entry in Harrow.
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Question counts
We hold John Lyon English and Maths sample papers with worked answers.
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Non-calculator Maths unless the school states otherwise.

Format notes are summarised for parents preparing with practice papers. Confirm current details on the school’s admissions pages.

Key dates — 2026 Year 7 entry

Registration
Register via John Lyon admissions; deadlines are published on johnlyon.org each year.
Exam
Assessments are typically held in Year 6.
Offers
Offers follow John Lyon’s published admissions timetable.

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Scoring & pass marks

No fixed public pass mark.

John Lyon does not publish a single pass mark; selection is based on the school’s entrance process.

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The John Lyon School English papers

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