--- type: "FAQ Page" title: "FSCE 11+ Practice Papers: Free English & Maths PDF" description: "Free FSCE style 11+ practice papers with answers: English, creative writing and maths for the grammar schools that use the FSCE entrance test." resource: https://pip11plus.com/fsce-11-plus-practice-papers tags: ["11+", "printables", "pip"] timestamp: 2026-10-13T19:42:37Z image: https://pip11plus.com/social/og/og-paper-fsce.png --- 📄 Free download · English, Creative Writing and Maths # FSCE 11+ Practice Papers A complete practice paper set matching **FSCE's own published test framework**: **English**, a dedicated **Creative Writing** paper and **Maths** capped at the end of Year 5. Full answers included, all free. Prefer to practise on screen? Try our [free FSCE writing prompts and practice questions](https://pip11plus.com/fsce-practice-questions-and-writing-prompts), marked instantly. [Download all three papers (PDF)](#dl-fsce-11-plus-practice-paper) [How the FSCE 11+ works →](#format) English + Writing + Maths 21 questions + 3 prompts Full mark schemes No verbal or non-verbal reasoning FSCE · STYLE PRACTICE ### Get the 9-page FSCE practice paper with answers - 9 pages - Answers included - Printable A4 - Comprehension: retrieval, inference, vocabulary in context - Grammar, punctuation and spelling tested as correct usage - A dedicated Creative Writing paper with timing guidance - Maths capped at the Year 5 curriculum, as FSCE specifies - Full mark schemes with every answer explained Thanks! Your download is on its way. We'll only use your email to send this and, if you tick the box, our tips. ## What is the FSCE 11+? A school-designed test from Future Stories Community Enterprise, a not-for-profit linked to Reading School, used by a small but growing group of grammar schools instead of GL or CEM. | Section | What it tests | | --- | --- | | English | Comprehension, grammar, vocabulary | | Creative Writing | An original written response | | Mathematics | Numeracy and problem solving to Year 5 | | **Reasoning** | **None, by design** | **The thing that makes FSCE different.** Unlike GL and CEM, FSCE drops standalone verbal and non-verbal reasoning entirely and adds a dedicated creative writing paper instead. Instructions are delivered by pre-recorded audio, and content is limited to what children have been taught by the end of Year 5. It was designed to reward genuine understanding and reduce the advantage of intensive drilling. Format taken from FSCE's own published guidance via Reading School and the other schools that use it. ## What each section actually tests FSCE concentrates on three things, and is clearest understood by what it leaves out. **English** covers reading comprehension, grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary. **Creative Writing** is a separate paper marked on ideas, structure, description and technical accuracy rather than a single correct answer. **Maths** covers numeracy and problem solving, capped at the end of Year 5. There is **no standalone verbal or non-verbal reasoning paper at all**. That is a deliberate design choice by FSCE, not an omission, so preparation time is better spent on broad English and maths than on reasoning drills. ## What is in these practice papers English, a Creative Writing paper and Maths, matched to FSCE's own published test framework, with full mark schemes. Nine pages. 1 ### Comprehension An original passage with questions covering retrieval, inference and vocabulary in context. 2 ### Grammar and punctuation Six questions on correct usage, punctuation, spelling and register, testing the skill rather than terminology. 3 ### Creative Writing Three original prompts with planning, writing and proofreading timings, plus what markers reward. 4 ### Maths, Year 5 ceiling Ten questions mixing arithmetic fluency with multi-step problem solving. 5 ### Answer sheet A clean printable answer sheet for the English and Maths papers. 6 ### Full mark schemes Every answer explained. Every maths answer is computed and checked in code, never typed by hand. ## What this paper does not cover, and why FSCE has no verbal or non-verbal reasoning paper, so none is included here. If your child is also sitting a GL or CEM style test elsewhere, those skills still matter: | Skill | Where to practise it | | --- | --- | | Verbal reasoning | [Free Verbal Reasoning practice paper](https://pip11plus.com/11-plus-verbal-reasoning-papers) | | Non-verbal reasoning | [Free 18-question Non-Verbal Reasoning paper](https://pip11plus.com/11-plus-non-verbal-reasoning-papers) | FSCE also delivers its instructions by pre-recorded audio, which a printed paper cannot reproduce. Practise following spoken instructions carefully and acting on details first time. ## How to use these papers 1. **Do the English and Maths papers first.** Run them untimed to build the method before adding any time pressure. 2. **Treat Creative Writing as its own session.** Plan for 5 minutes, write for 25, then proofread for 5. 3. **Mark the writing on the criteria, not a score.** Look at ideas, structure, description and technical accuracy separately. 4. **Do not drill reasoning for FSCE.** It is not tested. Spend that time on reading, vocabulary and maths problem solving. 5. **Return to weak topics with fresh questions** a few days later, rather than repeating the same paper. **An honest word on this paper.** These are original Pip questions matched to FSCE's own published test framework. They are not past papers, and FSCE does not publish its exact question types. Pip is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Future Stories Community Enterprise. ## More free 11+ practice papers - [FSCE 11+ explained](https://pip11plus.com/fsce-11-plus-explained), the full parent guide - [Trafford 11+ changes](https://pip11plus.com/trafford-11-plus-changes-2028-2029), for Trafford families switching to FSCE from 2028 entry - [FSCE free interactive questions](https://pip11plus.com/fsce-practice-questions-and-writing-prompts) to try in the browser - [ISEB Common Pre-Test practice papers](https://pip11plus.com/iseb-common-pre-test-practice-papers), the other independent school format - [Verbal Reasoning](https://pip11plus.com/11-plus-verbal-reasoning-papers) and [Non-Verbal Reasoning](https://pip11plus.com/11-plus-non-verbal-reasoning-papers) papers, if your child also sits a GL test - [All 11+ printables in one place](https://pip11plus.com/11-plus-printables) [Pip 11+ Mock Tests: seven real exam formats including Kent, Buckinghamshire, CSSE, Medway, Sutton, ISEB and GL, with unlimited timed papers](https://apps.apple.com/app/pip-11-practice/id6775690698) Pip Mock Tests includes seven real exam formats with real timings, the real subject mix, and a fresh paper every single sitting. [Download Pip on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/pip-11-practice/id6775690698) [Get Pip on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pip11plus.app) [Available at Amazon Appstore](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HKGJ4HTP) ## FSCE 11+ practice papers: FAQs ### What is the FSCE 11+? FSCE stands for Future Stories Community Enterprise, a not-for-profit organisation linked to Reading School that designed its own 11+ entrance test. It tests English, a dedicated creative writing paper and maths, and deliberately leaves out verbal and non-verbal reasoning. ### What subjects does the FSCE 11+ cover? Three components: English (comprehension, grammar and vocabulary), a standalone Creative Writing paper, and Maths covering numeracy and problem solving up to the end of Year 5. ### Does the FSCE 11+ include verbal or non-verbal reasoning? No. Unlike GL and CEM, FSCE has no standalone verbal or non-verbal reasoning paper at all. If your child is also sitting a GL or CEM style test elsewhere, use Pip's separate Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning practice papers for those. ### How is the FSCE 11+ different from GL and CEM? GL and CEM both test reasoning alongside English and maths. FSCE drops standalone reasoning entirely, adds a creative writing paper, gives instructions by pre-recorded audio, and limits content to the end of Year 5. ### What level is FSCE 11+ maths set at? FSCE maths content is capped at what children have been taught by the end of Year 5, covering the four operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, measurement, geometry and statistics. ### How should my child prepare for the FSCE creative writing paper? Practise planning, writing and proofreading within a fixed time. This paper suggests 5 minutes planning, 25 minutes writing and 5 minutes checking. Marking rewards ideas, structure, description and technical accuracy rather than a single correct answer. ### Which schools use the FSCE 11+? For 2025/26 entry around eight grammar schools use FSCE, including Reading School, Chelmsford County High School for Girls, Colyton Grammar School and several Yorkshire grammars. The seven Gloucestershire grammars and the five Trafford grammars join FSCE from September 2028 entry, so always confirm the current test with each school. ### Are these official FSCE 11+ papers? No. These are original Pip practice papers written to match FSCE's own published test framework. Pip is not affiliated with Future Stories Community Enterprise. ## More independent 11+ format help ### [FSCE 11+ explained](https://pip11plus.com/fsce-11-plus-explained) The full parent guide: what FSCE tests, which schools use it and how to prepare. [Read the guide](https://pip11plus.com/fsce-11-plus-explained) ### [FSCE free interactive questions](https://pip11plus.com/fsce-practice-questions-and-writing-prompts) Try four free FSCE style questions plus an original writing prompt in the browser. [Try free questions](https://pip11plus.com/fsce-practice-questions-and-writing-prompts) ### [All free 11+ printables](https://pip11plus.com/11-plus-printables) Every free Pip paper in one place, including the Bucks, CSSE, Tiffin, Sutton, Kent, Medway and ISEB style papers. [See all printables](https://pip11plus.com/11-plus-printables) Pip is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Future Stories Community Enterprise. These practice papers are original material matched to the published test framework and contain no official questions. The comprehension passage is our own writing.