CEM

The CEM 11+ exam was developed by the Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring at the University of Durham, the CEM 11+ exam was created in response to fears from some grammar schools that the existing 11+ exam system had become too transparent. The exam was designed to address concerns over question spotting and ‘teaching to the test’.

CEM covers verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and numerical reasoning. In practice, ‘verbal reasoning’ encompasses many of the skills tested in the GL English exam, including comprehension. Likewise, ‘numerical reasoning’ involves the core maths skills needed for the GL exam.

CEM is used exclusively in Berkshire, Bexley, Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton.

CEM and GL are BOTH used in Devon, Essex, Hertfordshire, Trafford, Wiltshire, Wirral, Yorkshire.

GL Assessment

The GL-Assessment was previously known as NFER. In 2007 NFER was purchased by Granada Learning and re-named ‘GL Assessment’. Since that time, GL Assessment have developed and administered 11+ exams in the majority of grammar schools in the UK.

GL cover the four 11+ subjects (English, comprehension, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning/spatial awareness) and schools can choose any combination of these to best suit their selection policy. For instance, in Dorset, maths, English and verbal reasoning are tested, whilst in Lincolnshire, only verbal and non-verbal reasoning are tested.

GL is used exclusively in Birmingham, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Kent, Lancashire & Cumbria, Lincolnshire, Medway, Northern Ireland, Warwickshire.

CEM and GL are BOTH used in Devon, Essex, Hertfordshire, Trafford, Wiltshire, Wirral, Yorkshire.

CSSE

All relevant CSSE information can be found in the PDF linked below.