Tiffin Girls practice papers: what exists, and a free sample

Try 14 free Stage One questions

8 English questions and 6 Maths questions, with answers and explanations. Practise the numerical answer grid. No account needed.

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What the school publishes

  • Tiffin Girls' does not publish past papers. Its FAQ says papers change each year, including the number of questions, time limits and question types, and that it does not endorse any provider's papers. Source
  • Stage One English is multiple choice. Maths mixes multiple choice with numerical answers bubbled on the OMR sheet: one column for a one-digit answer, two for 87, three for 521, and four for a time such as 07:05. Source
  • Each Stage One paper lasts under 60 minutes. Stage Two answers are written, and no marks are given for working in maths. Source

From the school's 2027-entry FAQ, read 26 September 2026.

Free sample with answer-grid practice

Answer the English by ticking one option. For maths, work the answer out, then bubble it one digit per column, as on the real sheet. When you mark it, each wrong grid says whether it looks like a recording slip (digits reversed, a place-value or unit slip, a 12-hour time) or a working error.

Tiffin Girls' sample paper

Free Tiffin Girls'-style Stage One sample

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English: reading · 6 min practice clock

Read the passage, then choose ONE answer for each question.

Night Gardens

[1]Most gardeners plan for daylight. They choose flowers that open in the morning sun and fill their borders with colour that can be admired from a kitchen window. A night garden is planned the other way round.

[2]Its plants are chosen for pale petals, which catch the last light and seem to glow after sunset, and for scent, which is often strongest in the evening. Flowers such as night-scented stock look dull and crumpled at noon; by dusk they have opened, and the air around them is sweet.

[3]This is not simply for the gardener's pleasure. Many moths feed at night, and a flower that is white and strongly scented is far easier for them to find in the dark than one that is red or purple. In return, the moths carry pollen from plant to plant.

[4]A night garden needs little extra work. A bench placed where the evening breeze carries the scent, a path edged with silver-leaved plants and perhaps a small pond to reflect the moon are enough. The rest is patience: the garden is at its best when most people have gone indoors.

1.Choose ONE answer.

According to paragraph 2, why are the flowers in a night garden pale?

2.Choose ONE answer.

According to paragraph 2, when does night-scented stock look its best?

3.Choose ONE answer.

Paragraph 3 explains that white, scented flowers

4.Choose ONE answer.

What is the main purpose of the last paragraph?

English: language · 5 min practice clock

Multiple choice. Choose ONE answer for each.

5.Choose ONE answer.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

6.Choose ONE answer.

Which word best completes the sentence? The evidence was ___: it suggested that the door had been opened, but did not prove who had opened it.

7.Choose ONE answer.

Which sentence keeps the meaning of this sentence? You may borrow the atlas provided that you return it by Friday.

8.Choose ONE answer.

Which word best replaces measured in this sentence? Faced with the angry crowd, the organiser gave a measured reply, choosing each word carefully.

Maths: numerical answers · 12 min practice clock

Work out each answer, then bubble one digit in each column. The school's FAQ shows a one-digit answer in one column, 87 in two and 521 in three.

9.Work out the answer, then fill one digit in each column.

There are 31 pupils in a group. Twenty-one have a bicycle and 16 have a scooter. Every pupil has at least one. How many have both?

10.Work out the answer, then fill one digit in each column (the grid is in cm²).

The shape is made from a rectangle and a right-angled triangle. What is its area?

cm²
11.Work out the answer, then fill one digit in each column.

A library has 264 new books. One third are put on display. One quarter of the remaining books are lent out. How many are neither displayed nor lent out?

12.Work out the answer, then fill one digit in each column.

The table shows how 60 pupils travel to school. How many girls walk to school?

Two-way table of how 60 pupils travel to school. Boys: walk 12, bus 9, car 9, total 30. Girls: walk unknown, bus 8, car 9, total 30. Totals: walk 25, bus 17, car 18, total 60.
PupilsWalkBusCarTotal
Boys129930
Girls?8930
Total25171860
13.Work out the answer, then fill one digit in each column.

46 tickets cost £250. Adult tickets cost £7 and child tickets £4. How many adult tickets were bought?

14.Work out the answer, then fill one digit in each column.

A bus leaves at 07:48 and the journey takes 37 minutes. At what time does it arrive? Give the 24-hour time.

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Questions parents ask

Are there Tiffin Girls past papers?

No. The school says it does not publish past papers and that each year's papers are new. It points families to general familiarisation and does not endorse any papers or providers.

How are numerical answers recorded at Tiffin Girls?

On the OMR sheet, each digit has its own column: one column for a single digit, two for 87, three for 521. A time uses four columns like a digital clock, so 5 minutes past 7 is 07:05. The line must stay inside the column border.

Is this sample the real Tiffin Girls test?

No. It is 14 of our own questions: 8 English, with a reading passage, and 6 maths, some read from a chart or diagram, answered on a digit grid, to practise the format. The real papers change every year.

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