What is a good transfer test score?

There is no pass mark. The total score runs from 138 to 282 with an average of 200, and each school sets its own admission criteria.

What does Band 1 mean?

Band 1 is the top 40% of the children who sat the test. Bands 2 to 5 each hold 10%, and Band 6 the rest.

Can I turn marks into a score?

No. Scores are standardised against the whole year group and the child's age, so a raw mark does not convert to a total score in advance.

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Transfer test scores and bands

How results are reported, from the official FAQs.

English and maths each get a standardised score from 69 to 141, with an average of 100. The two are added into a total from 138 to 282, with an average of 200.

Band	Position in the year group
Band 1	60% or higher
Band 2	50 to 59%
Band 3	40 to 49%
Band 4	30 to 39%
Band 5	20 to 29%
Band 6	less than 20%

Band 1 is the top 40% of the children who sat the test. Bands are positions in the cohort, not percentages of questions right.

No pass mark

Each school decides how it uses the score or band. Read the admission criteria of every school you are considering.

Official FAQs: scores, bands and registration

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