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The free diagnostic and reading the results

Sit the free assessment and understand the topic-by-topic report.

For parents

What it is

The free assessment is a 60-minute partial CSSE 11+ maths diagnostic. It is marked automatically the moment it is finished, with a topic-by-topic breakdown.

Sitting it

  • Find a quiet 60 minutes and a pencil and paper for working out.
  • Your child answers on screen; the timer is shown at the top.
  • When time runs out, or they submit, the paper is marked straight away.

Reading the results

The results page shows:

  • An overall score for the paper.
  • A topic breakdown — each topic's score, so you can see strengths and gaps at a glance.
  • A downloadable report you can keep or share.

The weakest topics are the ones to target first. If you have a parent account linked to your child, those results also feed into Practice, which uses them to choose questions on the weak areas.

The full diagnostic

Some plans include the full diagnostic as well: a longer paper covering every topic in more depth. You set it from Set Diagnostic Test on Parent Home.