Could you pass the 11-plus?

Thirty-two years after most grammar schools were abolished the merits of the 11-plus exam which controlled entry to them still divides opinion among parents and teachers. How difficult was it?

Once it was the nerve-wracking ritual faced by every schoolchild in the UK, but these days the 11-plus exam is a fading memory for parents.

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The exam, which all children were required to take in their final year of primary school, decided what sort of education a child could go on to. Those who passed went to grammar schools, while those who failed didn't. Since 1976 there have been no grammar schools in Wales or Scotland.

In Northern Ireland, this is the last academic year to have an 11-plus style exam. While in England, 164 grammar schools remain, and pupils wishing to attend must still pass the 11-plus. Competition in these areas is fierce, and a BBC Radio 4 programme has found parents spend as much as