| The Perse School | Cambridge | Quest, a 70-minute computer-based test (maths 20 minutes, English 30, non-verbal reasoning 10, verbal reasoning 10), plus a 30-minute handwritten creative writing task, a group activity and a short informal interview. Prep entry at 7+ to 10+ is a half-day of English, maths and reasoning. |
| Eton College | Windsor, Berkshire | ISEB Common Pre-Tests in Year 6 (verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, English and maths, about two and a half hours), then an interview and an online predictive test at Eton in one of four windows set by date of birth. The place is confirmed by King's Scholarship, Common Entrance or Eton's own Entrance examinations in Year 8. Registration closes 31 August at the end of Year 5. |
| Winchester College | Winchester, Hampshire | 13+: school references, General Ability Testing (GAT), a writing assessment and an interview, with Winchester Entrance sat in the spring of Year 8. 16+: GAT, an extended written piece and a humanities and/or STEM paper, plus two interviews. |
| Westminster School | London | 11+: ISEB Common Pre-Tests in November of Year 6 (English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning), then 40-minute maths and English papers in January and an interview with two senior members of staff in February. 13+: the same ISEB pre-tests in Year 6, further 40-minute maths and English papers in early January, then an interview. 16+: a 45-minute paper in each of four chosen subjects, four subject interviews, a general interview and a 45-minute Interview Day Assessment. |
| St Paul's School | London | 13+: the ISEB online pre-test in Year 6, then a 75-minute maths paper and a 45-minute English paper in early January, followed by an interview. 7+ entry to St Paul's Prep is a written exam and half-day group assessments. |
| King's College School | Wimbledon, London | King's sets its own tests rather than the ISEB pre-test: English, mathematics and verbal reasoning, sat in December of Year 6, with interviews in January and offers in mid-February. Both 11+ and 13+ are assessed in Year 6 and a boy may apply for one or the other, not both. |
| Brighton College | Brighton, East Sussex | 11+: an Academic Assessment Day in early December of Year 6 covering maths, English and verbal and non-verbal reasoning, then an Interview and Activities Day in January with two short interviews. 13+: ISEB Common Pre-Tests in Year 6, then an Orientation Day in February with interviews and written assessments in English and maths, with places offered in early March. |
| Sevenoaks School | Sevenoaks, Kent | 13+: the ISEB pre-test in the autumn, then competitive English and maths examinations, a group discussion activity and a reference from the candidate's school. |
| Dulwich College | Dulwich, London | 11+: about three hours of online tests (maths, English, non-verbal and verbal reasoning, puzzles and problem solving, creative comprehension) plus a 20-minute handwritten creative writing task, with interviews in January. Years 3 to 5: digital assessments, creative writing and a short written maths paper, then a one-to-one assessment and group activities. |
| City of London School | City of London | 10+ and 11+: a 105-minute online assessment (maths, English, non-verbal and verbal reasoning, puzzles and problem solving, creative comprehension) plus a 30-minute creative writing task, with a 15 to 20-minute interview and a group activity for those shortlisted. |
