Guides

What each school assesses, when the dates fall, and what that means for preparation. Every guide is checked against the school's own admissions pages.

Winchester College
Westminster School
St Paul's School
Sevenoaks School
The Perse School
King's College School
Brighton College
Eton College
Dulwich College

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18 August 2026

Winchester College admissions guide

How Winchester College really decides: assessment through Year 6, a decision in March, and why the Year 8 Winchester Entrance exams do not determine entry.

Winchester College

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Winchester College

Winchester College admissions guide
How Winchester College really decides: assessment through Year 6, a decision in March, and why the Year 8 Winchester Entrance exams do not determine entry.
Checked 18 August 2026

Westminster School

Westminster School admissions guide
How Westminster 11+ entry works, and why it secures a place at both schools with no further testing at 13+. The three stages, the dates and the ISEB rule.
Checked 18 August 2026

St Paul's School

St Paul's School admissions guide
How St Paul's 13+ entry works: registering through ISEB three years ahead, the pre-test, the January papers, and the third outcome most guides never mention.
Checked 18 August 2026

Sevenoaks School

Sevenoaks School admissions guide
Sevenoaks runs 13+ entry as two routes with deadlines a year apart. What Early Decision and Later Decision mean, what is assessed, and which one you are in.
Checked 18 August 2026

The Perse School

The Perse School
Cambridge · a co-educational day school for ages 3–18
Pelican
Ages 3–7
Nursery to Year 2
Prep School
Ages 7–11
7+
8+
9+
10+
Upper School
Ages 11–16
11+
13+
Sixth Form
Ages 16–18
16+
The Perse School admissions guide
Every way into The Perse, 7+ through 16+: the assessment format for each, the 2027 dates, registration deadlines, fees help and how to prepare for it.
Checked 18 August 2026

King's College School

King's Wimbledon admissions guide
Why King's assesses 13+ candidates in Year 6 rather than Year 8, why you cannot apply for both entry points, and what the December tests actually cover.
Checked 18 August 2026

Brighton College

Brighton College admissions guide
Brighton assesses over two separate days, not one morning: academic papers in December, interviews in January. Plus what the College does not publish.
Checked 18 August 2026

Eton College

The Eton List Test explained
What the Eton List Test is, when your son sits it, and what Eton actually publishes about it. Plus the four age bands and the Year 5 registration deadline.
Checked 16 August 2026

Dulwich College

Dulwich College admissions guide
Every way into Dulwich College, 7+ to 16+: the six-section 11+ assessment, the two separate 13+ routes, the 2027 dates, fees, scholarships and bursaries.
Checked 16 August 2026