Entrance exam guides
Admissions guides for the schools we prepare for
What each school assesses, when the dates fall, and what that means for preparation. Every fact is checked against the school’s own admissions pages and dated.
14 guides · most recently checked: City of London School guide, 11 September 2026
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- City of LondonCity of London School guideCity of LondonCity of London sets six online sections and a handwritten story on one day, and runs no 13+. The format it shares with Dulwich, and the 2027 dates.10+11+16+Checked 11 September 2026 · 4 sources
- CLSGCLSG admissions guideBarbican, LondonCLSG sets a computer test then two written papers in January — a different exam from the boys' school of nearly the same name. The two stages, and the dates.11+16+Checked 11 September 2026 · 5 sources
- GodolphinGodolphin & Latymer admissions guideHammersmith, LondonGodolphin uses the London 11+ Consortium assessment, not its own paper and not the ISEB pre-test. What the test is, who else uses it, and the dates.11+16+Checked 11 September 2026 · 6 sources
- Latymer UpperLatymer Upper School admissions guideHammersmith, LondonLatymer Upper sets its own English and maths papers — there is no ISEB pre-test. The three papers, the January interview session, and the dates that matter.11+16+Checked 11 September 2026 · 5 sources
- Magdalen College SchoolMCS Oxford admissions guideOxfordMCS is going co-educational in stages, and which stage decides whether a girl can apply. The timetable, the six-section test day, and the 2027 dates.7+8+9+11+13++1Checked 11 September 2026 · 5 sources
- NLCSNLCS admissions guideEdgware, LondonNLCS sets two written papers on paper and no reasoning test at all. What is in them, what the interview asks, and the dates for 2027 entry.11+16+Checked 11 September 2026 · 4 sources
- St Paul's Girls'St Paul's Girls' admissions guideBrook Green, LondonSPGS sets three written papers, not two. What General Comprehension actually is, how the ISEB stage fits in, and the dates for 2027 entry.11+16+Checked 11 September 2026 · 5 sources
- BrightonBrighton College admissions guideBrighton, East SussexBrighton assesses over two separate days, not one morning: academic papers in December, interviews in January. Plus what the College does not publish.11+13+16+Checked 18 August 2026 · 3 sources
- King'sKing's Wimbledon admissions guideWimbledon, LondonWhy 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.7+8+9+11+13++1Checked 18 August 2026 · 3 sources
- SevenoaksSevenoaks School admissions guideSevenoaks, KentSevenoaks 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.11+13+16+Checked 18 August 2026 · 2 sources
- St Paul'sSt Paul's School admissions guideLondonHow 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.7+11+13+16+Checked 18 August 2026 · 2 sources
- PerseThe Perse School admissions guideCambridgeEvery 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.7+8+9+10+11++2Checked 18 August 2026 · 7 sources
- WestminsterWestminster School admissions guideLondonHow 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.7+11+13+16+Checked 18 August 2026 · 6 sources
- DulwichDulwich College admissions guideDulwich, LondonEvery way into Dulwich College, 7+ to 16+: the six-section 11+ assessment, the two separate 13+ routes, the 2027 dates, fees, scholarships and bursaries.7+8+9+10+11++2Checked 16 August 2026 · 8 sources
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