When are the 11+ exams for independent schools?
Below you will find a list of the independent schools in London who offer the 11+ exams. Important details such as the assessment date and topics assessed can be found in the table too. Although we attempt to update the information in this table regularly, there may be details which are not accurate. Thus, we recommend all parents check the school website to ensure the details are correct.
| BOROUGH | SCHOOL NAME | GENDER | PLACES AVAILABLE | REGISTATION DEADLINE | ENTRY PROCEDURE & DATES | BURSARIES/SCHOLARSHIPS |
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| Hammersmith and Fulham | Fulham School | Mixed | 31st October 2024 | STAGE ONE - ISEB test STAGE TWO- Interview | ||
| Hammersmith and Fulham | St Paul's Girls School | Girls | 1st November 2024 | STAGE ONE - Online maths, verbal, non-verbal (Monday 25th November 2024) STAGE TWO - written English, Maths and comprehension (Monday 6th January 2024) STAGE THREE - Interview :Saturday 18th January and Sunday 26th January 2024 | Bursaries - means tested and up to 100% available Music Scholarship - £1650 per annum |
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| Hammersmith and Fulham | St Paul's School | Boys | Monday 11 November 2024 | STAGE ONE - ISEB online pre-test ( Monday 2 December 2024) STAGE TWO - written English and maths tests ( Tuesday 7 January 2025) STAGE THREE - interview ( 23-28 January 2025) | Bursary - Means tested and up to 100% available Music Scholarship available |
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| Hammersmith and Fulham | Latymer Upper School | Mixed | Monday 14th October 2024 at midday | STAGE ONE - written English and maths tests (Wednesday 4 December 2024) STAGE TWO - group and one to one interview (Tuesday 7 January 2025) | Bursary - Means tested and up to 100% available Academic scholarship - one off payment of £1000 Music scholarships - up to 40% off |
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| Hammersmith and Fulham | St James's School | Girls | Friday 8 November | STAGE ONE: Consortium online test in creative comprehension, maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning (Tuesday 3 December) STAGE TWO: Interview (Saturday 23 November or Saturday 18 January) | ||
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Godolphin and Latymer | Girls | Friday 8 November 2024 | STAGE ONE: Consortium online test in creative comprehension, maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning (Friday 29 November OR Tuesday 3 December 2024) STAGE TWO: Interview (Friday 17 January 2025) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% available | |
| City of London | City of London Girls School | Girls | 100 | 1st November 2024 | STAGE ONE - CEM numerical and reasoning online test (1 5- 20 November) STAGE TWO - English and maths written test (Tuesday 7th January) STAGE THREE - Interview (mid January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% available Art, sport, music, drama scholarships are worth £1,500 per year |
| City of London | City of London School | Boys | 60 | Monday 4 November 2024 | STAGE ONE - Part 1 : computerised comprehension, numerical, reasoning, creative comprehension, problem solving (Friday 29 November 2024) Part 2: creative writing tbc (Friday 29 November 2024) STAGE TWO-Interviews (January 2025) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% available Academic, music and sports scholarships are worth £250 |
| Westminster | Bales College | Mixed | - | English, maths and verbal reasoning tests and Interview | N/a | |
| Westminster | Maida Vale School | Mixed | Stage One - ISEB pretest and intervew | N/a | ||
| Westminster | Wetherby Senior | Boys | Friday 13th October 2023 | STAGE ONE- bespoke online English, maths, verbal and non-verbal test (November 2023) STAGE TWO - Interview (January 2024) | Scholarships for art, drama, music, academics are available Bursary - means tested and up to 100% |
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| Westminster | Queen's College London | Girls | Friday 8 November 2024 | STAGE ONE: Consortium online test in creative comprehension, maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning STAGE TWO: Interview | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% available Academic, music and sports scholarships available |
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| Westminster | Chepstow house school | Mixed | Tbc | Tbc | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% available | |
| Westminster | Westminster School | Boys | September 2024 | STAGE ONE- ISEB Online pre-test (November) STAGE TWO - written maths and English tests (January) STAGE THREE-Interviews (February ) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% available | |
| Dulwich | Alleyn's | Mixed | Friday 8 November 2024 at midday | STAGE ONE: Reasoning, English and maths assessment (Tuesday 7 January 2025) STAGE TWO: interview (January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% available Academic, Sports and Music scholarship - £5,000 per year Art and DT scholarship - £2000 per year |
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| Dulwich | James Allen Girls School | Girls | 31 October 2024 | STAGE ONE: ISEB test covering maths, non verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning, English. (6th December) STAGE TWO: A welcome morning with a creative writing task, group interview, 1 on 1 interview (October to November) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Scholarships in music, art, academics, sports are available up to £4000 per annum |
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| Dulwich | Dulwich College | Boys | Monday 28 October 2024 | STAGE ONE: Maths, English and online Reasoning tests, Written creative writing (Friday 6 December 2024) STAGE TWO: Interview and headteacher's report (Wednesday 22 to Tuesday 30 January 2025) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Academic Scholarship - 10% to 33.3% available Art Scholarship - up to 10% Music Scholarship - up to a third Sports - up to 10% |
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| Ealing | St Augustine's Priory | Girls | Friday 8 November 2024 | STAGE ONE: Consortium online test in creative comprehension, maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning (Tuesday 3rd December 2024) STAGE TWO: Interview (January 2025) | Scholarships in academic, art, drama, music, sport up to up to 10% of tuition fees | |
| Ealing | St Benedict's School | Friday, 17 November 2023 at 12pm | STAGE ONE - Mathematics , English,Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning tests (Saturday, 9 December 2023) STAGE TWO - Interview (January 2024) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% | ||
| Ealing | Notting Hill and Ealing High School | Girls | Friday 8 November 2024 | STAGE ONE: Consortium online test in creative comprehension, maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning ((Friday 29th November, Tuesday 3rd December or Thursday 5th December 2024) STAGE TWO: Interview | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Academic and music scholarship- up to 10% |
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| Belgravia | Eaton Square School | Mixed | 23 November 2022 | STAGE ONE - CAT 4 Assessment STAGE TWO - interview (January) | Bursary and scholarships available | |
| Belgravia | Francis Holland Sloane Square | Girls | Friday 8 November 2024 | STAGE ONE: Consortium exam consisting of an online assessment in maths, English, reasoning, creative comprehension (Friday 29th November, Tuesday 3rd December or Thursday 5th December 2024) STAGE TWO: Interview (7th January 2024) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% |
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| Kensington and Chelsea | More House | Girls | Friday 8 November 2024 | STAGE ONE: Consortium exam consisting of an online assessment in maths, English, reasoning, creative comprehension (late November/early December) STAGE TWO: Interview (January 2024) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% | |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Kensington Park School | Mixed | November | English, Non-verbal reasoning, Maths assessment and a one to one interview (November) | Scholarships available in art, music, academic, drama, sports. | |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Queen's gate school | Girls | Friday 8 November 2024 | STAGE ONE: Consortium exam consisting of an online assessment in maths, English, reasoning, creative comprehension (late November/early December) STAGE TWO: Interview (January 2024) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Academic scholarship - 10% off fees Scholarships in art, drama, sports and music available |
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| Kensington and Chelsea | Knightsbridge School | Mixed | Group and one to one Interview, school report, CAT test (if applicable) | Bursary - 2 places means tested and up to 100% | ||
| Barnet | King Alfred School | Mixed | 8-12 | Monday 26 September 2024 | STAGE ONE: Saturday 5 October 2024 STAGE TWO: Saturday 23 November 2024 STAGE THREE: Interviews (January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% |
| Barnet | North London Grammar School | Mixed | TBC | Online test (CAT4) - maths, English, reasoning. One to one interview | N/a | |
| Barnet | Belmont | Mixed | 60-70 | 8th November | STAGE ONE: Online CEM test (maths, reasoning, English), Written creative writing (Monday 11 November – Thursday 28 November 2024) STAGE TWO: Group interview and problems solving test (Friday 3 January 2025) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Academic Scholarships, worth normally up to 10% of the tuition fees Music and sports scholarships also available |
| Camden | St Margaret's School | Girls | Friday 8 November 2024 | STAGE ONE: Consortium exam consisting of an online assessment in maths, English, reasoning, creative comprehension (late November/early December) STAGE TWO: Interview (January 2024) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% | |
| Camden | South Hampstead High School | Girls | 55 | Friday 8 November 2024 | STAGE ONE: Consortium exam consisting of an online assessment in maths, English, reasoning, creative comprehension (late November/early December) STAGE TWO: Interview (January 2024) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Music scholarship- up to 50% Sports scholarship available |
| Camden | Francis Holland Regents Park | Girls | Friday 8 November 2024 | STAGE ONE: Consortium exam consisting of an online assessment in maths, English, reasoning, creative comprehension (Friday 29th November, Tuesday 3rd December or Thursday 5th December 2024) STAGE TWO: Interview (7th January 2024) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Scholarships in Academic , music, art - up to 5% available Sports scholarship - up to 25% |
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| Camden | UCS | Boys | 60 | 11th November | STAGE ONE: Maths and English tests (Monday 6th January 2025) STAGE TWO - one to one and group interview (late January 2024) | Means tested scholarships - up to 100% Music scholarships - 20 to 30% |
| Richmond | Kew House School | Mixed | 13th December | Interview and ISEB test (online maths, English, reasoning) | Scholarships - art, music, drama, sports | |
| Richmond | Harrodian | Mixed | 50 | 30th October | STAGE ONE - online ISEB maths, English, vr and non vr (2nd December) STAGE TWO- interview (January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% |
| Richmond | Hampton School | Boys | 170 | 1st November | STAGE ONE: written English, words & reasoning, maths (23rd November) STAGE TWO: Headmaster's report & Interviews (January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Academic, Art, Chess, Music, Performing Arts and Sport Scholarships - 5% and 25% of tuition fees |
| Richmond | Lady Eleanor Holles School | Girls | Tuesday, 5th November 2024 | STAGE ONE - ISEB online (maths, verbal, non-verbal, English) and written problem solving paper (1st December) STAGE TWO - Interview (22nd-24th January 2025) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Music scholarships - 7.5% Academic and music Scholarships - 10% |
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| Hertfordshire (Elstree) | Haberdashers’ Girls’ School | Girls | STAGE ONE: written English and Maths test STAGE TWO: interview | Bursary - means tested Music Scholarships Art Scholarships Creative Writing Scholarships Drama Scholarships Sports Scholarships |
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| Hertfordshire (Hertsmere) | The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School | Boys | Thursday 7th November 2024 | STAGE ONE - online maths, English, non-verbal and verbal reasoning test (Friday 22nd November 2024) STAGE TWO - interview (14th to 21st January 2025) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Academic and Music scholarship - 5 and 25% |
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| Hillingdon | St Helen's School | Girls | Friday 8 November 2024 | Consortium exam testing maths, English, reasoning, creative comprehension | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Scholarships - art, music, drama, sports |
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| Hillingdon | Northwood College | Girls | Friday 8 November 2024 | Consortium exam testing maths, English, reasoning, creative comprehension | ||
| Hillingdon | Merchant Taylor School | Boys | 31st October 2024 | STAGE ONE: written English, maths and MTS test (30th November and 4th December) STAGE TWO: Interview (January/February) | Bursaries are available at any point of entry up to 100% of the fee We currently offer academic, all-rounder, Art, Drama, Design, Engineering and Technology, Music, and Sport scholarships. - up to 25% |
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| Harrow | North London Collegiate School | Girls | Friday 15 November 2024 | STAGE ONE- written maths and English tests: (Thursday 5 December 2024) STAGE TWO- Interviews (January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Music scholarships available |
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| Harrow | John Lyon School | Mixed | TBC | written English and maths paper, Group acitivity and interview | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Music, sports, drama and arts scholarship available |
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| Haringey | Channing School | Girls | 55 | Friday 8 November 2024 | STAGE ONE - Consortium exam covering maths, English, non-verbal, verbal reasoning, creative comprehension STAGE TWO- Interview (January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Academic scholarship - up to 10 of fees |
| Haringey | Highgate School | Mixed | 80 | 6 November 2024 | STAGE ONE- Written maths, English and Non-verbal reasoning tests (December 2024) STAGE TWO- Interview (January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% |
| Greenwich | Colfe School | Mixed | 60-70 | Friday 15 November 2024 | written English and maths test, group interview (Tuesday 7 January 2025) | Means tested scholarships - up to 100% Academic scholarships - up to 50% |
| Greenwich | Eltham College | Mixed | 11th November | STAGE ONE - written Maths and English exams, online NVR and VR, Interview (Monday 6 January & Tuesday 7 January 2025) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Acacdemic, music, sports, art Scholarships - up to 50 % |
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| Greenwich | Riverston School | Mixed | ||||
| Greenwich | Blackheath High School | Girls | 25th October | STAGE ONE - written English, maths and Verbal reasoning tests (16th November) STAGE TWO - Interview (11th January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Academic scholarship - up to 50% Art, mujsic and sports scholarships available |
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| Bromley | The Laurels School | Girls | Friday 15th November 2024 | Written English and maths tests, Parent interview, student interview (Friday 29th November 2024) | Bursary - means tested available Scholarship- English, Maths, Art, Drama, Sports, Overall Academic, Music available |
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| Bromley | Bromley High School | Girls | up to 60 | 1st November 2024 | Online maths, English and reasoning test. Written creative writing and maths test. Group interview. (30th November 2024) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% |
| Merton | Wimbledon High School | Girls | 18 October 2024 | STAGE ONE - written Non-verbal and verbal reasoning (12 and 13 November 2024) STAGE TWO- Interview (10 January 2025) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Academic scholarships - up to 20% of fees but are usually 5 - 10% |
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| Merton | King's College School | Boys | 4th November 2024 | STAGE ONE: written English, maths, Verbal reasoning tests (Saturday 7th December 2024) STAGE TWO-Interview (Thursday 16th, Friday 17th, Saturday 18th and Monday 20th January 2025) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% | |
| Lewisham | St Dunstan's College | Mixed | Friday 22 November 2024 | STAGE ONE: ISEB online test in maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning (Saturday 7 December 2024) STAGE TWO- Written tests in creative writing and comprehension, maths test (Monday 6 January 2025) STAGE THREE- Interview (week commencing 20th January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Academic, drama, music, sports, Scholarships - up to 25% per year |
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| Lewisham | Sydenham High School | Girls | Monday 11 November | STAGE ONE - maths, verbal reasoning, English (Monday 6 January 2025) STAGE TWO - interview (Saturday 11 January 2025) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% | |
| Sutton | Sutton High School | Girls | 1st November | STAGE ONE - online tests in English, verbal reasoning, maths and written test in non-verbal reasoning (November/December) STAGE TWO- Interview (September to December) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Academic Scholarships range from 5% to 50%, according to the rank order results of entrance examinations. The average Scholarship award is 10%. Performance Scholarships are typically set at 5 or 10%, though awards of up to 30% of fees may be awarded for outstanding candidates. Performance Scholarships in Art, Drama, Music and Sport are available. |
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| Surrey | Epsom College | Mixed | 31st October | STAGE ONE - ISEB Pre-test (NVR, Maths, English, VR) STAGE TWO - Engagement day and interviews (14th-16th January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Academic, drama, music, sports, Scholarships - up to £6000 per year |
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| Kingston | Surbiton High School | Girls | 4th November | STAGE ONE - written English and maths (23rd November) STAGE TWO - interview (November to January) | Bursaries available - means tested but not up to 100% Academic, Art, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Music and Sport scholarships available |
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| Croydon | Trinity School | Boys | 14th October 2024 | STAGE ONE - Part 1 : computerised comprehension, numerical, reasoning, creative comprehension, problem solving Part 2: Written creative writing and maths test (13 December 2024) STAGE TWO-Interviews (January 2024) | Bursaries available - means tested and up to 50% Scholarships available: music, sports, drama, arts, DT, academic |
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| Croydon | Croydon High School for Girls | Girls | 4th November | online adaptive assessment in maths, English and Reasoning ,group and one to one interview (7th January). | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Academic, music, art, sports, drama scholarships available |
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| Croydon | Royal Russel School | Mixed | 25th October | Online English, Maths, reasoning tests (7th-8th January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Academic, music, art, sports, drama scholarships available up to 35% |
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| Croydon | Whitgift | Boys | 4th November | STAGE ONE- written tests in English, maths and critical thinking skills (6th January) STAGE TWO - interview (15 January – Tuesday 28 January 2025) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Academic scholarship - up to 50% |
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| Enfield | Palmers Green High School | Girls | STAGE ONE - ISEB online pre tests in maths, English, VR, NVR as well as a written creative writing test (Saturday 16th November 2024) STAGE TWO- Interview | Bursary - means tested up to 100% |
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| Lambeth | Streatham & Clapham High School | Girls | TBC | STAGE ONE - online ISEB test in Maths, English and reasoning STAGE TWO - group interviews and creative writing task (early November 2023) | Scholarships, worth up to 25% of fees Bursary - means tested up to 100% |
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| Wandsworth | Thames Christian School | Mixed | Verbal Reasoning, Maths, English, head-teacher's reference, interview of student and parent (November 2024) | Scholarships, worth up to 20% of fees in academic, arts, music, performing arts, sports Bursary - means tested and up to 100% |
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| Wandsworth | Thomas's Battersea | Mixed | 40 | TBC | Online assessment in maths, English, reasoning, group and individual interview | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% |
| Wandsworth | Thomas's Clapham | Mixed | 10 | TBC | Online assessment in maths, English, reasoning, group and individual interview | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% |
| Wandsworth | Ibstock Place School | Mixed | 80 to 90 | STAGE ONE: CAT online test and Learning workshop STAGE TWO: Written Maths and English tests (Early December) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Music scholarships - free tuition |
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| Wandsworth | Emanuel School | Mixed | 96 | Friday 18th October 2024, midday | STAGE ONE: written Maths and English, verbal reasoning tests (Friday 29th November 2024) STAGE TWO: Interview (Saturday 18th, Monday 20th and Wednesday 22nd January 2025) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100 Academic, music, sport, drama, art scholarships - up to 25% |
| Wandsworth | Putney High School | Girls | 100 | Friday 1st November 2024 | STAGE ONE: bespoke digital maths and English test (Friday 22nd November 2024) STAGE TWO: Athena assessment and interview (Wednesday 15th January 2025) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Academic, music and sport scholarships |
| Waltham Forest | Normanhurst School | Mixed | TBC | Interview, written maths and English test papers, headteacher's report | Scholarships for art, drama, music, academics are available | |
| Waltham Forest | Forest School | Mixed | 140 | 13th November | STAGE ONE: Online assessments in NVR, VR, Maths, English and Written creative writing task (Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 December 2024) STAGE TWO: Interview (January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Scholarships are currently awarded for sport, music and academic excellence at 11+- maximum 20% |
