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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Fulham School | Mixed | October | STAGE ONE - ISEB test STAGE TWO- Interview | ||
| Hammersmith and Fulham | St Paul's Girls School | Girls | November | STAGE ONE - Online maths, verbal, non-verbal (November) STAGE TWO - written English, Maths and comprehension (January) STAGE THREE - Interview : January | Bursaries - means tested and up to 100% available Music Scholarship - £1650 per annum |
|
| Hammersmith and Fulham | St Paul's School | Boys | October | STAGE ONE - Cambridge Select Insight assessment (formerly known as CEM) ( December ) STAGE TWO - written English and maths tests (January) STAGE THREE - interview (January ) | Bursary - Means tested and up to 100% available Music Scholarship available |
|
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Latymer Upper School | Mixed | October | STAGE ONE - written English and maths tests (December) STAGE TWO - group and one to one interview (January) | Bursary - Means tested and up to 100% available Academic scholarship - one off payment of £1000 Music scholarships - up to 40% off |
|
| Hammersmith and Fulham | St James's School | Girls | November | STAGE ONE: Consortium online test in creative comprehension, maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning ( December) STAGE TWO: Interview (November - January) | ||
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Wetherby Pembridge | Mixed | November | STAGE ONE: online test in creative comprehension, maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning (November) STAGE TWO: written Maths and English tests, interview (January) | Bursary - Means tested and up to 100% available Academic, music and sports scholarships available |
|
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Godolphin and Latymer | Girls | November | STAGE ONE: Consortium online test in creative comprehension, maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning (November - December) STAGE TWO: Interview (January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% available | |
| City of London | City of London Girls School | Girls | 100 | November | STAGE ONE - CEM numerical and reasoning online test (November) STAGE TWO - English and maths written test (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 | November | STAGE ONE - Part 1 : computerised comprehension, numerical, reasoning, creative comprehension, problem solving (November) Part 2: creative writing tbc (November) STAGE TWO-Interviews (January ) | 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 | October | STAGE ONE- bespoke online English, maths, verbal and non-verbal test (November) STAGE TWO - Interview (January) | Scholarships for art, drama, music, academics are available Bursary - means tested and up to 100% |
|
| Westminster | Queen's College London | Girls | November | 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 |
|
| Westminster | Chepstow house school | Mixed | Tbc | Tbc | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% available | |
| Westminster | Westminster School | Boys | September | 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 | November | STAGE ONE: Reasoning, English and maths assessment (January) 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 |
|
| Dulwich | James Allen Girls School | Girls | October | STAGE ONE: ISEB test covering maths, non verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning, English. (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 |
|
| Dulwich | Dulwich College | Boys | 70 | October | STAGE ONE: Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning, NVR, Puzzles, Written creative writing (December 2026) STAGE TWO: Interview and headteacher's report (January 2027) | 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% |
| Ealing | St Augustine's Priory | Girls | November | STAGE ONE: Consortium online test in creative comprehension, maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning (December) STAGE TWO: Interview (January) | Scholarships in academic, art, drama, music, sport up to up to 10% of tuition fees | |
| Ealing | St Benedict's School | November | STAGE ONE - Mathematics , English,Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning tests (December) STAGE TWO - Interview (January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% | ||
| Ealing | Notting Hill and Ealing High School | Girls | November | STAGE ONE: Consortium online test in creative comprehension, maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning (November - December) STAGE TWO: Interview | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Academic and music scholarship- up to 10% |
|
| Belgravia | Eaton Square School | Mixed | November | STAGE ONE - CAT 4 Assessment STAGE TWO - interview (January) | Bursary and scholarships available | |
| Belgravia | Francis Holland Sloane Square | Girls | November | STAGE ONE: Consortium exam consisting of an online assessment in maths, English, reasoning, creative comprehension (November - December) STAGE TWO: Interview (January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% |
|
| Kensington and Chelsea | More House | Girls | November | STAGE ONE: Consortium exam consisting of an online assessment in maths, English, reasoning, creative comprehension (late November/early December) STAGE TWO: Interview (January) | 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 | November | STAGE ONE: Consortium exam consisting of an online assessment in maths, English, reasoning, creative comprehension (late November/early December) STAGE TWO: Interview (January ) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Academic scholarship - 10% off fees Scholarships in art, drama, sports and music available |
|
| 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 | September | STAGE ONE: October STAGE TWO: November 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 | November | STAGE ONE: Online CEM test (maths, reasoning, English), Written creative writing (November) STAGE TWO: Group interview and problems solving test (January) | 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 | Alleyns Hampstead | Mixed | online assessment in Mathematics, English, and non-verbal reasoning, interview | |||
| Camden | St Margaret's School | Girls | November | STAGE ONE: Consortium exam consisting of an online assessment in maths, English, reasoning, creative comprehension (late November/early December) STAGE TWO: Interview (January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% | |
| Camden | South Hampstead High School | Girls | 55 | November | 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 | November | STAGE ONE: Consortium exam consisting of an online assessment in maths, English, reasoning, creative comprehension (November - December) STAGE TWO: Interview (January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Scholarships in Academic , music, art - up to 5% available Sports scholarship - up to 25% |
|
| Camden | UCS | Boys | 60 | November | STAGE ONE: Maths and English tests ( January) STAGE TWO - one to one and group interview (late January) | Means tested scholarships - up to 100% Music scholarships - 20 to 30% |
| Richmond | Kew House School | Mixed | December | Interview and ISEB test (online maths, English, reasoning) | Scholarships - art, music, drama, sports | |
| Richmond | Harrodian | Mixed | 50 | October | STAGE ONE - online ISEB maths, English, vr and non vr (December) STAGE TWO- interview (January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% |
| Richmond | Hampton School | Boys | 170 | November | STAGE ONE: written English, words & reasoning, maths (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 | November | STAGE ONE - ISEB online (maths, verbal, non-verbal, English) and written problem solving paper (December) STAGE TWO - Interview ( January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Music scholarships - 7.5% Academic and music Scholarships - 10% |
|
| 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 |
||
| Hertfordshire (Hertsmere) | The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School | Boys | November | STAGE ONE - online maths, English, non-verbal and verbal reasoning test ( November) STAGE TWO - interview (January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Academic and Music scholarship - 5 and 25% |
|
| Hillingdon | St Helen's School | Girls | November | Consortium exam testing maths, English, reasoning, creative comprehension | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Scholarships - art, music, drama, sports |
|
| Hillingdon | Northwood College | Girls | November | Consortium exam testing maths, English, reasoning, creative comprehension | ||
| Hillingdon | Merchant Taylor School | Boys | October | STAGE ONE: written English, maths and MTS test (November - 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% |
|
| Harrow | North London Collegiate School | Girls | November | STAGE ONE- written maths and English tests: (December) STAGE TWO- Interviews (January) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100% Music scholarships available |
|
| 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 |
|
| Haringey | Channing School | Girls | 55 | November | 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 | November | STAGE ONE- Written maths, English and Non-verbal reasoning tests (December) STAGE TWO- Interview (January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% |
| Greenwich | Colfe School | Mixed | 60-70 | November | written English and maths test, group interview (January ) | Means tested scholarships - up to 100% Academic scholarships - up to 50% |
| Greenwich | Eltham College | Mixed | November | STAGE ONE - written Maths and English exams, online NVR and VR, Interview (January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Acacdemic, music, sports, art Scholarships - up to 50 % |
|
| Greenwich | Riverston School | Mixed | ||||
| Greenwich | Blackheath High School | Girls | October | STAGE ONE - written English, maths and Verbal reasoning tests (November) STAGE TWO - Interview (January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Academic scholarship - up to 50% Art, mujsic and sports scholarships available |
|
| Bromley | The Laurels School | Girls | November | Written English and maths tests, Parent interview, student interview (November) | Bursary - means tested available Scholarship- English, Maths, Art, Drama, Sports, Overall Academic, Music available |
|
| Bromley | Bromley High School | Girls | up to 60 | November | Online maths, English and reasoning test. Written creative writing and maths test. Group interview. (November) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% |
| Merton | Hall School Wimbledon | Mixed | Informal classroom activity, school reference (November) | |||
| Merton | Wimbledon High School | Girls | October | STAGE ONE - written Non-verbal and verbal reasoning (November) STAGE TWO- Interview (January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Academic scholarships - up to 20% of fees but are usually 5 - 10% |
|
| Merton | King's College School | Boys | November | STAGE ONE: written English, maths, Verbal reasoning tests (December) STAGE TWO-Interview (January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% | |
| Lewisham | St Dunstan's College | Mixed | November | STAGE ONE: ISEB online test in maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning (December) STAGE TWO- Written tests in creative writing and comprehension, maths test (January) STAGE THREE- Interview (week commencing January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Academic, drama, music, sports, Scholarships - up to 25% per year |
|
| Lewisham | Sydenham High School | Girls | November | STAGE ONE - maths, verbal reasoning, English (January) STAGE TWO - interview (January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% | |
| Sutton | Sutton High School | Girls | 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. |
|
| Surrey | Epsom College | Mixed | October | STAGE ONE - ISEB Pre-test (NVR, Maths, English, VR) STAGE TWO - Engagement day and interviews (January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Academic, drama, music, sports, Scholarships - up to £6000 per year |
|
| Kingston | Surbiton High School | Girls | November | STAGE ONE - written English and maths (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 |
|
| Croydon | Trinity School | Boys | October | STAGE ONE - Part 1 : computerised comprehension, numerical, reasoning, creative comprehension, problem solving Part 2: Written creative writing and maths test (December ) STAGE TWO-Interviews (January 2024) | Bursaries available - means tested and up to 50% Scholarships available: music, sports, drama, arts, DT, academic |
|
| Croydon | Croydon High School for Girls | Girls | November | online adaptive assessment in maths, English and Reasoning ,group and one to one interview (January). | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Academic, music, art, sports, drama scholarships available |
|
| Croydon | Royal Russel School | Mixed | October | Online English, Maths, reasoning tests ( January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Academic, music, art, sports, drama scholarships available up to 35% |
|
| Croydon | Whitgift | Boys | November | STAGE ONE- written tests in English, maths and critical thinking skills (January) STAGE TWO - interview (January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Academic scholarship - up to 50% |
|
| 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 (November) STAGE TWO- Interview | Bursary - means tested up to 100% |
||
| 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 (November) | Scholarships, worth up to 25% of fees Bursary - means tested up to 100% |
|
| Wandsworth | Thames Christian School | Mixed | Verbal Reasoning, Maths, English, head-teacher's reference, interview of student and parent (November) | Scholarships, worth up to 20% of fees in academic, arts, music, performing arts, sports Bursary - means tested and up to 100% |
||
| 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 |
|
| Wandsworth | Emanuel School | Mixed | 96 | October | STAGE ONE: written Maths and English, verbal reasoning tests (November) STAGE TWO: Interview (January ) | Bursary - means tested and up to 100 Academic, music, sport, drama, art scholarships - up to 25% |
| Wandsworth | Putney High School | Girls | 100 | November | STAGE ONE: bespoke digital maths and English test (November) STAGE TWO: Athena assessment and interview (January) | 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 | November | STAGE ONE: Online assessments in NVR, VR, Maths, English and Written creative writing task (December) STAGE TWO: Interview (January) | Bursary - means tested up to 100% Scholarships are currently awarded for sport, music and academic excellence at 11+- maximum 20% |