13+ entrance preparation

Schools we have checked for 13+

Each school's own steps and where we found them. Registration wording is the school's own (English).

• Bromsgrove School

  School entrance test · Taster / assessment day

  Registration: Online registration; date not stated

  Source: www.bromsgrove-school.co.uk/admissions

• Charterhouse

  ISEB Common Pre-Test · Interview

  Registration: not stated on the page read

  Source: www.charterhouse.org.uk/your-application-process

• Clifton College

  School entrance test · Taster / assessment day

  Registration: not stated (page says: complete the online registration process to register for entry)

  Source: www.cliftoncollege.com/upper-school/admissions/start-your-jo

• Concord College

  School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: Applications open year-round; considered from the September before admission (page FAQ)

  Source: concordcollegeuk.com/admissions/overview/

• Downe House

  ISEB Common Pre-Test · Interview · Group activity · School entrance test

  Registration: Complete the online registration form and transfer registration fees (no date stated)

  Source: www.downehouse.net/downe-house-admissions/admissions-process

• Eton College

  ISEB Common Pre-Test · School reference · Interview

  Registration: Register at any time up to end of UK School Year 5; registrations close 31 August (example given: 2029 entry registered by 31 August 2026)

  Source: www.etoncollege.com/admissions/year-9-13/

• Harrow School

  ISEB Common Pre-Test · School entrance test

  Registration: by 30 September of Year 6 (later = late applicant)

  Source: www.harrowschool.org.uk/admissions/year-9-entry

• King's School, Canterbury

  School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: Register as an OKS; assessments held on a rolling basis each autumn for the following year's entry

  Source: www.kings-school.co.uk/admissions/applying-to-the-senior-sch

• Loughborough Grammar School

  School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: not stated; boys are assessed and admitted throughout the year, contact Registrar

  Source: lborogrammar.org/admissions/entrance-examinations/

• Marlborough College

  ISEB Common Pre-Test · School reference · Group activity

  Registration: Registration form by 9 October of Year 6 (Year 7 for Year 7 assessment); school suggests registering by end of Year 5

  Source: www.marlboroughcollege.org/admissions/13-entry/

• Rossall School

  School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: Complete a Registration Form (as for Year 7). Timing not stated

  Source: www.rossall.org.uk/admissions/senior-school

• Rugby School

  School entrance test · Interview · Group activity

  Registration: Register via 'Register here' link on the school page; timing not stated. Year 6 candidates attend Assessment Day; late applicants contact admissions

  Source: www.rugbyschool.co.uk/admissions/13

• Sevenoaks School

  ISEB Common Pre-Test · School entrance test · Group activity · Interview · School reference

  Registration: Early Decision: register by 15 September three years ahead of entry (the Assessment page); the Introduction page says 21 September, so the two conflict. Later Decision: register by 1 November two years ahead (Year 7)

  Source: www.sevenoaksschool.org/admissions/entry-at-13/assessment-an

• Sherborne Girls

  ISEB Common Pre-Test · Interview · School reference

  Registration: We encourage families to register by Year 5 for 13+ entry.

  Source: www.sherbornegirls.group/sgs-how-to-apply

• Shrewsbury School

  ISEB Common Pre-Test · School entrance test · Interview · School reference · Group activity

  Registration: Visit first, then register your child via the Registration Form; registration timing not stated

  Source: www.shrewsbury.org.uk/admissions/joining-at-year-9-13-

• St Albans High School for Girls

  School entrance test · School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: Application deadline Friday 22 January 2027 (Year 10 scholarship deadline Friday 29 January 2027)

  Source: www.stahs.org.uk/admissions/entry-to-senior-age-11-16/

• St Edward's, Oxford

  ISEB Common Pre-Test · School entrance test

  Registration: Must register before sitting exams; families may begin in Year 6; register online

  Source: www.stedwardsoxford.org/admissions/how-to-apply/

• St Mary's School Ascot

  School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: As soon as you wish; school suggests at least two years before entry date

  Source: www.st-marys-ascot.co.uk/admissions/

• St Swithun's School

  ISEB Common Pre-Test · School entrance test · School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: not stated on the admissions pathways page

  Source: www.stswithuns.com/admissions-pathways

• The Perse School

  School entrance test · Group activity

  Registration: Online registration form; deadline 12 noon on 1 December in the year prior to entry

  Source: www.perse.co.uk/admissions/upper/assessment/

• Tonbridge School

  ISEB Common Pre-Test · Group activity · Interview · School reference

  Registration: Complete online Registration Form in Year 6; deadline for registrations 1 September; later applicants advised of timeline

  Source: www.tonbridge-school.co.uk/admissions/year-9-13-entry/

• Uppingham School

  School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: not stated; most candidates sit pre-tests September to December of Year 7

  Source: www.uppingham.co.uk/admissions/admissions-journey

• Westminster School

  ISEB Common Pre-Test · School reference · School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: Online registration opens 1 October of Year 5 and closes 30 September of Year 6

  Source: www.westminster.org.uk/admissions/13-entry-westminster-schoo

• Wycombe Abbey

  ISEB Common Pre-Test

  Registration: Registration by 1 June in the calendar year prior to entry

  Source: www.wycombeabbey.com/admissions/

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