Remelia: changes to 11+ and 13+ entrance testsWhen a test changes provider, format, date or intake, as the school, consortium or provider published it.https://remelia.co.uk/data/changes/2026-09-29T00:00:00ZMisheli Ltdtag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/bournemouth-poole-11plus/2026-09-29Dorset Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+ (Bournemouth and Poole)2026-09-29T00:00:00ZThe consortium moves from GL Assessment to Quest Assessments from the September 2027 sitting (2028 entry). Quest keeps maths, English and verbal reasoning as three papers of 40 minutes each (down from 45–50), with no content beyond the Year 5 National Curriculum. Schools: Bournemouth School, Bournemouth School for Girls, Parkstone Grammar School, Poole Grammar School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/gloucestershire-11plus/2026-09-29Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (11+)2026-09-29T00:00:00ZAnnounced 15 April 2026: from September 2028 entry the G7 test moves from GL Assessment to FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise), mainly maths and English aligned to the KS2 curriculum plus a foundation-subjects element, and the test moves from September of Year 6 to the latter part of the summer term of Year 5 (first sitting summer 2027). The 2027-entry test (12 September 2026) stays with GL. Schools: Denmark Road High School, Marling School, Pate's Grammar School, Ribston Hall High School, Sir Thomas Rich's School, Stroud High School, The Crypt School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/medway-test-11plus/2026-09-29Medway Test (11+)2026-09-29T00:00:00ZFrom 2025 admissions (test sat September 2024) the Medway Test replaced the writing test with an English test (now English, maths and reasoning papers), removed the academic review process, and raised the share assessed grammar from 23% to 25% of the Medway cohort (26% by the current rules). Provider remains GL Assessment. Schools: Chatham Grammar, Fort Pitt Grammar School, Holcombe Grammar School, Rainham Mark Grammar School, Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, The Rochester Grammar School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/ripon-grammar-11plus/2026-09-29Ripon Grammar School 11+ entrance test2026-09-29T00:00:00ZFrom the September 2026 sitting (2027 entry) the GL papers changed: a Verbal Skills paper (KS2 reading comprehension, spelling/grammar + verbal reasoning) replaces the pure verbal reasoning paper, and an NVR-with-maths paper replaces the pure NVR paper. GL remains the provider. Schools: Ripon Grammar School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/slough-consortium-11plus/2026-09-29Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+2026-09-29T00:00:00ZProvider changed to GL Assessment from the September 2023 sitting (‘similar to those used under the previous provider’), and the consortium has appointed Quest Assessments for the September 2027 sitting (2028 entry) onward; format stays two papers covering VR, NVR, English and maths, eligibility score stays 111. Schools: Herschel Grammar School, Langley Grammar School, St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School, Upton Court Grammar School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/st-michaels-catholic-grammar-11plus/2026-09-29St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School entrance tests2026-09-29T00:00:00ZFrom September 2027 entry, applicants under the practising-Catholic criteria must provide a Certificate of Baptism and a Certificate of Catholic Practice (dated within 3 months) after a consultation on the arrangements; the test itself is unchanged as far as published. Schools: St Michael's Catholic Grammar School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/latymer-11plus/2026-09-29The Latymer School Year 7 assessment tests2026-09-29T00:00:00ZFrom the September 2027 test (2028 entry) Latymer moves from GL Assessment maths/VR plus its own English paper to Quest Assessments, in three sections: Mathematics, English Comprehension and English Writing (VR is dropped). Quest describes two paper booklets in one session: Paper One mathematics (multiple choice) and Paper Two English (multiple choice) with writing (fully written); timings not yet published. Schools: The Latymer School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/upton-hall-11plus/2026-09-29Upton Hall School FCJ entrance examination2026-09-29T00:00:00ZFrom 2025 entry (sat September 2024) the test changed to one verbal reasoning paper and one English paper (no maths paper). Schools: Upton Hall School FCJ.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/west-midlands-grammar-11plus/2026-09-29West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test (11+)2026-09-29T00:00:00ZThe shared West Midlands Grammar Schools partnership (one test for Birmingham, Shropshire, Walsall, Warwickshire and Wolverhampton grammars) began in 2023, for September 2024 entry, when scores also moved to an age-standardised scale around a median of 200. GL Assessment remains the provider for 2027 entry. Schools: Alcester Grammar School, Ashlawn School, Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, Haberdashers' Adams, King Edward VI Aston School, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, King Edward VI Five Ways School, King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys, King Edward VI Handsworth School, King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon, Lawrence Sheriff School, Newport Girls' High School Academy, Queen Mary's Grammar School, Queen Mary's High School, Rugby High School, Stratford Girls' Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls, Wolverhampton Girls' High School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/abingdon-school-11plus/2026-09-22Abingdon School 11+ entrance assessment (First Year (Year 7))2026-09-22T00:00:00ZAbingdon is moving to co-education: girls may apply for First Year places from 2026 and Third Year places from 2028. Schools: Abingdon School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/abingdon-school-13plus/2026-09-22Abingdon School 13+ entrance assessment (Third Year (Year 9))2026-09-22T00:00:00ZAbingdon is moving to co-education: girls may apply for First Year places from 2026 and Third Year places from 2028. Schools: Abingdon School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/birkenhead-school-11plus/2026-09-22Birkenhead School: Year 7 Taster & Assessment Day2026-09-22T00:00:00ZFor 2027 entry the January (Year 6) Assessment Day was cancelled because the June Year 5 days filled the year; the school’s usual pattern is both June of Year 5 and January of Year 6. Schools: Birkenhead School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/csse-11plus/2026-09-22Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE) 11+ test2026-09-22T00:00:00ZFrom the September 2024 test (2025 entry) the English paper no longer contains Applied Reasoning questions. Schools: Colchester County High School for Girls, Colchester Royal Grammar School, King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, Shoeburyness High School, Southend High School for Boys, Southend High School for Girls, St Bernard's High School, St Thomas More High School, Westcliff High School for Boys Academy, Westcliff High School for Girls.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/emanuel-school-13plus/2026-09-22Emanuel School 13+ deferred entry exam (sat in Year 6)2026-09-22T00:00:00ZEmanuel is re-introducing a formal 13+ entry in autumn 2026, as a deferred entry sat in Year 6 alongside the 11+ exam, for entry from September 2029. Schools: Emanuel School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/eton-college-13plus/2026-09-22Eton College 13+ conditional place assessment2026-09-22T00:00:00ZRegistration deadline moved from 30 June to 31 August of Year 5. Schools: Eton College.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/forest-school-11plus/2026-09-22Forest School (Walthamstow) 11+ entrance assessment2026-09-22T00:00:00ZForest moved from school-set Maths and English papers to a Quest Assessment online test (with a written English task). Schools: Forest School, London.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/lcse-consortium-11plus/2026-09-22FSCE Entrance Test for Year 7: Lancaster Girls’, Clitheroe, Skipton Girls’ and Ermysted’s (LCSE)2026-09-22T00:00:00ZClitheroe Royal Grammar School moved from GL Assessment (2026 entry) to FSCE for 2027 entry. Lancaster Girls’ and Skipton Girls’ already used FSCE for 2026 entry (sat September 2025). Ermysted’s previous provider was not confirmed on the pages read. Schools: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Ermysted's Grammar School, Lancaster Girls' Grammar School, Skipton Girls' High School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/habs-boys-11plus/2026-09-22Haberdashers’ Boys’ School 11+ assessment2026-09-22T00:00:00ZThe 11+ assessment was adapted for 2026 entry: Habs Boys and Habs Girls now use the same Quest first-round assessment. Schools: Haberdashers' Boys' School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/habs-girls-11plus/2026-09-22Haberdashers’ Girls’ School 11+ assessment2026-09-22T00:00:00ZThe 11+ assessment was adapted for 2026 entry: Habs Boys and Habs Girls now use the same Quest first-round assessment. Schools: Haberdashers' Girls' School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/king-edwards-school-birmingham-11plus/2026-09-22King Edward’s School, Birmingham 11+ (Year 7 entrance)2026-09-22T00:00:00ZVerbal reasoning was dropped from the 11+ from the exam for September 2026 entry onwards. Schools: King Edward's School, Birmingham.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/london-11plus-consortium/2026-09-22London 11+ Consortium assessment (girls’ schools)2026-09-22T00:00:00ZThe Consortium (formerly the North London Girls’ Schools’ Consortium, which used a CEM-style test) introduced a new bespoke online assessment in 2022 for entry in September 2023 onwards. For 2027 entry the membership is 13 schools; St James Senior Girls’ School is no longer listed. Schools: Channing School, Francis Holland School, London (NW1), Francis Holland School, London (SW1W), More House School, Knightsbridge, Northwood College for Girls GDST, Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST, Queen's College, London, Queen's Gate School, South Hampstead High School GDST, St Augustine's Priory, St Helen's School, St Margaret's School, London, The Godolphin and Latymer School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/magdalen-college-school-11plus/2026-09-22Magdalen College School 11+ entrance examination2026-09-22T00:00:00ZMCS is becoming co-educational: girls join Year 7 from September 2030. Schools: Magdalen College School, Oxford.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/mill-hill-13plus/2026-09-22Mill Hill School 13+ entrance assessment2026-09-22T00:00:00ZMill Hill’s tests were by Atom Learning; the school now names Quest Assessments (formerly Atom Learning) as provider for the Year 6 route. Schools: Mill Hill Schools.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/reading-school-11plus/2026-09-22Reading School entrance test (FSCE, 11+)2026-09-22T00:00:00ZTest moved from September of Year 6 to July of Year 5 for 2027 entry (16 July 2026; SEND 15 July), after consultation; out-of-catchment day applicants still sit in late September. When the school switched to FSCE was not confirmed from its own pages. Schools: Reading School: in catchment or boarding (July, Year 5).tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/reading-school-11plus-out-of-catchment/2026-09-22Reading School entrance test (FSCE, 11+)2026-09-22T00:00:00ZTest moved from September of Year 6 to July of Year 5 for 2027 entry (16 July 2026; SEND 15 July), after consultation; out-of-catchment day applicants still sit in late September. When the school switched to FSCE was not confirmed from its own pages. Schools: Reading School: out of catchment (September, Year 6).tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/reeds-school-11plus/2026-09-22Reed’s School 11+ entry2026-09-22T00:00:00ZReed’s is becoming co-educational: girls join the First Form (Year 7) from 2027 and the Third Form (Year 9) from 2029, by the same process. Schools: Reed's School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/reeds-school-13plus/2026-09-22Reed’s School 13+ entry2026-09-22T00:00:00ZReed’s is becoming co-educational: girls join the First Form (Year 7) from 2027 and the Third Form (Year 9) from 2029, by the same process. Schools: Reed's School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/royal-grammar-school-guildford-11plus/2026-09-22Royal Grammar School Guildford 11+ entrance assessment2026-09-22T00:00:00ZThe school becomes co-educational: girls join Year 12 from September 2027 and Year 7 from September 2028. Schools: Royal Grammar School Guildford.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/seag-transfer-test-11plus/2026-09-22SEAG Entrance Assessment (Northern Ireland transfer test)2026-09-22T00:00:00ZSEAG’s single common test replaced the two separate transfer tests (AQE’s CEA test and the PPTC/GL test, sat on four consecutive Saturdays) from the November 2023 sitting, for September 2024 entry, within the last three years. Since then: two Saturday papers in November, outcomes as Band + TSAS. Schools: Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School, Antrim Grammar School, Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School, Assumption Grammar School, Ballyclare High School, Ballymena Academy, Banbridge Academy, Bangor Grammar School, Belfast High School, Belfast Royal Academy, Bloomfield Collegiate, Cambridge House Grammar School, Campbell College, Carrickfergus Grammar School, Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Coleraine Grammar, Dalriada School, Dominican College, Belfast, Down High School, Enniskillen Royal Grammar School, Foyle College, Friends' School, Glenlola Collegiate, Grosvenor Grammar School, Hunterhouse College, Lagan College, Larne Grammar School, Lecale Trinity Grammar School, Limavady Grammar School, Loreto Grammar School, Omagh, Lumen Christi College, Methodist College, Mount Lourdes Grammar School, Omagh Academy, Our Lady and St Patrick's College, Our Lady's Grammar School, Rainey Endowed School, Rathmore Grammar School, Regent House School, Newtownards, Sacred Heart Grammar School, Slemish College, St Colman's College, St Columb's College, St Dominic's High School, St Joseph's Grammar School; Donaghmore, St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena, St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel, St Malachy's College, St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, St Mary's Grammar School, St Michael's College, St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon, Strabane Academy, Strangford Integrated College, Strathearn School, Belfast, Sullivan Upper School, Holywood, The Royal Belfast Academical Institution, The Royal School Armagh, The Royal School Dungannon, Thornhill College, Victoria College, Wallace High School, Lisburn, Wellington College, Belfast.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/st-catherines-school-bramley-11plus/2026-09-22St Catherine’s School Bramley 11+ entry2026-09-22T00:00:00ZMoving to the ISEB Common Pre-Tests for 11+ entry from September 2027 (previously the school’s own assessments). Schools: St Catherine's School, Guildford.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/st-georges-school-ascot-11plus/2026-09-22St George’s Ascot 11+ entrance exams2026-09-22T00:00:00ZFrom September 2027 boys are admitted into Year 7 and Year 9 alongside girls. Schools: St George's School, Windsor and Maidenhead.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/st-james-senior-girls-school-11plus/2026-09-22St James Senior School (Kensington Olympia) Year 7 entrance assessment2026-09-22T00:00:00ZThe school admits boys and girls from September 2027 (‘2027 Co-Ed Entry’; proposed co-education). Schools: St James Senior Girls' School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/st-marys-school-gerrards-cross-11plus/2026-09-22St Mary’s School Gerrards Cross Year 7 assessment day2026-09-22T00:00:00ZPlans to become co-educational from September 2027, phased into the Senior School. Schools: St Mary's School, Gerrards Cross.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/st-teresas-school-11plus/2026-09-22St Teresa’s Effingham 11+ entry (ISEB Common Pre-Test)2026-09-22T00:00:00ZMoving to the ISEB Common Pre-Tests for 11+ entry in September 2027. Schools: St Teresa's School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/st-teresas-school-13plus/2026-09-22St Teresa’s Effingham 13+ entry2026-09-22T00:00:00Z13+ Pre-Test entry from September 2029. Schools: St Teresa's School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/stowe-school-13plus/2026-09-22Stowe School 13+ entry2026-09-22T00:00:00ZStowe no longer uses the ISEB Pre-Tests for entry; it uses CAT4. Schools: Stowe School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/halifax-grammar-schools-11plus/2026-09-22The Halifax Grammar Schools admissions test (FSCE)2026-09-22T00:00:00ZFormat change for 2027 entry: the 2026-entry papers were separate English, Maths and Creative Writing papers; for 2027 entry papers 1 and 2 each mix maths and English, plus creative writing. FSCE was already the provider for 2026 entry (no NVR). The provider before FSCE is not named on the pages read. Schools: The Crossley Heath School, The North Halifax Grammar School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/leys-school-11plus/2026-09-22The Leys Year 7 entrance assessment (Quest)2026-09-22T00:00:00ZThe Leys and St Faith’s merge from September 2028; September 2027 is the final Year 7 intake on the current site (day places only). Schools: The Leys School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/tiffin-11plus/2026-09-22Tiffin School Year 7 entrance tests (Stage One and Stage Two)2026-09-22T00:00:00ZFrom September 2025 entry Tiffin School added Sporting and Music Aptitude Assessments (up to 5% of places each). No change of test provider found on the pages read. Schools: Tiffin School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/trinity-school-11plus/2026-09-22Trinity School (Croydon) 11+ entrance assessment2026-09-22T00:00:00ZTrinity becomes fully co-educational from September 2027: its first mixed Year 7 is expected to take 70-100 girls alongside around 100 boys. Schools: Trinity School, Croydon.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/westminster-school-13plus/2026-09-22Westminster School 13+ entry (ISEB pre-test in Year 6, further tests and interview)2026-09-22T00:00:00ZWestminster is becoming co-educational: the first girls enter Year 9 in 2028. Schools: Westminster School.tag:remelia.co.uk,2026:changes/wirral-11plus/2026-09-22Wirral 11+ assessment (non-Catholic grammar schools)2026-09-22T00:00:00ZNew provider from the September 2026 sitting (2027 entry): the consortium moved to Quest Assessments, keeping the same areas assessed and relative weightings for this first year. The previous provider is not named on the pages read. Schools: Calday Grange Grammar School, West Kirby Grammar School, Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Wirral Grammar School for Girls.