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City of London School 11+ entrance assessment

City of London School’s 11+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online and on paper. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, reading comprehension, a piece of writing and puzzles and problem solving.

Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Friday 27 November 2026.

City of London School · Boys’ independent school · LondonAdmissions (the school’s website)

Checked against the sources below on 22 September 2026. Dates and arrangements change: the school’s own admissions page is always the final word.

How Remelia helps with this test

What Remelia covers, in full

Covered

  • Maths
  • English
  • Reading
  • The last fortnight

In part

  • The writing

Not covered

  • Verbal reasoning
  • Non-verbal reasoning
  • Puzzles and problem solving
  • The interview
  • The test itself
  • Printable English papers

Each exam plan is dated from your child’s year group: Remelia works to the sitting for the September they start Year 7. For a school without a plan, choose “Not sure yet” and Remelia teaches the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.

Key dates

When it is sat.

The dates the school has published, in order. Where a day is not yet published, the guide says so.

  1. Friday 27 November 2026

    For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 2 November 2026. Source
    Candidates with SEND may sit on Thursday 26 November 2026. Interviews and group activity January 2027; offers mid-February 2027.

  2. Not yet published

    For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source

Remelia and this exam

What Remelia covers, and what it does not.

Choose the school when you set your child up, or later in Controls, and this is the plan.

What Remelia covers

Key Stage 2 maths and English to Year 6, counted towards the exam; the writing, in part.

  • Maths

    The Key Stage 2 objectives for Years 3 to 6, in the order your child’s school teaches them, counted towards the exam.

  • English

    Grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary questions most days, Years 3 to 6, counted towards the exam.

  • Reading

    From the autumn of Year 5, a weekly reading day: one unseen passage and 9 questions on it, from a bank of 130 passages.

  • The writing In part

    Short timed pieces that a grown-up marks at home with ticks: one a fortnight from the spring of Year 4, one a week from the autumn of Year 5. They practise part of what the exam’s writing asks; they are not its paper, and they are not counted towards the exam.

  • The last fortnight

    In the last 14 days before the exam date the plan works to, sessions are shorter and nothing new is introduced. The plan works to November of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.

Not covered

Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, puzzles and problem solving, the interview and the test’s own format.

  • Verbal reasoning

    Remelia does not teach verbal reasoning.

  • Non-verbal reasoning

    Remelia does not teach non-verbal reasoning.

  • Puzzles and problem solving

    Not practised.

  • The interview

    A conversation with the school, which an app cannot practise.

  • The test itself

    Remelia practises the content, not Quest Assessments’ own screens, papers or timings: the familiarisation materials, where there are any, show those.

  • Printable English papers

    The printable practice papers in the parents’ app are maths only.

The exam

What the school says.

Each line links to the page it comes from. A line marked Inferred is read from the page, which does not say it in so many words; the note under it says how.

Who sets it
Quest Assessments. Source
How it is taken
Online and on paper. Source
Part 2 format (typed or handwritten) not stated.
What it tests
Maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, reading comprehension, a piece of writing and puzzles and problem solving. Source
The papers
Part 1 online: Maths, 20 minutes, multiple choice; Part 1 online: English, 30 minutes, multiple choice; Part 1 online: Non-verbal reasoning, 10 minutes, multiple choice; Part 1 online: Verbal reasoning, 10 minutes, multiple choice; Part 1 online: Puzzles & problem solving, 15 minutes, multiple choice; Part 1 online: Creative comprehension, 20 minutes, multiple choice; Part 2: Creative writing (short story), 30 minutes, a written piece. Source
Maths, VR and NVR adaptive; English, puzzles and creative comprehension fixed.
How places are decided
The test and an interview. Assessments and the current school’s report shortlist for a 15-20 minute interview and group activity; offers on assessments, interview and report. Source
Practice and familiarisation
An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source
Interview
Yes. Source

Sources

Where every line comes from.

Every page our research read for this exam, with the date it was checked; under each, the words it quoted from it.

  1. 11+ Entry - City of London School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Entry at 11+ ... is the largest intake for CLS”

    “Part 1: online assessment (105 minutes) Part 2: creative writing (30 minutes)”

    “Maths 20 Minutes English 30 Minutes Non-verbal Reasoning 10 Minutes Verbal Reasoning 10 Minutes Puzzles & Problem Solving 15 Minutes Creative Comprehension 20 Minutes”

    “The majority of questions in Part 1 are multiple-choice, with only a few questions requiring a candidate to type one word or number at most.”

    “The offer of a place at the School is made on the evidence of the assessments and interview, together with a confidential report from the candidate’s current school.”

    “The interview lasts around 15-20 minutes”

    “Entrance assessments Friday 27 November 2026”

    “Entry at 11+, where pupils join us in Year 7 (called First Form), is the largest intake for CLS”

  2. Guidance for the City of London assessment - Quest Assessments checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The City of London School Quest assessment is computer-based. It covers six subjects over 105 minutes”

    “Click below to complete a familiarisation test for City of London School.”

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