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The Perse School 11+ entrance assessment

The Perse School’s 11+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online and on paper. It tests maths, English, reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar, non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning and a piece of writing.

Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 16 January 2027.

The Perse School · Co-educational independent school · CambridgeshireAdmissions (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
  • 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. Saturday 16 January 2027

    For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 1 December 2026. Source Source

  2. Not yet published

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

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 January 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, 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.

  • 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 1 on computer; Part 2 creative writing typically handwritten.
What it tests
Maths, English, reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar, non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning and a piece of writing. Source Source Source
The papers
Quest Maths (adaptive), 20 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Quest English (non-adaptive), 30 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Quest Non-verbal Reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Quest Verbal Reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Creative Writing Task, 40 minutes, a written piece, no calculator. Source
Most Quest questions are multiple choice, a few need a short typed answer. The page describes one structure for Year 7 and Year 9 entry.
How places are decided Inferred
The test and an interview. Tests, a group activity and a short informal interview; extra-curricular engagement and values also weigh. No pass mark published. Source
Practice and familiarisation
An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source
Quest familiarisation exercise linked from the assessment page.
Interview
Yes. Source
A short informal interview with a Perse teacher, plus a group activity.

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. Welcome - The Perse School Cambridge (Upper) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Our main entry points are Year 7, where we have around 70 places and Year 9 where we have around 40 places.”

  2. Assessment - The Perse School Cambridge checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Entrance assessments for Year 7 and 9 entry in September 2027 , will take place on Saturday 16 January 2027. ... Part 1: Computer-based Assessment (70 minutes) – delivered by Quest. ... Maths 20 minutes Adaptive English 30 minutes Non-adaptive Non-verbal Reasoning 10 minutes Adaptive Verbal Reasoning 10 minutes Adaptive ... Part 2: Creative Writing Task (40 minutes)”

    “Our entrance assessments involve a combination of tests, a group activity and a short informal interview with a Perse teacher to talk about their interests and passions.”

  3. How to Register - The Perse School Cambridge checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Registration deadline: Registration forms must be submitted by 12 noon on 1 December in the year prior to entry.”

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