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Thomas’s College 11+ admissions (Knowledge, Skills and Personal assessments)

Thomas’s College’s 11+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test, taken online and on paper. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, a piece of writing and science.

Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Thursday 26 November 2026.

Thomas’s College · Co-educational independent school · RichmondAdmissions (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
  • Science
  • 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. Thursday 26 November 2026

    For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 2 November 2026. Source
    Key-dates table lists Assessment 26 November 2026 (Skills paper, inferred) and ISEB deadline 30 November 2026; interview stage around 6 January 2027 (table alignment unclear); decisions in 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, science, 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.

  • Science

    Remelia does not teach science.

  • The interview

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

  • The test itself

    Remelia practises the content, not the ISEB Common Pre-Test’s 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
ISEB Common Pre-Test. Source
How it is taken
Online and on paper. Source
Online ISEB Pre-Test (or CAT4) plus a written Skills paper.
What it tests Inferred
Maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, a piece of writing and science. Source
The paper
Skills Assessment, 60 minutes, written answers. Source
How places are decided
The test and an interview. Strong performers in Parts 1 (ISEB/CAT4) and 2 (Skills paper) are shortlisted for Part 3, a small-group personal interview. Source
Practice and familiarisation
Sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
Skills Assessment sample paper and mark scheme; no special preparation needed.
Interview
Yes. Source
Small group session with activities; staff observe and interview.

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+ /13+ Fourth and Fifth Form Entry - Thomas’s College checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “There are 88 available places in Year 7 2027 and an additional form of places are available for deferred entry into Year 9 2028. Families may apply for either 11+ or 13+ entry – not both. All candidates are assessed during Year 6. ... Registration closes at midday on Monday 2 November 2026 .”

    “We assess academic potential using the most readily available methods: the ISEB Pre-Tests or CAT4 scores. ... The ISEB Pre-Tests should be taken either at your child’s current school or a designated ISEB test centre before 30 November 2026. ... The Skills Assessment ... takes the form of a one-hour paper with three open-ended questions, exploring: English and use of language Mathematical thinking Scientific reasoning”

    “Candidates who perform strongly in Parts 1 and 2 are shortlisted and invited to Part 3, a Personal Interview. ... candidates will be invited to a small group session. Students meet with each other, undertake activities and have the chance to ask questions, with trained staff as observers and interviewers. ... A sample paper and mark scheme are available here .”

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