School 11+
The Abbey School Reading: 11+ entrance exam
Girls’ independent school in Reading.
The Abbey School Reading · Girls’ independent school · ReadingAdmissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
11+ For Year 7
The 11+ entrance test
The Abbey School Reading’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Monday 2 November 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
Remelia and this test
Remelia has no exam plan for this test yet, and teaches Key Stage 2 in school order. For a school without a plan, choose “Not sure yet” and Remelia teaches the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.
When it is sat
Monday 2 November 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 23 October 2026. Source
Entrance tests, scholarship assessments and interview on Monday 2 November (2026, for September 2027 entry).Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
What the school says
- How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source
Not described. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Offers considered holistically. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Joining The Abbey, The Abbey School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“we assess where they are in Maths, English and Reasoning ... Registration Deadline Friday 23 October ... Entrance Tests, Scholarship assessments and interview Monday 2 November”
- The Abbey | FAQ | Independent girls’ school, Reading checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The Year 7 entrance exam is prepared by the school. Your daughter will sit papers in English (45 mins – composition and comprehension), Mathematics (45 minutes) and Reasoning (45 minutes – verbal and non-verbal).”
“Your daughter will sit papers in English (45 mins – composition and comprehension), Mathematics (45 minutes) and Reasoning (45 minutes – verbal and non-verbal).”
Remelia is not affiliated with The Abbey School Reading or the test providers. All schools and exams
Preparing for The Abbey School Reading?
Start with the four steps: a starting check on the first day, then Key Stage 2 maths and English in school order, whichever school it is.