Ampleforth College 11+ and 13+ entrance exams 2027: dates
Ampleforth College is a co-educational independent school in York. The 11+ is set by the school itself and sat on Friday 15 January 2027, for Year 7 entry in September 2027. The 13+ is set by the school itself and sat on Saturday 16 January 2027, for Year 9 entry in September 2029.
Ampleforth College · Co-educational independent school · YorkAmpleforth College: Admissions (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 exam: who sets it and what it tests
Ampleforth College’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken on paper. It tests maths, English and non-verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Friday 15 January 2027.
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. A school without a plan of its own may still have its test under “Can’t find a school?”. Tick it, then choose its school year and month; Remelia plans for that provider’s usual test at the sitting you choose. If it is not there, choose “General 11+ preparation” for the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.
11+ exam dates for Ampleforth College
Friday 15 January 2027
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Ampleforth College
Held over 15–16 January 2027; date recorded is the first day.January 2028 Inferred
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Ampleforth College
11+ papers, interview and how places are decided: what Ampleforth College says
- Who sets it
- The school itself. Ampleforth College
- How it is taken Inferred
- On paper. Ampleforth College
‘Children sit papers’, read as paper-based. - What it tests
- Maths, English and non-verbal reasoning. Ampleforth College
- The papers
- Mathematics; English; Non-Verbal Reasoning. Ampleforth College
Lengths and formats not published. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Papers plus informal interview; offers in late January, subject to a good reference from the current Head. Ampleforth College
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Ampleforth College
- Interview
- Yes. Ampleforth College
Informal interview.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance exam: who sets it
Ampleforth College’s 13+ entrance test is set by the school itself. Which parts it tests is not published.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat on Saturday 16 January 2027.
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. A school without a plan of its own may still have its test under “Can’t find a school?”. Tick it, then choose its school year and month; Remelia plans for that provider’s usual test at the sitting you choose. If it is not there, choose “General 11+ preparation” for the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.
13+ exam dates for Ampleforth College
June 2027 Inferred
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Ampleforth College
Common Entrance in June of Year 8 (September 2027 entrants who hold offers).Saturday 16 January 2027
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 7. Ampleforth College
Year 7 candidates for September 2028 entry sit the same day.Saturday 16 January 2027
For Year 9 in September 2029, sat in Year 6. Ampleforth College
Year 6 candidates for September 2029 entry.
How 13+ places are decided: what Ampleforth College says
- Who sets it
- The school itself. Ampleforth College
- How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. Ampleforth College
- What it tests
- Not found on the pages read. Ampleforth College
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Ampleforth College
Papers not published. - How places are decided
- Offers from the Ampleforth assessment (mostly from the autumn of Year 7), conditional on Common Entrance for those taking it, plus school reports and a Head’s reference. Ampleforth College
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Ampleforth College
- Interview
- Not found on the pages read. Ampleforth College
Sources
Where the facts about Ampleforth College come from.
- Admissions, Ampleforth College checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Assessments take place at Ampleforth in the January of the year of entry. For 2027 Entry this will be 15th and 16th January 2027. Children sit papers in Mathematics, English, and Non-Verbal Reasoning. This is followed by an informal interview and an afternoon of activities from our extensive co-curricular programme.”
“Following entry assessments, offers of a place will be made in late January. These are always subject to a good reference from the current Head.”
“For most pupils joining Ampleforth at 13+ from a UK school, entry is through assessment at Ampleforth in January of Year 6 (or Year 7), and Common Entrance sat in June of Year 8. Candidates not taking Common Entrance will all take our Ampleforth assessment in Year 6 (or Year 7 or 8). For 2028 & 2029 entry this is on Saturday 16th January 2027.”
“Following the Ampleforth assessment, and conditional upon Common Entrance for those taking it, most places are offered from the Autumn Term of Year 7 onwards (but can be as early as Year 6). Offers are subject to satisfactory school reports and a Head’s reference.”
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