Babington House School 11+ entrance exam 2027: dates and papers
Babington House School is a co-educational independent school in Chislehurst. Its 11+ entrance exam is set by the school itself and sat on Friday 20 November 2026, for Year 7 entry in September 2027.
Babington House School · Co-educational independent school · ChislehurstBabington House School: 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
Babington House School’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken online and on paper. It tests English, maths, verbal reasoning, spelling, punctuation and grammar, non-verbal reasoning and other sections.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Friday 20 November 2026.
40 places, as the school’s page gives them Babington House School
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11+ exam dates for Babington House School
Friday 20 November 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 6 November 2026. Babington House School
Year 7 taster days 13–14 October 2026; scholarship assessments 16–27 November 2026; offers week commencing 7 December 2026; acceptance by 2 March 2027.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Babington House School
11+ papers, interview and how places are decided: what Babington House School says
- Who sets it
- The school itself. Babington House School
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Babington House School
Written English and maths papers plus an online test. - What it tests
- English, maths, verbal reasoning, spelling, punctuation and grammar, non-verbal reasoning and other sections. Babington House School
- The papers
- English, 60 minutes; Mathematics, 60 minutes; Online Test, 60 minutes. Babington House School
English and maths papers; online test of vocabulary (vr), proof reading, spelling, punctuation, grammar (spag), NVR, and other = perceptual speed and accuracy. - How places are decided
- Offers not made on the exam alone: taster day, school reference, talents; interview with the Headmaster and Head of Seniors if the child has not been met. Babington House School
- Practice and familiarisation
- Past papers. The practice materials (another website) Babington House School
Year 7 English and maths past papers (PDF) on the admissions page. - Interview
- No. Babington House School
Taster day instead; interview only if the child was not met.
Sources
Where the facts about Babington House School come from.
- Admissions Process | Private School London | Babington House checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“External applicants will sit the following entrance examinations: English (1 hour) Mathematics (1 hour) Online Test – Vocabulary, Proof Reading, Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar, Perceptual Speed & Accuracy and Non-verbal reasoning (1 hour). Our Year 6 pupils are offered automatic entry into Year 7. Past papers are available here: Year 7 Entrance Exam English Year 7 Entrance Exam Maths”
“Key Dates for 11+ Entry 2027 ... Year 7 Taster Days Tuesday 13th October 2026 and Wednesday 14th October 2026 Examination and Scholarship Registration Deadline Friday 6th November 2026 Entrance Examination Friday 20th November 2026 ... 11+ Offer letters w/c Monday 7th December 2026”
“Admission to Babington House Senior School is extremely competitive. With only 40 places available ... offers are not made solely on the strength of the entrance exam alone. We take time to get to know every child during our taster days ... Should we offer a place to a child we have not met, this will be subject to an interview with the Headmaster and Head of Seniors.”
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