Bedales School 11+ and 13+ entrance exams 2027: dates
Co-educational independent school in Petersfield. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Monday 4 January 2027. 13+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat on Monday 4 January 2027.
Bedales School · Co-educational independent school · PetersfieldBedales 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 test
Bedales School’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright). Which parts it tests is not published.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Monday 4 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.
When it is sat
Monday 4 January 2027
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 31 October 2026. Bedales School
Residential assessments 4–5 January 2027; places offered week beginning 8 February 2027; acceptance by 5 March 2027. 11+ entry is into Bedales Prep (Years 7–8), which leads to Bedales Senior.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Bedales School
What the school says
- Who sets it Inferred
- The school itself. Bedales School
School’s own entrance tests at a two-day residential assessment; content not described online. - How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. Bedales School
- What it tests
- Not found on the pages read. Bedales School
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Bedales School
- How places are decided
- Not found on the pages read. Bedales School
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Bedales School
- Interview
- Not found on the pages read. Bedales School
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Bedales School’s 13+ entrance test is set by the school itself (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright). 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 Monday 4 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.
When it is sat
Monday 4 January 2027
For Year 9 in September 2029, sat in Year 6. Bedales School
13+ 2029 residential assessments 4–5 January 2027 (Year 6); taster day for successful candidates 15 March 2027.Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2030, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Bedales School
What the school says
- Who sets it Inferred
- The school itself. Bedales School
School’s own entrance tests at a residential assessment; content not described online. - How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. Bedales School
- What it tests
- Not found on the pages read. Bedales School
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Bedales School
- How places are decided
- Not found on the pages read. Bedales School
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Bedales School
- Interview
- Not found on the pages read. Bedales School
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Apply to Bedales | School Application Process | Bedales Admissions | Bedales School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“13+ (2029 entry) ... Bursary application deadline 31 October 2026 13+ 2029 residential assessments 4 - 5 January 2027 Senior Taster Day (for successful candidates) 15 March 2027 Scholarship application deadline 30 November 2027 ... Candidates at 13+ or 14+ (Years 9 and 10) should be capable of attaining a minimum average of grade 6 in Bedales Assessed Courses (BACs) and GCSE subjects”
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