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Bethany School, Cranbrook: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in Cranbrook. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Tuesday 10 November 2026. 13+: Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat in January 2027.
Bethany School, Cranbrook · Co-educational independent school · CranbrookAdmissions (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
Bethany School, Cranbrook’s 11+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright), taken online. It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning, maths and a piece of writing.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Tuesday 10 November 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
Remelia and this test
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When it is sat
Tuesday 10 November 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 30 October 2026. Source Source
Scholarship assessments 11-16 November 2026. The assessment elements (CAT4, creative writing, interview) are described on the Year 9 page.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source
What the school says
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Bethany School, Cranbrook’s 13+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment, taken online. It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning, maths and a piece of writing.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat in 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. 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
What the school says
- Who sets it
- GL Assessment. Source
- How it is taken
- Online. Source
Online CAT4; creative writing format not stated. - What it tests Inferred
- Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning, maths and a piece of writing. Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source
- How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Quantitative (CAT4, creative writing) and qualitative (reference, interview) assessment. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
Informal one-to-one interview with a member of the senior management team.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Year 7 Admissions Process | Bethany School, Kent checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Key Dates for Year 7 September 2027 Entry ... Deadline to register for Year 7 September 2027 entry Friday 30th October 2026 Entrance Assessments Tuesday 10th November 2026”
- Year 9 Admissions Process | Bethany School, Kent checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Entrance assessments are designed to provide us with a complete picture of every pupil using both quantitative assessments (CAT4 and English creative writing) and qualitative testing (school reference and interview). ... Each child will be interviewed on a one to one basis with a member of the senior management team. ... Entrance Assessments usually take place during the second week of January each year.”
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