School 11+
Birkenhead School: 11+ entrance exam
Co-educational independent school in Prenton.
Birkenhead School · Co-educational independent school · PrentonAdmissions (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
Birkenhead School’s 11+ entrance test is taken online; who sets it is not named on the pages read. Which parts it tests is not published.
Who sits it. Children in Year 5, for a place in Year 7 in September 2028: sat on Tuesday 8 June 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
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When it is sat
June 2026 Inferred
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 5. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Source
For 2027 entry the June 2026 (Year 5) Assessment Days were the sitting; the January 2027 (Year 6) day is cancelled because entry is full (‘20207’ is the page’s typo for 2027).Tuesday 8 June 2027
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 5. Source
Three Assessment Days, 8–10 June 2027, in Year 5; a January 2028 (Year 6) day may also run if places remain.
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Not found on the pages read. Source
- How it is taken Inferred
- Online. Source
An adaptive test implies a computer-based test; not stated. - What it tests
- 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
Papers not published. - How places are decided
- The school’s own rule: see its page. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
A short group interview. - What has changed
- For 2027 entry the January (Year 6) Assessment Day was cancelled because the June Year 5 days filled the year; the school’s usual pattern is both June of Year 5 and January of Year 6. Source
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Senior Admissions, Birkenhead School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Children will complete an Adaptive Admissions Test and take part in a short group interview”
“take part in a short group interview”
“Assessment Days for Seniors 2028 Entry will be held on: Tuesday 8th June Wednesday 9th June Thursday 10th June”
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Preparing for Birkenhead School?
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