The Cathedral School Year 7 entrance exam 2027: dates
The Cathedral School is an independent school in Llandaff. Its entrance exam for Year 7 is set by CEM (Cambridge University Press & Assessment) (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright). It is sat on Saturday 16 January 2027, for entry in September 2027.
The Cathedral School · LlandaffThe Cathedral School: Admissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
For Year 7
The entrance exam for Year 7: who sets it
The Cathedral School’s entrance test is set by CEM (Cambridge University Press & Assessment) (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright). The school is in Wales. 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 Saturday 16 January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
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Exam dates for Cathedral School
Saturday 16 January 2027
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 13 November 2026. The Cathedral School 1
Saturday 16 January 2027, 8.30–11.30. Registration deadline printed as ‘Friday 13 November 2027’, a typo for 2026 (13 November 2026 is a Friday). Group interviews 23 November–11 December 2026; orientation day 15 January 2027; outcomes 15 February 2027.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. The Cathedral School 1
Interview and how places are decided: what Cathedral School says
- Who sets it Inferred
- CEM (Cambridge University Press & Assessment). The Cathedral School 2 The Cathedral School 1 The Cathedral School 3
From the Good Schools Guide review reproduced on the school’s own site: CEM tests (maths, VR, NVR) plus a written English paper. Not stated on the admissions pages themselves. Earlier note (superseded): Test content not published. - How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. The Cathedral School 1 The Cathedral School 3
- What it tests
- Not found on the pages read. The Cathedral School 3
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. The Cathedral School 1
- How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Entrance tests, informal (group) interview and a reference; 25–30 places for external applicants. The Cathedral School 3
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. The Cathedral School 3
- Interview
- Yes. The Cathedral School 1
Group interviews: small groups solve a challenge together.
Sources
Where the facts about Cathedral School come from.
- Admissions Calendar, The Cathedral School Llandaff checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Pupils will be placed in small groups and asked to work together to solve a challenge.”
“Saturday 16 January 2027 8.30am-11.30pm Entrance Testing for registered applicants for Year 7 entry in September 2027”
- Senior School Good Schools Guide checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Academically selective – all undergo a written English paper and CEM tests (maths, VR and NVR) plus interview either with two senior leaders or the head.”
- Year 7 Entry, The Cathedral School Llandaff checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Each year we offer 25-30 places to external applicants from local primary and other independent schools wishing to join us in Year 7. The process for application involves entrance tests, an informal interview with the Head, one of the Deputy Heads or one of the Housemaster/mistresses, and a reference”
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