School 11+ and 13+
Charterhouse: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in Godalming. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in January 2027 (inferred). 13+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat in January 2027 (inferred).
Charterhouse · Co-educational independent school · GodalmingAdmissions (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
Charterhouse’s 11+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test, taken online and on paper. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and a piece of writing.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in January 2027 (inferred).
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
January 2027 Inferred
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Registration closes 30 September 2026. Source
Pre-test in the autumn term of Year 6 (date set by the child’s school); the Interview and Activities Assessment is in the ‘Spring Term of Year 6’, taken as from January 2027. Offers in March of Year 6.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Registration closes 30 September 2027. Source
Registration closes 30 September 2027; assessment dates not published.
What the school says
- Who sets it
- ISEB Common Pre-Test. Source
- How it is taken Inferred
- Online and on paper. Source
Online pre-test; the creative writing is done at the school (format not stated). - What it tests
- Maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and a piece of writing. Source
- The papers
- ISEB Common Pre-test, multiple choice; Creative writing (at the Interview and Activities Assessment), a written piece. Source
Timings not published. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Competitive assessment, interview and school reference. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every ISEB Pre-Test plan, part by part, is on one page. Remelia for ISEB Pre-Test maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to January of Year 6, a month inferred from the pages; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Charterhouse’s 13+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test, taken online and on paper. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and a piece of writing.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat in January 2027 (inferred).
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
January 2027 Inferred
For Year 9 in September 2029, sat in Year 6. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Registration closes 30 September 2026. Source
Pre-test in the autumn term of Year 6 (date set by the child’s school); the Interview and Activities Assessment is in the ‘Spring Term of Year 6’, taken as from January 2027. Offers in March of Year 6.Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2030, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Registration closes 30 September 2027. Source
Registration closes 30 September 2027; assessment dates not published.
What the school says
- Who sets it
- ISEB Common Pre-Test. Source
- How it is taken Inferred
- Online and on paper. Source
Online pre-test; the creative writing is done at the school (format not stated). - What it tests
- Maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and a piece of writing. Source
- The papers
- ISEB Common Pre-test, multiple choice; Creative writing (at the Interview and Activities Assessment), a written piece. Source
Timings not published. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Competitive assessment, interview and school reference. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
How Remelia helps with the 13+
What Remelia practises for every ISEB Pre-Test plan, part by part, is on one page. Remelia for ISEB Pre-Test maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to January of Year 6, a month inferred from the pages; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Your Application Process, Charterhouse checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“All registered candidates sit the ISEB Common Pre-test to Charterhouse in the Autumn Term of their Year 6 ... Successful applicants will be invited to an Interview and Activities Assessment at Charterhouse in the Spring Term of Year 6 ... The written assessment will be a piece of creative writing.”
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