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Cheltenham College: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams

Co-educational independent school in Cheltenham. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: date not yet published. 13+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2028: date not yet published.

Cheltenham College · Co-educational independent school · CheltenhamAdmissions (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

Cheltenham College’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and spatial reasoning.

Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: date not yet published.

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.

What Remelia does for any school

When it is sat

  1. Not yet published

    For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
    No date published in the policy.

  2. Not yet published

    For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source

What the school says

Who sets it
The school itself. Source
How it is taken
Not found on the pages read. Source
What it tests
Maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and spatial reasoning. Source
The papers
Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source
No paper list published.
How places are decided
Not found on the pages read. Source
Practice and familiarisation
Nothing found on the pages read. Source
Interview
Not found on the pages read. Source

13+ For Year 9

The 13+ entrance test

Cheltenham College’s 13+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken on paper. It tests English and maths.

Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2028: date not yet published.

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.

What Remelia does for any school

When it is sat

  1. Thursday 21 November 2024

    For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 7 November 2024. Source Source
    Entrance Day for 2027 entry, sat in Year 6, 32 months before entry.

  2. Not yet published

    For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source
    Expected in Year 6 (autumn 2025); the timetable lists only 2027 entry.

What the school says

Who sets it
The school itself. Source Source
How it is taken Inferred
On paper. Source Source
Tests sat in school on the Entrance Day; paper vs online not stated.
What it tests
English and maths. Source Source
The papers
Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source Source
English and maths tests named; no durations.
How places are decided
The test and an interview. Offers made on the Entrance Day tests, discussions and activities, suitability criteria and a satisfactory reference. Source Source
Practice and familiarisation
Nothing found on the pages read. Source Source
Interview
Yes. Source Source

Sources

Where every line comes from.

  1. Admissions Policy, Cheltenham College checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Upper School (Years 7-8) Entry into Years 7 and 8 is via CAT4 assessments and through Cheltenham College’s entrance papers in Maths and English. Pupils for whom English is an additional language, also take an EAL paper.”

    “To allow parents earlier peace of mind that a Year 9 place is secure, Cheltenham College offers early assessment of pupils during Year 6, 32 months in advance of entry. Pupils attend the College Entrance Day during which they participate in English and Maths tests as well as a number of discussions and activities.”

  2. Application Timetable, Cheltenham College checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Third Form (Year 9) Entrance Day, Entrance Exams and Interviews for 2027 21 November 2024 7 November 2024”

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