School 11+ and 13+
Christ’s Hospital: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in Horsham. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat from Friday 16 October 2026. 13+: Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat from Friday 16 October 2026.
Christ’s Hospital · Co-educational independent school · HorshamAdmissions (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
Christ’s Hospital’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken online and on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, maths, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and English.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat from Friday 16 October 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
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When it is sat
Friday 16 October 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 18 September 2026. Source
Initial assessment on one of 16, 17 or 19 October 2026 (first given); results w/c 16 November; boarding bursary candidates’ residential assessment 7–8 January 2027. The 18 September deadline is for bursary and scholarship applications; non-bursary applications are accepted all year.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 Inferred
- Online and on paper. Source
Computer-based reasoning tests; the school also publishes English and maths assessment examples. - What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, maths, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and English. Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source
Tests named, not their length. - How places are decided
- Places ‘based on performance in the school’s own assessments’; as a guide, predicted above 100 in KS2 tests and working above the expected standard (Year 7). Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
Example English and maths assessments to download. - Interview
- Not found on the pages read. Source
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Christ’s Hospital’s 13+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken online and on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, maths, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and English.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat from Friday 16 October 2026.
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
Friday 16 October 2026
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. Registration closes 18 September 2026. Source
Initial assessment on one of 16, 17 or 19 October 2026 (first given); results w/c 16 November; boarding bursary candidates’ residential assessment 7–8 January 2027. The 18 September deadline is for bursary and scholarship applications; non-bursary applications are accepted all year.Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. Source
What the school says
- Who sets it
- The school itself. Source
- How it is taken Inferred
- Online and on paper. Source
Computer-based reasoning tests; the school also publishes English and maths assessment examples. - What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, maths, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and English. Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source
Tests named, not their length. - How places are decided
- Places ‘based on performance in the school’s own assessments’; as a guide, predicted above 100 in KS2 tests and working above the expected standard; Year 9 at the higher end of the ability range. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
Example English and maths assessments to download. - Interview
- Not found on the pages read. Source
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Year 7 and Year 9 entry, Christ’s Hospital checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The first is an Initial Assessment in October (just before the half-term break), which involves computer-based tests in verbal, quantitative, non-verbal, and spatial reasoning ... Boarding candidates who are successful in the Initial Assessment are invited to take part in the Residential Assessment in January”
“Christ’s Hospital is academically selective and places are offered based on performance in the school’s own assessments.”
- Key dates, Christ’s Hospital checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Friday 18 September 2026 Deadline for 2027 bursary and scholarship applications ... 16, 17 & 19 October 2026 Initial assessment dates (candidates attend one of these) W/C Monday 16 November 2026 Initial assessment results Thursday 7 & Friday 8 January 2027 Residential assessment”
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Preparing for Christ’s Hospital?
Start with the four steps: a starting check on the first day, then Key Stage 2 maths and English in school order, whichever school it is.