City of London School for Girls 11+ entrance exam 2027: dates and papers
City of London School for Girls is a girls’ independent school in London. Its 11+ entrance exam is set by CEM (Cambridge University Press & Assessment). It is sat on Friday 13 November 2026, for Year 7 entry in September 2027.
City of London School for Girls · Girls’ independent school · LondonCity of London School for Girls: Admissions (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 exam: who sets it and what it tests
City of London School for Girls’ 11+ entrance test is set by CEM (Cambridge University Press & Assessment), taken online and on paper. It tests maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, English and a piece of writing.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Friday 13 November 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
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11+ exam dates for City of London School for Girls
Friday 13 November 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 30 October 2026. City of London School for Girls
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For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. City of London School for Girls
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11+ papers, interview and how places are decided: what City of London School for Girls says
- Who sets it
- CEM (Cambridge University Press & Assessment). City of London School for Girls
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. City of London School for Girls
Stage 1 computer-based; stage 2 written papers (paper inferred from the specimen papers). - What it tests
- Maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, English and a piece of writing. City of London School for Girls
- The papers
- Cambridge Select Insight (stage 1), 60 minutes, multiple choice; English (stage 2), 45 minutes, written answers; Mathematics (stage 2), 45 minutes, written answers. City of London School for Girls
Formats: stage 1 is CEM’s on-screen test (multiple choice inferred); stage 2 formats inferred from the 2021 specimen papers. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Two-stage: the stage 1 test shortlists for stage 2 papers and an interview; offers (with scholarships and bursaries) follow. No published score. City of London School for Girls
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test and sample papers. The practice materials (another website) City of London School for Girls
CEM Select familiarisation site for stage 1; English and maths specimen papers (2021) for stage 2: https://clsg.org.uk/app/uploads/2021/09/English-sample-paper-2021.pdf and https://clsg.org.uk/app/uploads/2021/09/Maths-sample-paper-for-website.pdf. - Interview
- Yes. City of London School for Girls
Sources
Where the facts about City of London School for Girls come from.
- 11+ admissions - City of London School for Girls checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“City of London School for Girls is a selective, independent day school in the heart of the City.”
“Pupils will be invited to City to sit a one-hour computer-based test, Cambridge Select Insight, assessing numerical, verbal and non-verbal skills. These tests will run between the 13 and 18 November 2026. Please show your daughter the familiarisation materials here.”
“The second assessment will be held on Wednesday 6 January 2027. It will consist of a 45-minute English paper, testing creative writing and analytical skills, and a 45-minute maths paper, testing problem-solving.”
“Interviews will take place between Monday 11 and Thursday 21 January 2027, as well as music scholarship auditions for those shortlisted.”
“Registration for entry in September 2027 is now open and will close on Friday 30 October 2026. ... Offers, including scholarship and bursary offers, will be sent via email on Friday 12 February 2027.”
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