Clifton College 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Clifton College is a co-educational independent school in Bristol. The 11+ is set by GL Assessment. Its date for Year 7 entry in September 2027 is not yet published (checked 22 September 2026). The 13+ is set by GL Assessment. Its date for Year 9 entry in September 2027 is not yet published (checked 22 September 2026).
Clifton College · Co-educational independent school · BristolClifton College: 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
Clifton College’s 11+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment, taken online. It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: the date is not yet published.
Places: not published on the pages read.
11+ exam dates for Clifton College
Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Clifton College 1
No test date published; assessed after registration.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Clifton College 1
11+ subjects: what Clifton College says
- Who sets it
- GL Assessment. Clifton College 1
- How it is taken
- Online. Clifton College 1
- What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths. Clifton College 1
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Clifton College 1
CAT4 is named but no papers or timings are given. - How places are decided
- Not found on the pages read. Clifton College 1
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Clifton College 1
- Interview
- Not found on the pages read. Clifton College 1
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every GL plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out science, the writing and the interview. GL 11+ and 13+: what Remelia practises for 92 exams
Particular to this test
Covered
A reasoning test
Remelia reads the maths this test names as quantitative reasoning, the number part of a reasoning test, which it does not teach. Curriculum maths and English are kept up to the national standard beside the reasoning.
The last fortnight
No month is published, so the plan works to January of Year 6, when most GL Assessment tests are sat: an estimate.
Practice papers
GL-style papers in maths, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning; a GL-style spatial reasoning paper; and the maths and English papers that need no exam.
In part
The timed mock In part
Not in this exam’s mock: Quantitative reasoning (Remelia does not teach it); Spatial reasoning question types other than hidden shapes, and folding and punching paper (the real section may set them).
Spatial reasoning In part
Partly taught: hidden shapes, and folding and punching paper. The real section may set other types.
Not covered
Quantitative reasoning
Remelia does not teach quantitative reasoning.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance exam: who sets it and what it tests
Clifton College’s 13+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment, taken online. It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 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. GL Assessment sets it. The box for GL Assessment’s test under “Can’t find a school?” offers Year 6, so it does not fit this test’s recorded sitting. With “General 11+ preparation”, Remelia teaches the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.
13+ exam dates for Clifton College
Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. Clifton College 2
No test date published; assessed after registration.Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. Clifton College 2
13+ subjects: what Clifton College says
- Who sets it
- GL Assessment. Clifton College 2
- How it is taken
- Online. Clifton College 2
- What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths. Clifton College 2
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Clifton College 2
CAT4 is named but no papers or timings are given. - How places are decided
- Not found on the pages read. Clifton College 2
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Clifton College 2
- Interview
- Not found on the pages read. Clifton College 2
Sources
Where the facts about Clifton College come from.
- Start your journey, Clifton College Prep School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Register your child Complete the online registration process to register your child for entry to Clifton College. Register your interest Entry assessments Online CAT4 assessment. Come for a taster day Your child is invited to visit the Prep School for an informal visit and to spend time with their year group.”
- Start your journey, Clifton College Upper School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Entry assessments Online CAT4 assessment for Years 9-11, entrance paper for Years 12-13. Come for a taster day You will be invited to visit Clifton College for an informal visit and to spend time with your year group.”
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