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Dauntsey’s School: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in Devizes. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Tuesday 19 January 2027. 13+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat in September 2026 (inferred).
Dauntsey’s School · Co-educational independent school · DevizesAdmissions (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
Dauntsey’s School’s 11+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online and on paper. It tests a piece of writing, reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar, maths, verbal reasoning and puzzles and problem solving.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Tuesday 19 January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
What the school says
- What it tests
- A piece of writing, reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar, maths, verbal reasoning and puzzles and problem solving. Source Source
- The papers
- Creative writing (written), 30 minutes, a written piece; English comprehension and SPAG (online), 30 minutes; Maths (online), 30 minutes; Verbal Reasoning (online), 10 minutes; Puzzles and Problem Solving (online), 15 minutes. Source Source
“other” is Puzzles and Problem Solving.
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every Quest plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out non-verbal reasoning and science. Remelia for Quest maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to January of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
Not covered
Puzzles and problem solving
Not practised.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Dauntsey’s School’s 13+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test, taken online. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat in September 2026 (inferred).
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
The page no longer shows the 2027-entry cycle (pre-test in autumn of Year 6, 2024, or early spring of Year 7, 2026).January 2027 Inferred
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 7. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Registration closes 1 January 2027. Source
Year 7 route: ISEB Common Pre-Test “Early Spring Term 2027” (January taken as the month); taster day and interviews 9 March 2027.September 2026 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 12 October 2026. Source
Year 6 route: pre-test in the Autumn Term 2026 (September taken as the start of the window); taster day and interviews 23 February 2027.
What the school says
- Who sets it
- ISEB Common Pre-Test. Source
- How it is taken Inferred
- Online. Source
The ISEB Common Pre-Test is taken online at the pupil’s school. - What it tests
- Maths, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source
Not published by the school. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. ISEB Common Pre-Test (or own papers) plus interview. 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; this plan leaves out the writing. Remelia for ISEB Pre-Test maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
Maths
The Key Stage 2 objectives for Years 3 to 5, in the order your child’s school teaches them, counted towards the exam.
English
Grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary questions most days, Years 3 to 5, counted towards the exam.
The last fortnight
The plan works to September 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.
- Entry at 11+, Dauntsey’s School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Written assessment Creative writing exercise – 30 minutes Online assessments English comprehension and SPAG exercise – 30 minutes Maths – 30 minutes Verbal Reasoning – 10 minutes Puzzles and Problem Solving – 15 minutes All prospective pupils are interviewed ... Registration Deadline 12 October 2026 Entrance Examination 19 January 2027”
- Guidance for the Dauntsey’s Quest assessment, Quest Assessments checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“11+ entry 4 subjects over 85 minutes: English (30 minutes) Verbal Reasoning (10 minutes) Maths (30 minutes) Puzzles and Problem Solving (15 minutes) ... Candidates also complete a separate 30-minute creative writing exercise.”
- Entry at 13+, Dauntsey’s School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“For those joining at 13, selection is based on the ISEB Common Pre-Test (taken at prep schools in either the Autumn Term of their Year 6 or early in the Spring Term of their Year 7) and interview, or our own entrance exams and interview. ... Applying in Year 7 Registration deadline for places 1 January 2027 ISEB Common Pre-Test to be taken at schools Early Spring Term 2027”
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