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Downe House: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Girls’ independent school in Thatcham. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in November 2026 (inferred). 13+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: the date is not yet published.
Downe House · Girls’ independent school · ThatchamAdmissions (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
Downe House’s 11+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and a piece of writing.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in November 2026 (inferred).
55 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
When it is sat
November 2026 Inferred
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Source
Assessment Day in the autumn term of Year 6 (day-place applicants together in November); ISEB Pre-Test at the current school by 30 November 2026 (overseas by mid-October). Offers by end of December 2026. Academic Scholarship papers in January. Month from the UK ISEB deadline (30 November of Year 6).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
- ISEB Common Pre-Test. Source
- How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. Source
- What it tests
- Maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and a piece of writing. Source
- The papers
- ISEB Common Pre-Test, multiple choice; Creative or persuasive writing, a written piece. Source
- How places are decided
- Unconditional offers on strong ISEB (or alternative) scores, assessment day performance and Head’s recommendation. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
Every girl is interviewed by the Headmistress.
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every ISEB Pre-Test plan, part by part, is on one page. Remelia for ISEB Pre-Test maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to November 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.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Downe House’s 13+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test, taken online. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and a piece of writing.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: the date is not yet published.
45 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
When it is sat
Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2029, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
ISEB Pre-Test October/November 2026 (overseas by mid-October); assessment day later in the autumn term; offers by end of December 2026.Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2030, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
What the school says
- Who sets it
- ISEB Common Pre-Test. Source
- How it is taken
- Online. Source
- What it tests
- Maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and a piece of writing. Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source
- How places are decided
- Pre-Test scores select for the assessment day; unconditional offers on scores, assessment day and Head’s recommendation. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
Interview with the Headmistress on the assessment day.
How Remelia helps with the 13+
What Remelia practises for every ISEB Pre-Test plan, part by part, is on one page. Remelia for ISEB Pre-Test maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
No month is published, so the plan works to November of Year 6, when most ISEB Common Pre-Test tests are sat: an estimate.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Admissions Process | Downe House School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“For 11+ and 12+ candidates, assessment will take place one year prior to entry and girls are invited to attend an Assessment Day which takes place in the Michaelmas (Autumn) Term ... Every girl has an interview with the Headmistress, completes a piece of creative or persuasive writing and has a tour of the School”
“Following the 11+ and 12+ Assessment days, girls are asked to sit the ISEB Common Pre-Test at their current school ... consists of multiple-choice tests in Mathematics, English, Verbal and Non-verbal reasoning. ... UK candidates are asked to complete the test by 30 November at the latest.”
“Successful candidates will be offered places on the basis of strong scores in the ISEB Common Pre-Test, or alternative test, good performance during the assessment day and recommendation from their current Head teacher. Offers will be made by the end of December. ... Approximately 55 girls enter Downe House aged 11+ each year”
“Every girl has an interview with the Headmistress, completes a piece of creative or persuasive writing and has a tour of the School”
“UK candidates are asked to complete the test by 30 November at the latest.”
“For 13+ candidates, assessment takes place in the Michaelmas (Autumn) term when pupils are in year 6. First, they are asked to sit the ISEB Common Pre-Test at their current school or as early as their school or test centre allows in October/November. ... Following strong scores in the test, pupils may then be invited to an assessment day at Downe House later in the term with places offered by the end of December. The Assessment day includes an interview with the Headmistress, a collaborative ...”
“We ask 13+ candidates to sit the 13+ Common Entrance examination in June of year 8 for setting purposes only. ... 45 girls enter Downe House aged 13+ each year.”
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