Downside School 11+ and 13+ entrance exams 2027: dates
Downside School is a co-educational independent school in Radstock. The 11+ is set by GL Assessment and sat in January 2027 (inferred), for Year 7 entry in September 2027. The 13+ is set by GL Assessment and sat in February 2027 (inferred), for Year 9 entry in September 2029.
Downside School · Co-educational independent school · RadstockDownside School: 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
Downside School’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: sat in January 2027 (inferred).
Places: not published on the pages read.
11+ exam dates for Downside School
January 2027 Inferred
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Downside School
Assessment and Taster Day in January of Year 6; register 8–12 months ahead.January 2028 Inferred
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Downside School
11+ subjects, interview and how places are decided: what Downside School says
- Who sets it
- GL Assessment. Downside School
- How it is taken
- Online. Downside School
- What it tests Inferred
- Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths. Downside School
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Downside School
CAT4 only. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Downside School
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Downside School
- Interview
- Yes. Downside School
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 and the writing. 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
The plan works to January 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.
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
Downside School’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 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat in February 2027 (inferred).
Places: not published on the pages read.
13+ exam dates for Downside School
Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. Downside School
Individual visit possible instead of the assessment day.February 2027 Inferred
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 7. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Downside School
Assessment and Taster Day in February of Year 7.February 2027 Inferred
For Year 9 in September 2029, sat in Year 6. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Downside School
Or in February of Year 6.
13+ subjects, interview and how places are decided: what Downside School says
- Who sets it
- GL Assessment. Downside School
- How it is taken Inferred
- Online. Downside School
- What it tests Inferred
- Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths. Downside School
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Downside School
CAT4 only. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Assessment day, meeting with the Head, school reference with baseline cognitive scores. Downside School
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Downside School
- Interview
- Yes. Downside School
The Head meets each pupil.
How Remelia helps with the 13+
What Remelia practises for every GL plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out science and the writing. 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
The plan works to February 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.
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.
Sources
Where the facts about Downside School come from.
- Admissions Process, Downside School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Following registration, we invite all candidates to complete a CAT4 assessment and attend an interview.”
“All pupils will be invited to our Assessment and Taster day in January, whilst they are in Year 6, which includes a day of activities and an online CAT assessment.”
“Registration is required around 12 to 18 months ahead of the start date.”
“We will also require a school reference from your child’s current school, to include their most recent baseline cognitive scores (like CAT4) to support their application.”
“Pupils will be invited to an Assessment and Taster Day in February when they are in either Year 6 or Year 7.”
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