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Dulwich College: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in London. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Friday 4 December 2026. 13+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat on Tuesday 1 December 2026.
Dulwich College · Co-educational independent school · LondonAdmissions (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
Dulwich College’s 11+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright), taken online and on paper. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, reading comprehension, a piece of writing and puzzles and problem solving.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Friday 4 December 2026.
90 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
When it is sat
Friday 4 December 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 2 November 2026. Source
About 180 boys invited to interview 20–27 January 2027; results posted 11 February 2027.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 Inferred
- Quest Assessments. Source
Dulwich does not name the provider. The online test’s sections (adaptive maths/VR/NVR, non-adaptive English, Puzzles and Problem Solving, Creative Comprehension) are Quest Assessments’ components, and the familiarisation test is hosted by Atom Learning, which runs Quest (app.atomlearning.com/public/taster/dulwich-college). Handwritten creative writing is the school’s own. - How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source
Online tests plus a handwritten creative writing task. - What it tests
- Maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, reading comprehension, a piece of writing and puzzles and problem solving. Source
- The papers
- Online: Mathematics (adaptive), 20 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Online: English, 30 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Online: Non-verbal Reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Online: Verbal Reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Online: Puzzles and Problem Solving, 15 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Online: Creative Comprehension, 20 minutes, multiple choice and written answers, no calculator; Creative Writing (handwritten), 20 minutes, a written piece, no calculator. Source
About 3 hours in total including breaks. No calculators. Creative writing: 5 minutes planning, 15 minutes writing. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Offer on examination performance, interview (for those who show promise) and a reference from the current head. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test and sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every Quest plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out science. Remelia for Quest maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to December 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
Dulwich College’s 13+ entrance test is set by the school itself (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright), taken online and on paper. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, reading comprehension, a piece of writing and other sections.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat on Tuesday 1 December 2026.
80 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
Remelia and this test
Remelia has no exam plan for this test yet, and teaches Key Stage 2 in school order. For a school without a plan, choose “Not sure yet” and Remelia teaches the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.
When it is sat
Saturday 9 January 2027
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. Registration closes 2 November 2026. Source
Year 8 route for Year 9 in September 2027; 30 places; interview 19 January 2027.Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. Source
Year 8 route for 2028 entry not yet published (the 2028 Deferred Entry places were decided by the Year 6 test in 2025).Tuesday 1 December 2026
For Year 9 in September 2029, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 2 October 2026. Source
Deferred Entry: boys in Year 6 at UK 13+ prep schools, for Year 9 in September 2029; 50 places; interviews 11–15 January 2027.
What the school says
- Who sets it Inferred
- The school itself. Source
The school calls them ‘our own bespoke tests’; the online part has the same sections as the 11+ online test (Quest-style, see EX-dulwich-college-11plus). Year 8 entrants sit written English and Maths papers plus online reasoning tests. No ISEB pre-test. - How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source
- What it tests
- Maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, reading comprehension, a piece of writing and other sections. Source
- The papers
- Online: Mathematics (adaptive), 20 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Online: English, 30 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Online: Non-verbal Reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Online: Verbal Reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Online: Puzzles and Problem Solving, 15 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Online: Creative Comprehension, 20 minutes, multiple choice and written answers, no calculator; Creative Writing (handwritten), 20 minutes, a written piece, no calculator. Source
These are the Deferred Entry (Year 6) papers. Year 8 route: written English and Mathematics papers plus online reasoning tests (timings not stated). - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Examination, interview (120 invited for Deferred Entry, 40 for Year 8 entry) and a reference from the current head. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test and sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Year 7 entry (11+) - Admissions - Dulwich College checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Number of places available 90”
“The Maths, Non-Verbal and Verbal Reasoning are adaptive ... The English, Puzzles and Problem Solving and Creative Comprehension are non-adaptive”
“Part 1: Online tests Mathematics – 20 minutes English – 30 minutes Non-verbal Reasoning – 10 minutes Verbal Reasoning – 10 minutes Puzzles and Problem Solving – 15 minutes Creative Comprehension – 20 minutes ... Part 2 is a creative writing task which candidates will handwrite”
“The offer of a place at the College is made on the basis of the candidate’s performance in the appropriate examination an interview a reference from the Head of the candidate’s present school”
“There is a familiarisation test in the Practice Test section. ... A specimen paper can be found in the Practice Test section.”
“Candidates who show promise in the entrance examinations are invited to attend an interview in January.”
“Closing date for Registration Monday 2 November 2026, midday Entrance Examinations Friday 4 December 2026”
- Year 9 entry (13+) - Admissions - Dulwich College checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“50 of these places are given to boys in UK prep schools who sit entrance examinations when they are in Year 6. The remaining 30 places are given to boys who sit the entrance examinations when they are in Year 8.”
“All candidates sitting for Year 9 Deferred Entry for September 2029 will sit their Entrance Examinations at Dulwich College on Tuesday 1 December 2026 using our own bespoke tests. We do not use the ISEB pre-test for Deferred Entry applicants.”
“Written papers in English and Mathematics and online Reasoning tests”
“Part 1: Online tests Mathematics – 20 minutes English – 30 minutes Non-verbal Reasoning – 10 minutes Verbal Reasoning – 10 minutes Puzzles and Problem Solving – 15 minutes Creative Comprehension – 20 minutes ... Part 2 is a creative writing task which candidates will handwrite”
“Number of boys invited for interview 120”
“There is a familiarisation test in the Practice Test section.”
“Interview Dates Monday 11 January - Friday 15 January 2027”
“Closing Date for Registration Monday 2 November 2026, midday Entrance Examinations Written papers in English and Mathematics and online Reasoning tests * Saturday 9 January 2027”
“Closing date for Registration Friday 2 October 2026, midday Entrance Examinations Tuesday 1 December 2026, at Dulwich College”
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