Eastbourne College 13+ entrance exam: dates
Eastbourne College is a co-educational independent school in Eastbourne. Its 13+ entrance exam is set by ISEB Common Entrance. Its date for Year 9 entry in September 2029 is not yet published (checked 22 September 2026).
Eastbourne College · Co-educational independent school · EastbourneEastbourne College: Admissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance exam: who sets it and what it tests
Eastbourne College’s 13+ entrance test is set by ISEB Common Entrance, taken on paper. It tests English, maths, science and other sections.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: date not yet published.
Places: not published on the pages read.
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13+ exam dates for Eastbourne College
June 2027
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. Eastbourne College
Common Entrance in June of Year 8 (CASE in May) after an offer already made.Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. Eastbourne College
Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2029, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Eastbourne College
Early Offer from December of Year 6 on reference and meeting; no test at that stage.
13+ subjects, interview and how places are decided: what Eastbourne College says
- Who sets it
- ISEB Common Entrance. Eastbourne College
- How it is taken Inferred
- On paper. Eastbourne College
- What it tests
- English, maths, science and other sections. Eastbourne College
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Eastbourne College
- How places are decided
- Offer on a satisfactory head’s reference with academic data and a meeting; place confirmed subject to expected performance in CE or equivalent, also used for setting. Eastbourne College
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Eastbourne College
- Interview
- Yes. Eastbourne College
A meeting between the College and the prospective pupil.
Sources
Where the facts about Eastbourne College come from.
- Year 9 Admissions - Eastbourne College | Private independent school checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Early Offer process which will enable you to secure a place from December of Year 6 for entry into Year 9. ... Offers for a place into Year 9 are made to pupils (in Years 6 to 8) on receipt of a satisfactory reference from their Headteacher. The reference should include data showing academic ability. A meeting between the College and the prospective pupil will also take place as part of the process.”
“applicants for entry in Year 9 in September who have been appropriately prepared and who have registered with Eastbourne College will sit either the ISEB Common Academic Scholarship Examination (May), Common Entrance Examination (June) or an equivalent set of examinations. ... the College will determine suitable academic ability tests to be sat in Year 8. The tests are likely include English, Maths, Science and a Foreign Language paper.”
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