The Edinburgh Academy Primary 7 and S1 entrance exams 2027: dates
The Edinburgh Academy is an independent school in Edinburgh. The exam for Primary 7 is sat on Saturday 5 December 2026, for entry in 2027. Who sets it is not named on the pages read (checked 22 September 2026). The exam for S1 is sat on Saturday 5 December 2026, for entry in 2027. Who sets it is not named on the pages read (checked 22 September 2026).
The Edinburgh Academy · EdinburghThe Edinburgh Academy: Admissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
For Primary 7
The entrance exam for Primary 7
The Edinburgh Academy’s entrance test: who sets it is not named on the pages read. The school is in Scotland. Which parts it tests is not published.
Who sits it. Children applying for Primary 7 in 2027: sat on Saturday 5 December 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
Remelia and this test
Remelia has no exam plan for this test yet, and teaches Key Stage 2 in school order. A school without a plan of its own may still have its test under “Can’t find a school?”. Tick it, then choose its school year and month; Remelia plans for that provider’s usual test at the sitting you choose. If it is not there, choose “General 11+ preparation” for the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.
Exam dates for Edinburgh Academy
Saturday 5 December 2026
For Primary 7 in 2027. Registration closes 20 November 2026. The Edinburgh Academy 1
Senior School assessment day; offers Tuesday 12 January 2027; acceptance by Thursday 25 February 2027. Can be sat abroad for overseas applicants.December 2027 Inferred
For Primary 7 in 2028. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Source
Interview and how places are decided: what Edinburgh Academy says
- Who sets it
- Not found on the pages read. Source The Edinburgh Academy 1 The Edinburgh Academy 2
- How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. The Edinburgh Academy 1
- What it tests
- Not found on the pages read. The Edinburgh Academy 1
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. The Edinburgh Academy 1
Papers not published. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Academic merit from the entry assessment, references from the current school, and an interview; no pass mark. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- None published. Source
No specific preparation needed. - Interview
- Yes. Source
For S1
The entrance exam for S1
The Edinburgh Academy’s entrance test: who sets it is not named on the pages read. The school is in Scotland. Which parts it tests is not published.
Who sits it. Children applying for S1 in 2027: sat on Saturday 5 December 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
Remelia and this test
Remelia has no exam plan for this test yet, and teaches Key Stage 2 in school order. A school without a plan of its own may still have its test under “Can’t find a school?”. Tick it, then choose its school year and month; Remelia plans for that provider’s usual test at the sitting you choose. If it is not there, choose “General 11+ preparation” for the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.
Exam dates for Edinburgh Academy
Saturday 5 December 2026
For S1 in 2027. Registration closes 20 November 2026. The Edinburgh Academy 1
Senior School assessment day; offers Friday 5 February 2027; acceptance by Thursday 25 February 2027. Can be sat abroad for overseas applicants.December 2027 Inferred
For S1 in 2028. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Source
Interview and how places are decided: what Edinburgh Academy says
- Who sets it
- Not found on the pages read. Source The Edinburgh Academy 1 The Edinburgh Academy 2
- How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. The Edinburgh Academy 1
- What it tests
- Not found on the pages read. The Edinburgh Academy 1
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. The Edinburgh Academy 1
Papers not published. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Academic merit from the entry assessment, references from the current school, and an interview; no pass mark. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- None published. Source
No specific preparation needed. - Interview
- Yes. Source
Sources
Where the facts about Edinburgh Academy come from.
- Important Admissions Dates - The Edinburgh Academy checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Geits (Primary 7) | Application deadline | Friday 20 November 2026 | Assessments | Saturday 5 December 2026”
“2nds (S1) | Application deadline | Friday 20 November 2026 | Assessments | Saturday 5 December 2026”
- EA Admissions Policy (Nov 2024), The Edinburgh Academy checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“our assessments are designed to show where a candidate is in relation to expected developmental and academic milestones, as well as the latent ability of the candidate.”
“Entry into the Senior School is based on academic merit, which is assessed through an entry assessment, references and other relevant information from the candidate’s previous school. Prospective Senior School pupils also undertake an interview”
“No specific preparation for our entrance assessments is needed”
“We interview all Senior School candidates as part of our assessment process.”
- How to Apply, The Edinburgh Academy checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Entry is selective, although as a family school, we cater for a wide range of abilities and educational needs.”
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