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Erskine Stewart Melville: entrance exam
Edinburgh.
Erskine Stewart Melville · EdinburghAdmissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
For S1
The entrance test for S1
Erskine Stewart Melville’s entrance test is set by the school itself, taken on paper. The school is in Scotland. It tests maths, English and verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children applying for S1 in 2027: sat on Thursday 7 January 2027.
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. 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
Thursday 7 January 2027
For S1 in 2027. Source
Apply ideally by Monday 7 December 2026 (not a hard deadline). Offers on the date agreed by Edinburgh independent schools, usually mid-February. The same January sitting doubles as the Academic Award selection for external candidates.January 2028 Inferred
For S1 in 2028. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Source
What the school says
- Who sets it
- The school itself. Source
- How it is taken Inferred
- On paper. Source
‘Papers’, and papers can be sent to a child’s school for overseas applicants. - What it tests
- Maths, English and verbal reasoning. Source
- The papers
- Mathematics; English; Verbal Reasoning. Source
‘Short papers’; timings not published. - How places are decided
- No pass mark; ‘we just want to make sure that we can meet the needs of your child’. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Source
- Interview
- Not found on the pages read. Source
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Admissions Journey, Erskine Stewart Melville checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“We hold our entrance assessment for S1 in January each year.”
“If you live far away or overseas, we can send the assessment to your child’s school.”
“We hold our entrance assessment for S1 in January each year. It covers Maths, English, and Verbal Reasoning.”
“There is no pass mark for any of our assessments”
“The assessment for August 2027 entry will be on Thursday, 7 January 2027.”
- Junior and Senior School Assessments, Erskine Stewart Melville checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“On the day, children will complete short papers in Mathematics, English, and Verbal Reasoning”
Remelia is not affiliated with Erskine Stewart Melville or the test providers. All schools and exams
Preparing for Erskine Stewart Melville?
Start with the four steps: a starting check on the first day, then Key Stage 2 maths and English in school order, whichever school it is.