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Forest School, London: 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 Thursday 17 December 2026. 13+: Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat on Thursday 28 January 2027.
Forest School, London · 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
Forest School, London’s 11+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, 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 Thursday 17 December 2026.
120 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
When it is sat
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Quest Assessments. Source
- 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 puzzles and problem solving. Source
- The papers
- Online: Maths (adaptive), 20 minutes, multiple choice; Online: Non-Verbal Reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice; Online: Verbal Reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice; Online: English, 15 minutes, multiple choice; Online: Puzzles and Problem Solving, 15 minutes; Written English (paper), 30 minutes, a written piece. Source
Online part totals 1 hour 10 minutes; the per-section timings are read off the guidance table in listed order. Question formats inferred from the Quest test style. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Offers on the assessment test, interview, school reference and a collaborative (group) task. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test and sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
- What has changed
- Forest moved from school-set Maths and English papers to a Quest Assessment online test (with a written English task). 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
Forest School, London’s 13+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright), taken online and on paper. Which parts it tests is not published.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat on Thursday 28 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
What the school says
- Who sets it Inferred
- Quest Assessments. Source Source
13+ exam is a digital test plus a 30-minute paper-based written English assessment (13+ page). The school’s online familiarisation exercise (11+ and 16+ pages) is hosted by Quest Assessments (app.questassessments.com/public/taster/forest-school), so the digital part is taken to be Quest; the 13+ page itself does not name it. Earlier note (superseded): The page does not name who sets the digital test (the 11+ uses Quest). - How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source
- What it tests
- Not found on the pages read. Source
- The papers
- Digital test; Written English (paper), 30 minutes, a written piece. Source
Content of the digital test not stated. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Entrance examination, interview for shortlisted candidates and school reference. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- 11+ Entry - Forest School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Approximately 120 places are available for external boys and girls in September each year”
“The 11+ entrance test will take the form of digital and written tests.”
“Sample Paper – English Writing Section ... Familiarisation material: Forest School’s Familiarisation Exercise”
“Selection criteria Entrance Assessment Test Interview School Reference Collaborative Task”
“11+ Registration Deadline Wednesday 18 November 2026 ... 11+ Entrance Exam Day Thursday 17 December 2026”
“Familiarisation material: Forest School’s Familiarisation Exercise”
- 11+ Exam Guidance for Parents, Forest School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“we have worked in collaboration with Quest Assessment, a market leader in admissions testing ... The assessment is online ... Part 1: Maths, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, English, Puzzles and Problem-Solving ... Part 2: Paper-based assessment of written English”
“the assessment test, the interview, the School reference and the group activity will all provide assessment information on which Forest will make it’s offers to applicants.”
- 13+ Entry - Forest School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Forest School will offer a small number of places for new entrants into Year 9”
“13+ Entrance Exam will take the form of digital and written tests.”
“Part one will be a digital test and part two is a paper-based assessment of written English.”
“Part one will be a digital test and part two is a paper-based assessment of written English. Candidates will have thirty minutes for this section.”
“Selection Criteria Entrance Examination Interview School reference”
“Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview with a senior member of Forest staff”
“13+ Registration Deadline Monday 18 January 2027 13+ Entrance Exam Thursday 28 January 2027”
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