George Heriot’s School Primary 7 and S1 entrance exams 2027: dates
Edinburgh. Primary 7: Children applying for Primary 7 in 2027: sat from Thursday 12 November 2026. S1: Children applying for S1 in 2027: sat on Wednesday 13 January 2027.
George Heriot’s School · EdinburghGeorge Heriot’s School: Admissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
For Primary 7
The entrance test for Primary 7
George Heriot’s School’s entrance test is taken online and on paper; who sets it is not named on the pages read. The school is in Scotland. It tests English, maths and verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children applying for Primary 7 in 2027: sat from Thursday 12 November 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
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When it is sat
Thursday 12 November 2026
For Primary 7 in 2027. Registration closes 15 November 2026. George Heriot’s School 1
Two dates: Thursday 12 and Thursday 19 November 2026 (sat in P6). Offers posted week commencing 7 December 2026. The printed deadline for P3–P7 (15 November 2026) falls between the two dates.November 2027 Inferred
For Primary 7 in 2028. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. George Heriot’s School 1
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Not found on the pages read. George Heriot’s School 2 George Heriot’s School 1
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. George Heriot’s School 2
- What it tests
- English, maths and verbal reasoning. George Heriot’s School 2
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. George Heriot’s School 2
Papers not published. - How places are decided
- Admission based on performance in the entrance assessment. George Heriot’s School 1
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. George Heriot’s School 2
- Interview
- Yes. George Heriot’s School 2
For S1
The entrance test for S1
George Heriot’s School’s entrance test is taken online and on paper; who sets it is not named on the pages read. The school is in Scotland. It tests a piece of writing, maths and verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children applying for S1 in 2027: sat on Wednesday 13 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. 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.
When it is sat
Wednesday 13 January 2027
For S1 in 2027. Registration closes 1 December 2026. George Heriot’s School 1
Wash-up for S1–S5: Wednesday 20 January 2027. Offers Thursday 4 February 2027 (post).January 2028 Inferred
For S1 in 2028. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. George Heriot’s School 1
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Not found on the pages read. George Heriot’s School 2 George Heriot’s School 1
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. George Heriot’s School 2
Written English paper plus an on-screen adaptive test. - What it tests
- A piece of writing, maths and verbal reasoning. George Heriot’s School 2
- The papers
- Written English paper, a written piece; Computer adaptive test: mathematics; Computer adaptive test: vocabulary and reasoning. George Heriot’s School 2
Timings not published. - How places are decided
- Admission ‘based on performance in an entrance assessment’ plus short interview; no pass mark published. George Heriot’s School 1
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. George Heriot’s School 2
- Interview
- Yes. George Heriot’s School 2
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Application Process and Forms - George Heriots School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“admission is based on performance in an entrance assessment”
“Primary 7: Thursday 12 and Thursday 19 November 2026”
“15 November 2026 for P3 to P7 and S2 to S5”
“George Heriot’s is a selective school meaning admission is based on performance in an entrance assessment.”
“Senior 1 : Wednesday 13 January 2027”
“1 December 2026 for P1, P2, and S1”
- Joining Heriot’s, George Heriot’s School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Heriot’s adds new classes in Primary 6 and Primary 7, both of which are important entry points”
“Entrance assessments in November involve tests in English, mathematics and reasoning, some of which are on computer and some on paper.”
“some of which are on computer and some on paper”
“Children also spend time working on group tasks and are interviewed.”
“Children spend the day at Heriot’s sitting tests which involve a written English paper and a computer adaptive test with modules in mathematics, vocabulary and reasoning.”
“a written English paper and a computer adaptive test with modules in mathematics, vocabulary and reasoning”
“Children have an opportunity to meet one another during fun group activities, as well as teaching staff and Senior School Leadership Team members during a short interview.”
“a short interview”
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