School 11+
The Gregg School: 11+ entrance exam
Co-educational independent school in Southampton.
The Gregg School · Co-educational independent school · SouthamptonAdmissions (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
The Gregg School’s 11+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test, taken online and on paper. It tests maths, English, reading comprehension, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and a piece of writing.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
January 2027
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Source Source
Held in January of Year 6 (page still shows Saturday 24 January 2026 for 2026 entry). Results usually within two weeks; places filled on receipt of signed contract.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source
What the school says
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source Source
Online multiple-choice on school laptops plus handwritten writing. - What it tests
- Maths, English, reading comprehension, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and a piece of writing. Source Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source Source
- How places are decided
- Assessment mainly used to identify strengths and set teaching groups; results plus school report and reference considered before an offer. Source Source
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every ISEB Pre-Test plan, part by part, is on one page. Remelia for ISEB Pre-Test maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to January of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Admissions - Year 7 Entry | The Gregg Prep | An Independent Day School in Southampton checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The Entrance Assessment consists of 5 parts. Maths, Reading, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning are multiple choice and are taken on school laptops, using the ISEB assessment. The final element is a hand-written piece of creative writing. A walk-through, with examples, is emailed to parents in the week before the Entrance Assessment”
“All prospective students sit our Entrance Assessment at school in small groups. ... The key purpose of the assessment is to identify students’ strengths and place them in the appropriate teaching groups. ... In addition to the Assessment results, the student’s report and reference from their current/previous school is also taken into consideration prior to a formal offer being made.”
- The Gregg School | Admissions checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Our Entrance Assessment takes place in the January of Year 6 – next year on Saturday 24th January 2026.”
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