RemeliaSchool 11+
Highgate School: 11+ entrance exam
Co-educational independent school in Haringey.
Highgate School · Co-educational independent school · HaringeyAdmissions (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
Highgate School’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken on paper. It tests English and maths.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Tuesday 1 December 2026.
80 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
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
Tuesday 1 December 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 4 November 2026. Source
Dates marked provisional by the school. Group interviews and taster lessons 11–15 January 2027; offers 12 February 2027.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
What the school says
- Who sets it
- The school itself. Source
- How it is taken Inferred
- On paper. Source
Sat at the school; the published sample papers are paper tests. Not stated in words that the exam is on paper. - What it tests
- English and maths. Source
- The papers
- English; Mathematics. Source
Timings and formats not published. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. A proportion are interviewed on test results; decisions predominantly by ranking in the tests, plus group interview, confidential reference and school reports. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- 11+ Admissions Policy and Procedures (2027 entry), Highgate School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“For entry in 2027, places will be available for approximately 80 (girls and boys) who will join upwards of 100 pupils progressing to Year 7 from our Junior School.”
“The first stage of the application process involves attending the School for written entry tests, currently comprising papers in English and Mathematics.”
“Final decisions regarding the offer of places will still predominantly be informed by the ranking order in the tests, but will also take into account interview performance”
“Candidates are interviewed in groups which will test their listening skills, their ability to collaborate with other children and their problem-solving ability.”
- Senior School Admissions and Entry | Highgate School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The first part of the assessment consists of our entrance exams taken at the school in early December.”
“To help your child prepare, here are some English 11+ sample test papers: English Practice Paper 1 , Practice Paper 2 and Practice Paper 3 ... Here is our Mathematics 11+ sample test paper; Mathematics A”
- 11+ Key dates 2027, Highgate School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Wednesday 4 November 2026, noon: Applications close ... Tuesday 1 December 2026: 11+ Entrance Examinations”
Remelia is not affiliated with Highgate School or the test providers. All schools and exams
Preparing for Highgate School?
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.