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Hoe Bridge School: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in Surrey. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 21 November 2026. 13+: Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat on Friday 13 November 2026.
Hoe Bridge School · Co-educational independent school · SurreyAdmissions (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
Hoe Bridge School’s 11+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test, taken online. It tests English, reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar, maths, 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 on Saturday 21 November 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
Saturday 21 November 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 30 October 2026. Source
Shortlisted candidates notified 14 December 2026; interview and activity day 26 January 2027; offers 8 February 2027; acceptance by 1 March 2027. The 30 October deadline is labelled for scholarship registration.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
- ISEB Common Pre-Test. Source
- How it is taken
- Online. Source
Computerised, adaptive, multiple-choice; at Hoe Bridge or the child’s prep school. - What it tests
- English, reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and a piece of writing. Source
- The papers
- English, 40 minutes, multiple choice; Maths, 40 minutes, multiple choice; Verbal Reasoning, 30 minutes, multiple choice; Non-Verbal Reasoning, 25 minutes, multiple choice. Source
- How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Shortlist from ISEB results and a confidential head teacher reference; then interview, writing task, group reading and team activity. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- None published. Source
‘No special preparation is required for the Common Pre-Tests’. - Interview
- Yes. Source
Individual interview with senior leadership.
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 November of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Hoe Bridge School’s 13+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test, taken online and on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, English and maths.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat on Friday 13 November 2026.
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
Friday 13 November 2026
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. Registration closes 30 October 2026. Source
Shortlisted candidates notified 20 November 2026; acceptance and deposit by 3 December 2026.Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. Source
What the school says
- Who sets it
- ISEB Common Pre-Test. Source
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source
Computerised VR/NVR and written English and maths. - What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, English and maths. Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source
- How places are decided
- Not found on the pages read. 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.
- 11+ & 13+ Assessment checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“All children sit the online ISEB Common Pre-Tests during the first term of Year 6. Candidates will either sit the assessments at Hoe Bridge School on Saturday 21 November 2026, or at their current Prep School that uses ISEB as their assessment tool. ... English (40 minutes) – assessing comprehension, sentence completion, spelling and punctuation. Maths (40 minutes) ... Verbal Reasoning (30 minutes) ... Non-Verbal Reasoning (25 minutes)”
“Friday 30 October 2026 Registration for 11+ 13+ Scholarship Deadline ... Tuesday 26 January 2027 11+ Interview and Activity Day for all shortlisted candidates Monday 8 February 2027 Offers & Scholarship Offers sent via e-mail ... Children are interviewed individually by current members of the senior leadership team. ... In addition, a short composition/English creative writing task, group reading and team b”
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