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Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys: 11+ entrance exam
Boys’ independent school in Manchester.
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys · Boys’ independent school · ManchesterAdmissions (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
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys’ 11+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment, taken online. It tests 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 (inferred).
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
January 2027 Inferred
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Registration closes 11 December 2026. Source
The page (not yet updated) says the next exam is January 2026 with registration by 4pm Friday 12 December 2025; the same pattern gives January 2027, registration around Friday 11 December 2026.January 2028 Inferred
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Source
What the school says
- Who sets it
- GL Assessment. Source
- How it is taken
- Online. Source
- What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and a piece of writing. Source
- The papers
- Verbal Reasoning (GL), 36 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Non-Verbal Reasoning (GL), 32 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Creative Writing, 30 minutes, a written piece. Source
No calculator needed. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Pass the exam, then a formal interview with the Senior Leadership Team and a confidential school report; entry ‘competitive and based on academic performance and interview’. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test and sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every GL plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out science. What Remelia practises for GL maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to January of Year 6, a month inferred from the pages; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
Not covered
A written paper: creative Writing, 30 minutes
Not practised.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Admission Information, Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“All students must sit an entrance examination, provided by GL Assessment, in addition to a creative writing assessment.”
“From January 2024, the entrance exams will be carried out digitally, at KDGB.”
“In order to maintain small class sizes, entry to the school is competitive and based on academic performance and interview.”
“This includes the short AAT familiarisation test. Previous paper versions of the assessment can still be used for practice and are available via the GL Assessment website”
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