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School 11+

King Henry VIII School: 11+ entrance exam

Co-educational independent school in Coventry.

King Henry VIII School · Co-educational independent school · CoventryAdmissions (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

King Henry VIII School’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken on paper. It tests reading comprehension, a piece of writing and maths.

Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 17 October 2026.

Places: not published on the pages read.

Remelia and this test

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What Remelia does for any school

When it is sat

  1. Saturday 17 October 2026

    For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 5 October 2026. Source Source

  2. 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

Who sets it
The school itself. Source Source
How it is taken
On paper. Source Source
What it tests
Reading comprehension, a piece of writing and maths. Source Source
The papers
Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source Source
Papers named, no timings.
How places are decided
Not found on the pages read. Source Source
Practice and familiarisation
Sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source Source
Two sets of English and one maths sample paper on the page; a mock assessment in May of Year 5.
Interview
Not found on the pages read. Source Source

Sources

Where every line comes from.

  1. How to apply, King Henry VIII School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Key Dates for September Entry 2027 Entrance exam will be held on Saturday 17 October 2026 Deadline for applications is Monday 5 October 2026 Offers will be posted on Friday 4 December 2026 ... Prospective pupils will be required to sit the exam with papers in English Comprehension, English Composition and Mathematics.”

  2. FAQs, King Henry VIII School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “it is less well known that a majority of children who sit the entrance exam are offered a place.”

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