Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School 11+ entrance exam 2027: dates
Boys’ independent school in London.
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School · Boys’ independent school · LondonLantern of Knowledge Secondary School: Admissions (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
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School’s 11+ entrance test is taken online; who sets it is not named on the pages read. It tests English.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in November 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
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When it is sat
November 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School
Application by the second week of November 2026; English test from November; interviews for shortlisted pupils and parents December/January; offers normally by end of December.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Not found on the pages read. Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School
- How it is taken
- Online. Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School
- What it tests
- English. Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School
- How places are decided
- A pass mark. Must meet the national average level for age in the English test to be shortlisted for interview; offers on school report, test results and interview, with priority for families committed to the school’s ethos. Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School
- Interview
- Yes. Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School
Interview with shortlisted students and parents; applicants expected to be familiar with basic Islamic teachings.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Admissions Policy « Lantern Of Knowledge, Islamic Boys Secondary School, London UK checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Parents must fill in an application form and submit it ... by the second week of November of each year ... From November onwards, the applicants will be tested in English and will only be approved for interview if they have met the national average level for their age/class group. Interviews with shortlisted students and parents will take place in December/January. • Offers of places will normally be given by the end of December each year.”
“All applicants will be required to sit an admission test as part of our admissions procedure. The applicants will take an online assessment in English which is also marked online by the software providers. This provides results which allows the school to compare the applicant English abilities against National levels.”
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