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The Leys School: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in Cambridge. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in January 2027. 13+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat in January 2027.
The Leys School · Co-educational independent school · CambridgeAdmissions (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
The Leys School’s 11+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online. It tests English, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, reading comprehension and puzzles and problem solving.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
January 2027
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Source Source
On-site assessment day in early January 2027; offers early February 2027; acceptance by 8 March 2027.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source
From September 2028 Year 7 joins the merged school’s Middle School on the St Faith’s site; applicants refer to the St Faith’s website.
What the school says
- What it tests
- English, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, reading comprehension and puzzles and problem solving. Source Source
- The papers
- English, 30 minutes; Maths, 20 minutes; Verbal Reasoning, 10 minutes; Non-Verbal Reasoning, 10 minutes; Puzzles and Problem Solving, 15 minutes; Creative Comprehension, 20 minutes. Source Source
Quest: English, Maths, VR, NVR, Puzzles and Problem Solving (other), Creative Comprehension; plus interviews and group activities. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Online assessment, interviews, group activities and a report from the current school. Source Source
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every Quest plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out the writing and science. Remelia for Quest maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to January of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
Not covered
Puzzles and problem solving
Not practised.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
The Leys School’s 13+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online. It tests English, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, reading comprehension and puzzles and problem solving.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat in January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
January 2027
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. Registration closes 6 November 2026. Source Source
Assessments in January of Year 8; application by the first Friday in November.January 2027
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 7. Registration closes 6 November 2026. Source Source
Assessments in January of Year 7.January 2027
For Year 9 in September 2029, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 6 November 2026. Source Source
Assessments in January of Year 6; secures a Year 9 place two years before entry.
What the school says
- What it tests
- English, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, reading comprehension and puzzles and problem solving. Source Source
- The papers
- English, 30 minutes; Maths, 20 minutes; Verbal Reasoning, 10 minutes; Non-Verbal Reasoning, 10 minutes; Puzzles and Problem Solving, 15 minutes; Creative Comprehension, 20 minutes. Source Source
Quest: English, Maths, VR, NVR, Puzzles and Problem Solving (other), Creative Comprehension; interviews and group activities.
How Remelia helps with the 13+
What Remelia practises for every Quest plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out the writing and science. Remelia for Quest maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to January of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
Not covered
Puzzles and problem solving
Not practised.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Year 7 Entrance Assessments - The Leys checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“candidates registered for entry to Year 7 in September 2027 will be invited to an on-site assessment day in January 2027 to take part in interviews and group activities, as well as an online assessment in English, Mathematics, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning, Puzzles and Comprehension. ... The entrance examination is an online assessment delivered by Quest. Children are not expected to prepare for the assessment, though we recommend reviewing the familiarisation exercise here .”
“The assessment takes a total of 105 minutes ... English | 30 minutes | Non Adaptive | Maths | 20 minutes | Adaptive | Verbal Reasoning | 10 minutes | Adaptive | Non-Verbal Reasoning | 10 minutes | Adaptive | Puzzles and Problem Solving | 15 minutes | Non Adaptive | Creative Comprehension | 20 minutes | Non Adaptive”
- Entry at Year 7 (11+) - The Leys checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“September 2027 will be the final Year 7 intake to join the current site of The Leys and only Day places are available at this entry point . ... In early January 2027 entry tests take place at The Leys ... In early February 2027 offers are made”
- Year 9 Entrance Assessments - The Leys checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“candidates can choose to attend an on-site assessment day in the January of their Year 6, Year 7 or Year 8. The day includes interviews and group activities, alongside an online Quest assessment in English, Mathematics, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning, Puzzles and Comprehension. ... The assessment takes a total of 105 minutes”
- Entry at Year 9 (13+) - The Leys checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Apply in Year 6 Complete an Application Form by the first Friday in November Assessments in January of Year 6 Offers are made in early February Secure a Year 9 place two years before entry ... Apply in Year 8 Complete an Application Form by the first Friday in November Assessments in January of Year 8”
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