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Magdalen College School, Oxford: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in Oxford. 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.
Magdalen College School, Oxford · Co-educational independent school · OxfordAdmissions (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
Magdalen College School, Oxford’s 11+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright), taken online and on paper. It tests maths, non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning, a piece of writing, English, 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. Registration closes 31 October 2026. Source
A Saturday in early-mid January 2027 (date not published); 30-minute interviews for selected candidates afterwards; offers early February.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 Inferred
- Quest Assessments. Source
The school names no provider, but its ‘Familiarisation for the online tests’ link is Quest Assessments’ taster (app.questassessments.com/public/taster/mcs-oxford), and the components match Quest’s. - How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source
Online tests plus a creative writing paper on paper. - What it tests
- Maths, non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning, a piece of writing, English, reading comprehension and puzzles and problem solving. Source
- The papers
- Online maths (adaptive), 30 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Online non-verbal reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice; Online verbal reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice; Creative writing (on paper), 45 minutes, a written piece; Online English, 30 minutes; Puzzles and problem solving, 15 minutes; Creative comprehension, 20 minutes. Source
- How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Selected candidates from the test day are interviewed. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test and sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
Online familiarisation questions and an example creative writing paper. - Interview
- Yes. Source
- What has changed
- MCS is becoming co-educational: girls join Year 7 from September 2030. 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 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
Magdalen College School, Oxford’s 13+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright), taken online and on paper. It tests maths, non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning, a piece of writing, English, 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 31 October 2026. Source
13+ tests for Year 8 candidates at state schools or non-CE independent schools, January 2027.January 2027
For Year 9 in September 2029, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 31 October 2026. Source
Pre-test: the same January papers as the 11+, sat in Year 6; places conditional on Common Entrance (around 70%) or the scholarship exams in Year 8.
What the school says
- Who sets it Inferred
- Quest Assessments. Source
The school names no provider, but its ‘Familiarisation for the online tests’ link is Quest Assessments’ taster (app.questassessments.com/public/taster/mcs-oxford), and the components match Quest’s. - How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source
- What it tests
- Maths, non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning, a piece of writing, English, reading comprehension and puzzles and problem solving. Source
- The papers
- Online maths (adaptive), 30 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Online non-verbal reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice; Online verbal reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice; Creative writing (on paper), 45 minutes, a written piece; Online English, 30 minutes; Puzzles and problem solving, 15 minutes; Creative comprehension, 20 minutes. Source
- How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test and sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
Online familiarisation questions and an example creative writing paper. - Interview
- Yes. Source
How Remelia helps with the 13+
What Remelia practises for every Quest plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out 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.
- Entry at 11+, Magdalen College School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Session 1 Online Maths Non-Verbal Reasoning Verbal Reasoning 30 mins 10 mins 10 mins Adaptive Session 2 On paper Creative Writing 45 mins Written Session 3 Online English Puzzles and Problem Solving Creative Comprehension 30 mins 15 mins 20 mins Non-adaptive Dictionaries or calculators are not permitted”
- Joining a Co-ed MCS, Magdalen College School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“girls joining in Years 3 and 4 in the Junior School in September 2027, and in Year 7 in the Senior School in September 2030.”
- Entry at Pre-test, Magdalen College School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Pupils then come to MCS to take our pre-test entrance examinations in the January of their Year 6, along with the 11+ candidates. All pre-test and 11+ candidates sit the same papers at the same time.”
- Entry at 13+, Magdalen College School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The deadline for registration is 31st October when pupils are in Year 8 at their current school and the tests are held at MCS in the January preceding entry in September.”
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