Merchant Taylors’ School 11+ entrance exam 2027: dates and papers
Merchant Taylors’ School is a boys’ independent school in Northwood. Its 11+ entrance exam is set by the school itself and sat on Saturday 28 November 2026, for Year 7 entry in September 2027.
Merchant Taylors’ School · Boys’ independent school · NorthwoodMerchant Taylors’ 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 exam: who sets it and what it tests
Merchant Taylors’ School’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken online and on paper. It tests English, maths and other sections.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 28 November 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
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11+ exam dates for Merchant Taylors’ School
Saturday 28 November 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 31 October 2026. Merchant Taylors’ School
Main day; access-arrangements and reserve day Monday 30 November 2026. Shortlisted candidates interviewed January–February 2027.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Merchant Taylors’ School
Not yet published.
11+ papers, interview and how places are decided: what Merchant Taylors’ School says
- Who sets it
- The school itself. Merchant Taylors’ School
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Merchant Taylors’ School
- What it tests
- English, maths and other sections. Merchant Taylors’ School
- The papers
- English, 45 minutes; Mathematics, 45 minutes; Merchant Taylors’ General Paper, 45 minutes; Short online test. Merchant Taylors’ School
other: the General Paper (paper 3) and a short online test of unstated content (paper 4). - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Shortlisted candidates are interviewed (20 minutes) in January. Merchant Taylors’ School
- Practice and familiarisation
- Sample papers and an online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Merchant Taylors’ School
Example English and maths papers, specimen General Papers and an online familiarisation test. - Interview
- Yes. Merchant Taylors’ School
Sources
Where the facts about Merchant Taylors’ School come from.
- Joining at 11+ | Merchant Taylors’ School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Registration, Bursary and Scholarship Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026 Entrance Exams (Main Day) Saturday 28 November 2026 ... The assessment consists of three written papers in English, Mathematics and the Merchant Taylors’ General Paper, each lasting 45 minutes, together with a short online test.”
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