Newcastle High School for Girls GDST 11+ entrance exam: papers
Girls’ independent school in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Newcastle High School for Girls GDST · Girls’ independent school · Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle High School for Girls GDST: 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
Newcastle High School for Girls GDST’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken online and on paper. It tests English, reading comprehension, a piece of writing, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: date not yet published.
Places: not published on the pages read.
Remelia and this test
Remelia has no exam plan for this test yet, and teaches Key Stage 2 in school order. A school without a plan of its own may still have its test under “Can’t find a school?”. Tick it, then choose its school year and month; Remelia plans for that provider’s usual test at the sitting you choose. If it is not there, choose “General 11+ preparation” for the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.
When it is sat
Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST
Date not published on the admissions page.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST
What the school says
- Who sets it
- The school itself. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST
- What it tests
- English, reading comprehension, a piece of writing, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST
- The papers
- English comprehension and writing, 45 minutes, multiple choice and written answers; Mathematics, 45 minutes; Computer-based ability test (verbal, numerical, non-verbal). Newcastle High School for Girls GDST
- How places are decided Inferred
- The test and an interview. Papers, computer test, interview with a teacher and a report from the current school. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST
- Interview
- Yes. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Admissions, Newcastle High School for Girls GDST checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“A written English comprehension paper and writing exercise lasting 45 minutes. A paper testing mathematical ability lasting 45 minutes ... A computer based test that measures verbal, numerical and non-verbal ability. An interview with a member of the teaching staff.”
Remelia is not affiliated with Newcastle High School for Girls GDST or the test providers. All schools and exams
Preparing for Newcastle High School for Girls GDST?
Start with the four steps: a skills check on the first day, then Key Stage 2 maths and English in school order, whichever school it is.
Get started How it works