Ninestiles, an Academy 11+ entrance exam: dates
Co-educational state school in Birmingham.
Ninestiles, an Academy · Co-educational state school · BirminghamNinestiles, an Academy: 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
Ninestiles, an Academy’s 11+ entrance test: who sets it is not named on the pages read. It tests non-verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2028: date not yet published.
30 places, as the school’s page gives them Ninestiles, an Academy 1
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
Saturday 10 October 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 25 September 2026. Ninestiles, an Academy 1
Register on the Ninestiles application form (from local primary schools or the website) and also name the school on the Birmingham preference form.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Ninestiles, an Academy 2
Not yet published (the 2027 test was in October of Year 6).
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Not found on the pages read. Ninestiles, an Academy 1 Ninestiles, an Academy 2
- How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. Ninestiles, an Academy 1
- What it tests
- Non-verbal reasoning. Ninestiles, an Academy 1 Ninestiles, an Academy 2
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Ninestiles, an Academy 1
Number and length of papers not published. - How places are decided
- Places offered in score order. The 30 highest scorers are offered places (10% of PAN 300); no pass mark. Everyone else is ranked by looked-after status, siblings, Summit Learning Trust primaries and distance. Ninestiles, an Academy 1
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Ninestiles, an Academy 2
- Interview Inferred
- No. Ninestiles, an Academy 1
Places go to the highest marks; no interview mentioned.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Ninestiles, Application form for Year 7 in September 2027 (assessment registration) checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“All other applicants will be required to complete an assessment. These assessments will test aptitude in non-verbal reasoning in line with the proposal in the Government White paper “Excellence in Schools”, which encourages specialist schools to give priority to children who demonstrate the relevant aptitude. 30 places (10% of 300) will be allocated to those students achieving the highest marks in the assessment tests.”
“Assessments for entry into Year 7 September 2027 will take place on Saturday 10th October 2026 ... PLEASE MAKE YOUR APPLICATIONS TO NINESTILES BY Friday 25th September 2026”
- Admissions Information, Ninestiles, an Academy checked 22 September 2026
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