RemeliaSchool 11+ and 13+
Northampton High School GDST: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Girls’ independent school in West Northamptonshire. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Friday 15 January 2027. 13+: Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat on Wednesday 13 January 2027.
Northampton High School GDST · Girls’ independent school · West NorthamptonshireAdmissions (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
Northampton High School GDST’s 11+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online. It tests English, maths and non-verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Friday 15 January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Quest Assessments. Source
- How it is taken
- Online. Source
- The papers
- English (Quest), 30 minutes, multiple choice; Maths (Quest, adaptive), 30 minutes, multiple choice; Reasoning (Quest, adaptive; NVR per Quest, VR per the school), 20 minutes, multiple choice. Source Source
80 minutes; largely multiple choice; Maths and NVR adaptive, English fixed difficulty. 11+ and 13+ share the structure with age-appropriate content. - How places are decided
- Assessment results; offers emailed w/c 8 February 2027, accept by 3 March 2027. Interview only for scholarship shortlist. No threshold published. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source
Quest taster test and assessment walkthrough. - Interview
- No. Source
Interviews are for shortlisted scholarship candidates only.
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every Quest plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out verbal reasoning, 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, a month inferred from the pages; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Northampton High School GDST’s 13+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online. It tests English, maths and non-verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat on Wednesday 13 January 2027.
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. For a school without a plan, choose “Not sure yet” and Remelia teaches the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.
When it is sat
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Quest Assessments. Source
- How it is taken
- Online. Source
- The papers
- English (Quest), 30 minutes, multiple choice; Maths (Quest, adaptive), 30 minutes, multiple choice; Reasoning (Quest, adaptive; NVR per Quest, VR per the school), 20 minutes, multiple choice. Source Source
80 minutes; largely multiple choice; Maths and NVR adaptive, English fixed difficulty. 11+ and 13+ share the structure with age-appropriate content. - How places are decided
- Assessment results; offers emailed w/c 8 February 2027, accept by 3 March 2027. Interview only for scholarship shortlist. No threshold published. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source
Quest taster test and assessment walkthrough. - Interview
- No. Source
Interviews are for shortlisted scholarship candidates only.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Application Process, Northampton High School GDST checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“We use Quest Assessments”
“short online assessments in English (30 minutes), Mathematics (30 minutes) and Verbal Reasoning (20 minutes)”
“Those who are shortlisted for a Scholarship will be invited into school on this day for their interview”
“Friday 15 January 2027 – Entrance Assessment Day. All girls who are registered for Year 7 will be invited to take our entrance assessments.”
“Wednesday 13 January 2027 – Entrance Assessment and Scholarship Day. All girls who are registered for Year 9 will be invited to take our entrance assessments.”
- Parent Guidance for the Northampton High assessment, Quest Assessments checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“English (30 minutes) Maths (30 minutes) Non-Verbal Reasoning (20 minutes)”
“Sections are largely multiple choice and do not require typing or keyboard skills. Maths and Non-Verbal Reasoning adapt in difficulty based on your child’s answers.”
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