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Old Swinford Hospital: 11+ entrance exam
Co-educational grammar school in Stourbridge.
Old Swinford Hospital · Co-educational grammar school · StourbridgeAdmissions (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
Old Swinford Hospital’s 11+ entrance test is set by another provider, taken online. It tests spatial reasoning, maths, reading comprehension, non-verbal reasoning and other sections.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in October 2026.
48 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
Remelia and this test
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When it is sat
October 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 25 September 2026. Source Source
The admissions page says the flexi-boarding assessments ‘take place in early October’ (2026); the exact date is sent to registered parents. Registration closes 12 noon 25 September 2026.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
- Another provider. Source
- How it is taken
- Online. Source
Taken in school at a computer terminal. - What it tests
- Spatial reasoning, maths, reading comprehension, non-verbal reasoning and other sections. Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source
Only the qualities assessed are published, not sections or timings. - How places are decided
- Places offered in score order. No minimum score; separate rank lists for boys and girls (24 places each); the ranked lists go to the local authority, which offers places in rank order. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- None published. Source
The school says there is little or no advantage in commercially available preparation materials; none is published. - Interview
- Yes. Source
Not part of the academic ranking: every boarding applicant, flexi-boarders included, is interviewed and referenced to assess suitability to board.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Old Swinford Hospital, Admissions Policy 2027 checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The School is partially selective in Year 7 (see section 6) where: 1.10.1. Forty-eight flexi-boarder places are awarded on academic ability ... A minimum score is not required. 6.4. A rank order of results will be drawn up. There will be one list for boys and one list for girls.”
- Old Swinford Hospital, Year 7 Aptitude Assessments (Feb 2026) checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The assessment test is the Old Swinford Hospital Online Test (OSHOT), a test designed by the University of Durham ... Assessing visuo-spatial skills • Assessing speed and accuracy in number skills • Tasks aimed to assess understanding in reading • Assessing abstract reasoning • Assessing vocabulary skills • Applying mathematical skills to novel situations”
- Admissions, Old Swinford Hospital checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Year 7 Flexi-Boarding places: 12noon, 25 September 2026 ... You can opt for your child to sit one, two or all three assessments which take place in early October.”
“Closing dates for entry into Year 7 September 2027 are as follows: - Year 7 Flexi-Boarding places: 12noon, 25 September 2026”
- Old Swinford Hospital, Secondary FAQs 2026 checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Flexi-Boarder tests and assessments generally take place early in October. Parents will be informed when dates are set.”
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