RemeliaSchool 11+ and 13+
The Oratory School: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in Oxfordshire. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in January 2027. 13+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: the date is not yet published.
The Oratory School · Co-educational independent school · OxfordshireAdmissions (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
The Oratory School’s 11+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright). It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning, English, maths and the test’s other sections.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
What the school says
- Who sets it Inferred
- GL Assessment. Source
Cognitive Ability Test (CAT, GL Assessment inferred) plus the school’s own English and maths papers. - How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. Source
- What it tests Inferred
- Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning, English, maths and the test’s other sections. Source
- The papers
- Cognitive Ability Test (CAT); English; Maths. Source
- How places are decided
- Not found on the pages read. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Source
- Interview
- Not found on the pages read. Source
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every GL plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out the writing and science. What Remelia practises for GL maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to January of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
Not covered
Spatial reasoning
Remelia does not teach spatial reasoning.
The test’s other sections
Not practised.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
The Oratory School’s 13+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test, taken online. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: the date is not yet published.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2029, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
ISEB Pre-Test at the current school, usually in the autumn term of Year 6 (can be taken until 30 June), then Assessment Day; provisional offer.Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2030, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
What the school says
- Who sets it
- ISEB Common Pre-Test. Source
- How it is taken Inferred
- Online. Source
- What it tests Inferred
- Maths, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source
- How places are decided
- Provisional offer after Pre-Test and interview; firm offer after Academic Scholarship or Common Entrance in Year 8. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
Interview with a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
How Remelia helps with the 13+
What Remelia practises for every ISEB Pre-Test plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out the writing. Remelia for ISEB Pre-Test maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
No month is published, so the plan works to November of Year 6, when most ISEB Common Pre-Test tests are sat: an estimate.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Private secondary school Oxfordshire - 11 Plus Entry checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Pupils enter the school at 11+ through an Assessment Day held here in the January preceding entry. The 11+ assessments are in the form of a Cognitive Ability Test (CAT), an English paper, a Maths paper and an observed group activity. ... The Entrance Exam and Scholarships are completed in the spring term of Year 6. A place is normally offered within 2 weeks of taking the Entrance Exam.”
- Private secondary school Reading - 13 Plus Entry checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Registered pupils will be invited to take part in the ISEB Common Pre-Tests, which will take place at your child’s school when they are in Year 6. This is usually in the Autumn Term but can be taken up until 30 June. ... Please note that if your child is not taking the ISEB, we can arrange for a CAT4 to be completed. All pupils applying to The Oratory School are invited to attend our Assessment Day after sitting the Common Pre-Test. This includes an interview with a member of the Senior Leade...”
“A provisional offer is given after the Pre-Test and interview. A firm offer will be given after completion of the Academic Scholarship or Common Entrance. ... ISEB Common Entrance should be completed in June of Year 8.”
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