School 11+ and 13+
Oundle School: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in Northamptonshire. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in January 2027. 13+: Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat from Monday 7 June 2027.
Oundle School · Co-educational independent school · 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
Oundle School’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.
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.
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When it is sat
January 2027
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 2 November 2026. Source Source
The dates sheet lists Friday 8 January 2027 (9am–6.30pm, overnight stay for boarding candidates) and Saturday 9 January 2027 (activity morning for all candidates); which is the written exam is ambiguous in the sheet’s text.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source
Not yet published.
What the school says
- 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 Source
Paper split and timings not published. - How places are decided Inferred
- Places offered in score order. No pass mark published; places offered on the assessment as a whole. Source Source
Inferred: the school publishes no threshold and selects competitively among applicants. - Interview
- Yes. Source
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Oundle School’s 13+ entrance test is set by ISEB Common Entrance, taken on paper. It tests maths, English, science and other sections.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat from Monday 7 June 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
Monday 7 June 2027
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. Source Source
Common Entrance week commencing 7 June 2027 at prep schools; Oundle Entrance (non-CE) Thursday 12 November 2026 or Thursday 14 January 2027.Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source
Not yet published.
What the school says
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source Source
Paper split and timings not published. - How places are decided
- Most places offered from the spring of Year 6 on school report and reference, confirmed through Common Entrance or the Oundle Entrance in Year 8. Source Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Past papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- 11+ Entry, Oundle School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Children sitting the 11+ Entrance Examination take papers in Mathematics, English and a Cognitive Ability Test. Those sitting the papers at Oundle have an informal interview ... The closing date for registration is Monday 2 November 2026”
- Dates of Scholarships and Entrance Examinations 2027 entry, Oundle School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“11+ ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS SCHOLARSHIPS Closing Date: Monday 2 November 2026 Assessment Date: Saturday 9 January 2027 Assessment Date: Friday 8 January 2027 (9am - 6.30pm) plus overnight stay for boarding candidates ... Non Common Entrance Examinations: Thursday 12 November 2026 or Thursday 14 January 2027, Great Hall Common Entrance: w/c Monday 7 June 2027 at prep schools”
- 13+ Entry, Oundle School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“For pupils joining Oundle at 13+ from a UK school, entrance is through Common Entrance, sat in June of Year 8. For those at a UK School which does not offer Common Entrance, candidates will sit the Oundle Entrance, our own assessment, in January of Year 8. This consists of an informal interview alongside a Cognitive Ability Test and papers in Mathematics, English, Science and normally a Modern Foreign Language.”
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