School 11+ and 13+
Pangbourne College: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in Reading. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in November 2026. 13+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat in November 2026.
Pangbourne College · Co-educational independent school · ReadingAdmissions (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
Pangbourne College’s 11+ entrance test is taken online; who sets it is not named on the pages read. Which parts it tests is not published.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in November 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
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When it is sat
November 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Source
Typically mid-November of Year 6; registration closes early October 2026 (exact date in a key-dates download). Year 6 taster day in the Michaelmas term.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
- Not found on the pages read. Source
- How it is taken
- Online. Source
- What it tests
- Not found on the pages read. 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
- Observed team activities, short online assessment, school reports and confidential reference. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- None published. Source
No preparation or tutoring required. - Interview
- Not found on the pages read. Source
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Pangbourne College’s 13+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test, taken online. Which parts it tests is not published.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat in November 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
November 2026
For Year 9 in September 2029, sat in Year 6. Source
Mid-November of Year 6; registration closes end of September 2026. Late applications (e.g. for September 2027) considered if places remain.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
- How it is taken
- Online. Source
- What it tests
- Not found on the pages read: the school names the ISEB Common Pre-Test but not which parts it sets. 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
- Observed team activities, short online assessment and school reports. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- None published. Source
No preparation or tutoring required. - Interview
- Not found on the pages read. Source
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
The plan works to November of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Year 7 Admissions Process | Pangbourne College checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Your child will be invited to come to Pangbourne for a morning of activities and assessment. During the morning they will take part in a variety of teacher-led team activities which will be observed by senior members of staff. The morning will also include a short online assessment. The activities and assessment morning will typically take place in mid-November, ... no additional preparation or tutoring is required for the activities or assessment morning.”
“The closing date for registration is early October, the year before your child is due to start. ... we will request copies of your child’s latest school reports and contact their school for a confidential report in advance of the assessment day.”
- Year 9 Admissions Process | Pangbourne College checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“There will be an activities and assessment morning that takes place in mid-November in the first term when your child is in Year 6. ... The closing date for registration is at the end of September, three years prior to entry (Autumn term of Year 6). ... The morning will also include a short online assessment.”
- https://www.pangbourne.com/userfiles/pangbournecollegemvc/documents/Admission%20dates/Year%209%202027%20-%20Key%20Admission%20Dates%20(1).pdf checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Parents/Guardians register their child with ISEB to take the Common Pre-Test”
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