RemeliaSchool 11+ and 13+
Portsmouth High School GDST: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Girls’ independent school in Portsmouth. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 21 November 2026. 13+: Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: date not yet published.
Portsmouth High School GDST · Girls’ independent school · PortsmouthAdmissions (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
Portsmouth High School GDST’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken on paper. It tests maths, English, reading comprehension and a piece of writing.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 21 November 2026.
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
Saturday 21 November 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Source Source
Exams in the morning, activities in the afternoon; scholarship assessments 23 November 2026; offers via parent account, acceptance early March. Applications accepted at any time.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source
What the school says
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Portsmouth High School GDST’s 13+ entrance test is set by the school itself (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright). Which parts it tests is not published.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: date not yet published.
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 Inferred
- The school itself. Source
School’s own entrance examination (subjects not listed). - How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. 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
- Not found on the pages read. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Sample papers. Source
Sample papers sent via the parent account mid-autumn term. - Interview
- Yes. Source
Brief interview with the Head on the exam day.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Entrance examinations for Portsmouth High Senior School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Candidates for Year 7 entry will be required to sit a mathematics paper lasting for one hour which will include short number work as well as longer, more challenging, questions. A calculator is not allowed. The Year 7 entry English examination is set over one hour, during which candidates will need to plan and execute a comprehension and piece of writing. These tests in English and mathematics are designed to test potential rather than knowledge.”
- Apply for Senior School - Portsmouth High School GDST checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Once registered, Entrance Examination details, along with sample papers, will be sent to you via your parent admissions account ... Our Entrance Examinations will be held on Saturday 21 November 2026. The examinations are held in the morning and, in the afternoon, there will be fun activities which are part of the assessment process.”
“Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10 Entry (ages 12 - 15) ... Once registered, and in the middle of the autumn term preceding entry, sample papers, will be sent to you via your parent account and arrangements will be made for your daughter to sit the examination. ... Entrance Examinations are held throughout the year at a time convenient for you and your daughter. Your daughter will also have a brief interview with the Head when she sits her examination.”
Remelia is not affiliated with Portsmouth High School GDST or the test providers. All schools and exams
Preparing for Portsmouth High School GDST?
Start with the four steps: a starting check on the first day, then Key Stage 2 maths and English in school order, whichever school it is.