School 11+ and 13+
Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in Bristol. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat from Saturday 9 January 2027. 13+: Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 16 January 2027.
Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital · Co-educational independent school · BristolAdmissions (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
Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital’s 11+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online. It tests English, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, reading comprehension, a piece of writing and puzzles and problem solving.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat from Saturday 9 January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
What the school says
- What it tests
- English, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, reading comprehension, a piece of writing and puzzles and problem solving. Source Source
- The papers
- English, 30 minutes, multiple choice; Verbal Reasoning, 10 minutes, multiple choice; Maths, 20 minutes, multiple choice; Non-Verbal Reasoning, 10 minutes, multiple choice; Puzzles and Problem Solving, 15 minutes, multiple choice; Creative Comprehension, 20 minutes. Source Source
From Quest’s QEH page; sections are “largely” multiple choice. “other” is Puzzles and Problem Solving. - How places are decided Inferred
- The test and an interview. Online entrance assessments plus a taster morning and interview. Source Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source Source
Short familiarisation exercises for the online format.
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every Quest plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out science. Remelia for Quest 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
Puzzles and problem solving
Not practised.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital’s 13+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online. It tests English, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, reading comprehension, a piece of writing and other sections.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 16 January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
Remelia and this test
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When it is sat
What the school says
- What it tests
- English, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, reading comprehension, a piece of writing and other sections. Source Source
- The papers
- English, 30 minutes, multiple choice; Verbal Reasoning, 10 minutes, multiple choice; Maths, 20 minutes, multiple choice; Non-Verbal Reasoning, 10 minutes, multiple choice; Puzzles and Problem Solving, 15 minutes, multiple choice; Creative Comprehension, 20 minutes. Source Source
From Quest’s QEH page; sections are “largely” multiple choice. “other” is Puzzles and Problem Solving. - Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source Source
Short familiarisation exercises for the online format.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Senior Admissions, Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Year 7 entrance examinations for entry in September 2027 will be held on 9 and 16 January 2027. Exam candidates will be assessed in English, mathematics, verbal and non-verbal reasoning. The assessments will be online and computers are provided by QEH on the entrance examination day. ... We recommend viewing the short familiarisation exercises to get a feel for the online format of the assessment. ... All applicants are invited in for a taster morning and interview”
“Year 9 entrance examinations for entry in September 2027 will be held on 16 January 2027. Exam candidates will be assessed in English, mathematics, verbal and non-verbal reasoning. The assessments will be online and computers are provided by QEH on the entrance examination day.”
- Guidance for the QEH Bristol Quest assessment, Quest Assessments checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“11+ entry 6 subjects over 105 minutes: English (30 minutes) Verbal Reasoning (10 minutes) Maths (20 minutes) Non-Verbal Reasoning (10 minutes) Puzzles and Problem Solving (15 minutes) Creative Comprehension (20 minutes) ... 11+ entrance assessments: 9 January 2027 ... 13+ entrance assessments: 16 January 2027”
“13+ entry 6 subjects over 105 minutes ... 13+ entrance assessments: 16 January 2027”
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