School 11+
Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet: 11+ entrance exam
Boys’ grammar school in Barnet.
Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet · Boys’ grammar school · BarnetAdmissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 29 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
11+ For Year 7
The 11+ entrance test
Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet’s 11+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright), taken on paper. It tests English and maths.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2028: the date is not yet published.
180 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
When it is sat
Wednesday 16 September 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 8 July 2026. Source
One session on 16 or 17 September 2026; registration (entrance test request form) opened 1 May 2026, closed noon 8 July 2026; results provisionally 1 October 2026.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
No 2028-entry dates published.
What the school says
- How it is taken
- On paper. Source
- What it tests
- English and maths. Source
- The papers
- English, multiple choice; Mathematics, multiple choice. Source
One round only; paper lengths not published. The two scores are age-standardised and combined, weighted equally. - How places are decided
- Places offered in score order (225). Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
- Interview Inferred
- No. Source
The FAQs say admission rests solely on the test. - What has changed Inferred
- No change of provider announced on the admissions page read on 29 Sep 2026 (MM-868); the page does not give the provider history, so a change before 2023 cannot be ruled out from it. 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 verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, the writing and science. What Remelia practises for GL maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
Maths
The Key Stage 2 objectives for Years 3 to 5, in the order your child’s school teaches them, counted towards the exam.
English
Grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary questions most days, Years 3 to 5, counted towards the exam.
The last fortnight
The plan works to September 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.
- Secondary Transfer Entrance Test FAQs, Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet checked 29 September 2026
The page’s words
“22. How many places are available? The School’s Published Admission Number (PAN) is 180.”
“The answer sheets are marked electronically using well-established, highly accurate, market-leading software supplied by the test provider.”
“The answer sheets are marked electronically”
“Our entrance test consists of two multiple-choice format papers in English and Mathematics sat in a single session.”
“Those candidates achieving a combined score of 225 or higher will be deemed to have met the standard required by the Governors to be eligible to be considered for admission to the school.”
“No. Admission is based solely on entrance test results.”
“The scores achieved are standardised by the company who supply the tests, taking account of the ages of the candidates.”
- Sample test papers, Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“QE’s entrance examination comprises multiple choice tests in English and Maths. On this page you will find some sample papers that may assist your preparations by familiarising you with some of the skills needed for the tests. ... Sample test papers GL Assessment English materials GL Assessment Maths materials”
“On this page you will find some sample papers that may assist your preparations by familiarising you with some of the skills needed for the tests.”
- Admissions, Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“1st May 2026 We invite you to complete an entrance test request form and return this to the School to register your son to sit our September entrance exam. ... 8th July 2026 (noon) 16th & 17th September 2026 Boys come to the School on one of these days to sit multiple-choice tests in Maths and English.”
“8th July 2026 (noon) Deadline for test requests ... 16th & 17th September 2026 Entrance Test Boys come to the School on one of these days to sit multiple-choice tests in Maths and English.”
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