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Reading Girls’ School: 11+ entrance exam

Girls’ grammar school in Reading.

Reading Girls’ School · Girls’ grammar 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

Reading Girls’ School’s 11+ entrance test is set by CEM (Cambridge University Press & Assessment), taken online. It tests maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.

Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 3 October 2026.

42 places, as the school’s page gives them Source

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What Remelia does for any school

When it is sat

  1. Saturday 3 October 2026

    For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 25 September 2026. Source

  2. 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
CEM (Cambridge University Press & Assessment). Source
How it is taken
Online. Source
What it tests
Maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. Source
The paper
CEM Select Entrance Assessment, 60 minutes. Source
One on-screen assessment, average 60 minutes.
How places are decided
Places offered in score order. Up to 42 places ranked by test result. Source
Practice and familiarisation
An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source
Interview Inferred
No. Source
Ranked by test results; no interview mentioned.

Sources

Where every line comes from.

  1. School Admissions, Reading Girls’ School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The admission number, 180 places ... Up to 42 of the 180 places may be selected by ability. ... Up to 42 places may be selected by ability assessed by means of selection tests and ranked according to the results of the tests.”

  2. Selective Stream Test, Reading Girls’ School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The Selective Stream test is provided by Cambridge CEM. The CEM Select Entrance Assessment covers three core areas: Numerical, Verbal and Non-verbal ability. Your daughter will complete the assessment independently, working at a computer guided by on-screen instructions. The average duration is 60-minutes.”

    “Familiarisation materials can be found on the CEM website https://plus.cem.org/cemselectfam/”

    “Selective Stream test day is Saturday 3rd October 2026 ... Registration closes at noon on Friday 25 September 2026.”

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