School 11+
Redmaids’ High School: 11+ entrance exam
Girls’ independent school in Bristol.
Redmaids’ High School · Girls’ 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
Redmaids’ High School’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken on paper. It tests reading comprehension, a piece of writing, 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 9 January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
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When it is sat
What the school says
- What it tests
- Reading comprehension, a piece of writing, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. Source Source
- The papers
- English: comprehension, 15 minutes; English: creative writing, 15 minutes, a written piece; Maths, 30 minutes, no calculator; Non-verbal reasoning (GL), 20 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Verbal reasoning (GL), 50 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator. Source Source
- How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Papers, an interview with the Head, Deputy Head or Head of Year (usually before the exam), a school reference and last report. Source Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source Source
The school points to GL Assessment 11+ familiarisation and practice packs for VR and NVR.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Entrance Assessment Information 2027, Redmaids’ High School GDST checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Year 7 entry –Saturday 9 January 2027 Candidates are asked to sit papers in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning. The English paper is in two sections of 15 minutes each ... Non calculator 30 minutes. Non verbal reasoning multiple choice paper of 20 minutes Verbal reasoning multiple choice paper of 50 minutes ... we only use GL Assessment for the verbal and non-verbal papers”
- Entrance Examination, Redmaids’ High School GDST checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“We hold a Senior School entrance exam in January for entry for the following September. We are typically a four form entry school and run a waiting list. ... The deadline for this for a September 2027 entry is December 2026.”
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