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Ripon Grammar School: 11+ entrance exam

Co-educational grammar school in Ripon.

Ripon Grammar School · Co-educational grammar school · RiponAdmissions (the school’s website)

Sources checked 29 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word. By Misheli Ltd. How we research

11+ For Year 7

The 11+ entrance test

Ripon Grammar School’s 11+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment, taken on paper. It tests English, reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and maths.

Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2028: the date is not yet published.

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

When it is sat

  1. Saturday 12 September 2026

    For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 30 June 2026. Source
    Saturday 12 September 2026 at Ripon Grammar School; online registration form opened 30 April 2026, registration closed 30 June 2026; results mid-October 2026.

  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
GL Assessment. Source Source
How it is taken Inferred
On paper. Source
GL papers sat at Ripon Grammar School; all questions multiple choice.
What it tests
English, reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and maths. Source
The papers
Verbal Skills, 45 minutes, multiple choice; Non-Verbal Reasoning with Mathematics, 45 minutes, multiple choice. Source
Verbal Skills: English 25 min (reading passage, spelling and grammar, 26 questions) + verbal reasoning 20 min (32 questions). NVR with maths: two 10-minute NVR sections of 20 questions + maths about 25 questions in 25 minutes. KS2 content to end of Year 5.
How places are decided
Catchment or priority area first, then the score. Children must meet the ‘required standard’; a fixed percentage of places go to catchment-area children, boarding places reserved, then out-of-catchment qualifiers. Cut-off not published on the pages read. Source Source
Practice and familiarisation
A familiarisation booklet and an online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source Source
Interview Inferred
No. Source
Not mentioned for day places.
What has changed
From the September 2026 sitting (2027 entry) the GL papers changed: a Verbal Skills paper (KS2 reading comprehension, spelling/grammar + verbal reasoning) replaces the pure verbal reasoning paper, and an NVR-with-maths paper replaces the pure NVR paper. GL remains the provider. 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 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.

  1. Main School Admissions, Ripon Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The maximum number of students admitted at Year 7 each September is 117, of which 14 places are reserved for boarders. ... The test provider is GL assessment. A fixed percentage of the school’s catchment area are offered a place in addition to those reserved for boarding. ... Any unallocated places are then offered to those students who live out of catchment and who have attained the required standard.”

  2. Selective schools, North Yorkshire Council checked 29 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “If your child is transferring from primary to secondary school in September 2027, the entrance test will be held on Saturday 12 September 2026 at Ripon Grammar School. ... 30 June 2026 Deadline to register for the entrance test. ... Testing until September 2026 There will be two tests: A Verbal Reasoning (VR) test, lasting 50 minutes ... A Non-Verbal Reasoning (NVR) test”

    “We are only responsible for organising entrance tests for Ripon Grammar School. ... For testing in September 2026, the 11 plus tests will consist of a verbal skills test and a non-verbal reasoning with mathematics test ... English (25 minutes) ... Verbal Reasoning (20 minutes) ... two non-verbal reasoning sections of 20 questions in each section - 10 minutes per section ... the mathematics section has approximately 25 questions (25 minutes) ... The test material will continue to be provided and”

    “The test material will continue to be provided and marked by GL Assessment.”

    “If your child is transferring from primary to secondary school in September 2027, the entrance test will be held on Saturday 12 September 2026 at Ripon Grammar School. 30 April 2026 Online entrance test registration form opens. 30 June 2026 Deadline to register for the entrance test.”

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