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Royal Hospital School: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams

Co-educational independent school in Ipswich. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 16 January 2027. 13+: Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 16 January 2027.

Royal Hospital School · Co-educational independent school · IpswichAdmissions (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

Royal Hospital School’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, maths and English.

Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 16 January 2027.

Places: not published on the pages read.

Remelia and this test

Remelia has no exam plan for this test yet, and teaches Key Stage 2 in school order. For a school without a plan, choose “Not sure yet” and Remelia teaches the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.

What Remelia does for any school

When it is sat

  1. Saturday 16 January 2027

    For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 27 November 2026. Source Source
    Alternative dates can be arranged. Scholarship assessments week of 18 January 2027; offers early February 2027. The same day serves Years 7–10 entry.

  2. Not yet published

    For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source

What the school says

Who sets it
The school itself. Source Source
How it is taken Inferred
On paper. Source Source
What it tests
Verbal reasoning, maths and English. Source Source
The papers
Verbal Reasoning, 45 minutes; Mathematics, 45 minutes; English, 60 minutes. Source Source
How places are decided
The test and an interview. Assessments, informal interview with the Admissions Tutor and school report/reference; individual results not fed back. Source Source
Practice and familiarisation
An online practice test. Source Source
Interview
Yes. Source Source
Short informal interview (can be online for families further afield).

13+ For Year 9

The 13+ entrance test

Royal Hospital School’s 13+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, maths and English.

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

Remelia has no exam plan for this test yet, and teaches Key Stage 2 in school order. For a school without a plan, choose “Not sure yet” and Remelia teaches the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.

What Remelia does for any school

When it is sat

  1. Saturday 16 January 2027

    For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. Registration closes 27 November 2026. Source Source
    Alternative dates can be arranged. Scholarship assessments week of 18 January 2027; offers early February 2027. The same day serves Years 7–10 entry.

  2. Not yet published

    For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source

What the school says

Who sets it
The school itself. Source Source
How it is taken Inferred
On paper. Source Source
What it tests
Verbal reasoning, maths and English. Source Source
The papers
Verbal Reasoning, 45 minutes; Mathematics, 45 minutes; English, 60 minutes. Source Source
How places are decided
The test and an interview. Assessments, informal interview with the Admissions Tutor and school report/reference; individual results not fed back. Source Source
Practice and familiarisation
An online practice test. Source Source
Interview
Yes. Source Source
Short informal interview (can be online for families further afield).

Sources

Where every line comes from.

  1. ADMISSIONS - Royal Hospital School checked 22 September 2026
  2. Joining RHS: Your Admissions Journey 2027 Entry (Admissions Guide PDF) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Pupils sit three papers as follows: 1. Verbal Reasoning (45 minutes) 2. Mathematics (45 minutes) 3. English (60 minutes)”

    “Registration and Scholarship Application Deadline Friday 27 November 2026 Entrance Assessment Day Saturday 16 January 2027 ... Admission offers will be sent in early February 2027 to successful applicants”

    “Each applicant will have a short, informal interview with me – simply a friendly conversation about their interests, hobbies, and what they enjoy at school. No preparation is needed”

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