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Rugby School: 13+ entrance exam
Co-educational independent school in Rugby.
Rugby School · Co-educational independent school · RugbyAdmissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Rugby School’s 13+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online. It tests English, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and puzzles and problem solving.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat on Thursday 26 November 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source
For September 2027 entry the Year 6 assessment would have been in 2024; not shown.Wednesday 7 October 2026 Inferred
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 7. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Source Source
Year 7 candidates attend on 7 or 9 October (year not printed; taken as 2026 for the current cycle).Thursday 26 November 2026
For Year 9 in September 2029, sat in Year 6. Source Source
The page says “For 2027 entry, the Year 6 Assessment Day will take place on Thursday 26 November 2026”; a Year 6 child in November 2026 enters Year 9 in 2029, so the “2027” label looks like an error.
What the school says
- What it tests
- English, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and puzzles and problem solving. Source Source
- The papers
- English, 30 minutes, multiple choice; Verbal Reasoning, 10 minutes, multiple choice; Maths, 20 minutes, multiple choice; Non-Verbal Reasoning, 10 minutes, multiple choice; Puzzles and Problem Solving, 15 minutes, multiple choice. Source Source
From Quest’s page; sections are “largely” multiple choice. “other” is Puzzles and Problem Solving. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Online tests, interview(s) and group activities. Source Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source Source
Quest familiarisation test.
How Remelia helps with the 13+
What Remelia practises for every Quest plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out the writing and science. Remelia for Quest maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to November of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
Not covered
Puzzles and problem solving
Not practised.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- 13+ Admissions, Rugby School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Our Year 6 Assessment Day consists of online tests in English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning (VR) and Non-Verbal Reasoning (NVR), an interview with a senior member of staff and collaborative group activities. For 2027 entry, the Year 6 Assessment Day will take place on Thursday 26 November 2026 . Year 7 candidates will be invited to attend on either 7 or 9 October.”
- Guidance for the Rugby Quest assessment, Quest Assessments checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“13+ entry 5 subjects over 85 minutes: English (30 minutes) Verbal Reasoning (10 minutes) Maths (20 minutes) Non-Verbal Reasoning (10 minutes) Puzzles and Problem Solving (15 minutes)”
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