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Sherborne School: 13+ entrance exam
Boys’ independent school in Sherborne.
Sherborne School · Boys’ independent school · SherborneAdmissions (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
Sherborne School’s 13+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online. It tests English, maths and the test’s other sections.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat in January 2027 (inferred).
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. Source
Main assessment for September 2027 entry was in Year 6/7; late registrants may be assessed later if places remain.January 2027 Inferred
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 7. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Source
Online tests in Michaelmas term 2026, assessment day in January 2027 (Year 7 route); offers early February.January 2027 Inferred
For Year 9 in September 2029, sat in Year 6. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Source
Year 6 route: online tests autumn 2026, assessment day January 2027.
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Quest Assessments. Source
- How it is taken
- Online. Source
Online tests sat at the current school in the Michaelmas term or at Sherborne; the January assessment day is in person. - What it tests
- English, maths and the test’s other sections. Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source
Paper lengths not published. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Online assessments, assessment-day interview and tasks, and a confidential school reference; offers early February. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test. Source
A Quest familiarisation exercise is linked from the page (link wrapped by a link-protection service). - Interview
- Yes. Source
How Remelia helps with the 13+
What Remelia practises for every Quest plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, the writing and science. Remelia for Quest maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to January of Year 6, a month inferred from the pages; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
Not covered
The test’s other sections
Not practised.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- How to Apply, Sherborne Boys checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Boys that join the School in the Third Form come from a wide variety of different schools each year and from all over the world.”
“Boys will sit the Sherborne Boys online Assessments as part of their application. The assessment has been designed in partnership with Quest and covers English, maths and cognitive ability”
“They will also be invited to an assessment day in January where they will have an interview with a senior member of our academic staff and carry out further assessment tasks.”
“Boys that are registered for a Third Form (Year 9) place are assessed for entry in either Year 6 or 7 - whichever suits them best.”
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