Sherfield School 11+ and 13+ entrance exams: papers
Sherfield School is a co-educational independent school in Hampshire. The 11+ is set by GL Assessment (inferred). Its date for Year 7 entry in September 2027 is not yet published (checked 22 September 2026). The 13+ is set by GL Assessment (inferred). Its date for Year 9 entry in September 2027 is not yet published (checked 22 September 2026).
Sherfield School · Co-educational independent school · HampshireSherfield School: Admissions (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 exam: who sets it and what it tests
Sherfield School’s 11+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright). It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: the date is not yet published.
Places: not published on the pages read.
11+ exam dates for Sherfield School
Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 Source
Rolling admissions: CAT4 taken on the individual taster day (or a separate morning); no fixed date. Year 7 usually full by the end of the previous autumn term, so apply by the summer before.
11+ papers, interview and how places are decided: what Sherfield School says
- Who sets it Inferred
- GL Assessment. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 Source
CAT4 (Cognitive Abilities Test) is published by GL Assessment; the school names CAT4, not GL. - How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 Source
- What it tests Inferred
- Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 Source
- The paper Inferred
- CAT4, multiple choice. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 Source
- How places are decided
- Offer after meeting, taster day, CAT4, general interview and school reference; no pass mark published. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- None published. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 Source
- Interview
- Yes. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 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 science and the writing. GL 11+ and 13+: what Remelia practises for 92 exams
Particular to this test
Covered
A reasoning test
Remelia reads the maths this test names as quantitative reasoning, the number part of a reasoning test, which it does not teach. Curriculum maths and English are kept up to the national standard beside the reasoning.
The last fortnight
No month is published, so the plan works to January of Year 6, when most GL Assessment tests are sat: an estimate.
Practice papers
GL-style papers in maths, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning; a GL-style spatial reasoning paper; and the maths and English papers that need no exam.
In part
The timed mock In part
Not in this exam’s mock: Quantitative reasoning (Remelia does not teach it); Spatial reasoning question types other than hidden shapes, and folding and punching paper (the real section may set them).
Spatial reasoning In part
Partly taught: hidden shapes, and folding and punching paper. The real section may set other types.
Not covered
Quantitative reasoning
Remelia does not teach quantitative reasoning.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance exam: who sets it and what it tests
Sherfield School’s 13+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright). It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: date not yet published.
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. The pages read point to GL Assessment as its setter (inferred). The box for GL Assessment’s test under “Can’t find a school?” offers Year 6, so it does not fit this test’s recorded sitting. With “General 11+ preparation”, Remelia teaches the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.
13+ exam dates for Sherfield School
Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 Source
Rolling admissions: CAT4 taken on the individual taster day (or a separate morning); no fixed date. Year 7 usually full by the end of the previous autumn term, so apply by the summer before.
13+ papers, interview and how places are decided: what Sherfield School says
- Who sets it Inferred
- GL Assessment. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 Source
CAT4 (Cognitive Abilities Test) is published by GL Assessment; the school names CAT4, not GL. - How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 Source
- What it tests Inferred
- Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 Source
- The paper Inferred
- CAT4, multiple choice. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 Source
- How places are decided
- Offer after meeting, taster day, CAT4, general interview and school reference; no pass mark published. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- None published. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 Source
- Interview
- Yes. Sherfield School 1 Sherfield School 2 Source
Sources
Where the facts about Sherfield School come from.
- Admissions Process | Sherfield School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“From Year 5 upwards , a student’s taster day includes a CAT4 test , which is a cognitive ability test, where no preparation is required Often, children are familiar with these standardised tests as they are widely used in primary and secondary schools. In some instances, children are invited to come on a separate morning to sit the test. If a student has sat the CAT4 test recently in their current school, we may instead request the results from the school.”
- FAQs | Admissions | Sherfield School, Hampshire checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Our main entry points are Reception, Year 3, Year 7, Year 9 and Year 12. We offer rolling admissions and welcome applications from parents throughout the school year”
- Admissions_Policy-668.pdf checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Assessment: If you are applying for a place other than Reception, your child will undergo an assessment at the school; this involves ... A general interview will be conducted to explore the candidate’s interests, attitude to”
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