Shrewsbury School 13+ entrance exam: dates
Shrewsbury School is a co-educational independent school in Shrewsbury. Its 13+ entrance exam is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test. Its date for Year 9 entry in September 2028 is not yet published (checked 22 September 2026).
Shrewsbury School · Co-educational independent school · ShrewsburyShrewsbury School: Admissions (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 exam: who sets it and what it tests
Shrewsbury School’s 13+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test, taken online and on paper. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children in Year 7, for a place in Year 9 in September 2028: the date is not yet published.
Places: not published on the pages read.
13+ exam dates for Shrewsbury School
Saturday 14 November 2026
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. Shrewsbury School
Year 8 route: own English and maths papers plus interview.Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 7. The date is not on the pages read. Shrewsbury School
ISEB Pre-Test (date set by the pupil’s school); Admissions Afternoon Sunday 7 February 2027. The page pairs Year 6 with 2028 and Year 7 with 2029, which looks reversed.
13+ subjects, interview and how places are decided: what Shrewsbury School says
- Who sets it
- ISEB Common Pre-Test. Shrewsbury School
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Shrewsbury School
- What it tests
- Maths, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. Shrewsbury School
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Shrewsbury School
No timings. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. ISEB Pre-Test (or own papers), interview, school reference and group activities. Shrewsbury School
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Shrewsbury School
- Interview
- Yes. Shrewsbury School
How Remelia helps with the 13+
What Remelia practises for every ISEB Pre-Test plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out the writing. ISEB Pre-Test 11+ and 13+: what Remelia practises for 61 exams
Particular to this test
Covered
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
No month is published, so the plan works to November of Year 7, when most ISEB Common Pre-Test tests are sat: an estimate.
Practice papers
A Quest-style reading paper; and the maths and English papers that need no exam.
In part
The timed mock In part
Not in this exam’s mock: The school’s own paper.
Sources
Where the facts about Shrewsbury School come from.
- Joining at Year 9 (13+), Shrewsbury School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“For pupils currently in Year 6 or Year 7 , considering a place in 2028 and 2029 respectively, the assessment process comprises the ISEB Pre-Test , an interview with a senior member of staff, a school reference, and collaborative group activities. The group activities form part of our Admissions Afternoon , which will take place on Sunday 7th February 2027 . For 2027 entry , candidates currently in Year 8 will attend our Assessment Day on Saturday 14th November 2026 . The day will include written”
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