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St Albans School: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in St Albans. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 5 December 2026. 13+: Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat on Friday 11 December 2026.
St Albans School · Co-educational independent school · St AlbansAdmissions (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
St Albans School’s 11+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright), taken online. It tests maths, English, non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning, reading comprehension and puzzles and problem solving.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 5 December 2026.
80 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
When it is sat
Saturday 5 December 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 13 November 2026. Source
Supplementary day Tuesday 8 December 2026; interviews for successful candidates Tuesday 5 January 2027. An 11+ deferred-entry route lets Year 6 candidates take a Year 9 place instead.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source
Not yet published.
What the school says
- Who sets it Inferred
- Quest Assessments. Source Source
The school calls the online system ‘bespoke for St Albans School’; its familiarisation test and guidance are hosted by Quest Assessments. - What it tests
- Maths, English, non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning, reading comprehension and puzzles and problem solving. Source
- The papers
- Maths; English; Non-verbal Reasoning; Verbal Reasoning; Puzzles and Problem Solving; Creative Comprehension. Source
Six parts, adaptive and non-adaptive; timings not given. other: puzzles and problem solving. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Candidates successful in the online assessment are invited back for a short interview; order of merit used. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
How Remelia helps with the 11+
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 December 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.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
St Albans School’s 13+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright), taken online. It tests maths, English, non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning, reading comprehension and other sections.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat on Friday 11 December 2026.
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.
When it is sat
What the school says
- Who sets it Inferred
- Quest Assessments. Source Source
Same bespoke online system as at 11+, familiarisation hosted by Quest Assessments. - What it tests
- Maths, English, non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning, reading comprehension and other sections. Source Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source Source
Paper split and timings not published. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Online assessment plus a 1:1 interview on the day. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Lower School admissions, St Albans School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“There are approximately 80 places available to join First Form (Year 7) each year. ... Registration deadline Friday 13 November 2026 11+ Assessment Day Saturday 5 December 2026 ... 11+ Interview Day Tuesday 5 January 2027 ... There are six parts to the assessment including Maths, English, Non-verbal Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Puzzles and Problem Solving and Creative Comprehension.”
- St Albans School, Quest Assessments checked 22 September 2026
- Third Form admissions, St Albans School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“There are approximately 60-70 places available to join Third Form (Year 9) each year. For Year 9 entry in September 2027, the registration deadline is 13 November 2026 and the 13+ Assessment is on Friday 11 December 2026. ... All candidates will have a 1:1 individual interview with a member of staff on the Assessment Day.”
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