St Edmund’s School Canterbury 13+ entrance exam
St Edmund’s School Canterbury is a co-educational independent school in Canterbury. Its 13+ entrance exam is set by ISEB Common Entrance. Its date for Year 9 entry in September 2027 is not yet published (checked 1 November 2026).
St Edmund’s School Canterbury · Co-educational independent school · CanterburySt Edmund’s School Canterbury: Admissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 1 November 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
St Edmund’s School Canterbury’s 13+ entrance test is set by ISEB Common Entrance, taken on paper. It tests maths, English and non-verbal reasoning.
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.
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13+ exam dates for St Edmund’s School Canterbury
Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. St Edmund’s School Canterbury
Assessment visits arranged individually through the Admissions Office; no fixed date published.No fixed date: the school arranges each assessment
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 8. St Edmund’s School Canterbury
13+ subjects and interview: what St Edmund’s School Canterbury says
- Who sets it
- ISEB Common Entrance. St Edmund’s School Canterbury
- How it is taken Inferred
- On paper. St Edmund’s School Canterbury
Written examinations (inferred). - What it tests
- Maths, English and non-verbal reasoning. St Edmund’s School Canterbury
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. St Edmund’s School Canterbury
- How places are decided
- Not found on the pages read. St Edmund’s School Canterbury
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. St Edmund’s School Canterbury
- Interview
- Yes. St Edmund’s School Canterbury
All prospective pupils are interviewed by the Head.
Sources
Where the facts about St Edmund’s School Canterbury come from.
- Senior (Year 7, 13) - St Edmund’s School checked 1 November 2026
The page’s words
“All prospective pupils are interviewed by the Head. For entry in Year 9, prospective pupils sit the Common Entrance examination. If Common Entrance is not taken at your son or daughter’s current school, we have our own entrance exams in Maths, English and non-verbal reasoning.”
“All assessment visits may be arranged through the Admissions Office on 01227 475601”
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