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St George’s School, Edinburgh: entrance exam
Edinburgh.
St George’s School, Edinburgh · EdinburghAdmissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
For S1
The entrance test for S1
St George’s School, Edinburgh’s entrance test is set by the school itself, taken on paper. The school is in Scotland. It tests English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children applying for S1 in 2027: sat on Friday 15 January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
Remelia and this test
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When it is sat
Friday 15 January 2027
For S1 in 2027. Source
S1 Assessment Morning and Taster Day on 15 and 19 January 2027; later enquiries assessed by arrangement. Offers on the date agreed by Edinburgh independent schools (February).January 2028 Inferred
For S1 in 2028. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Source
What the school says
- Who sets it
- The school itself. Source
- How it is taken Inferred
- On paper. Source
‘Papers’, which can be sent to an overseas applicant’s school or home. - What it tests
- English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. Source
- The papers
- English (language); Mathematics; Verbal reasoning; Non-verbal reasoning. Source Source
Timings not published. - How places are decided
- Places allocated on performance on the assessment day plus the most recent school report; offer made by the Head. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- None published. Source
No special preparation needed. - Interview
- Not found on the pages read. Source
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Admissions FAQs, St George’s School, Edinburgh checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Our main intake is for P1 and S1”
“We can send out entrance papers to be administered in the applicant’s current school or at home”
“Prospective S1 applicants will have assessments papers in Mathematics, English and Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.”
“No special preparation is needed for our assessments.”
- How to Apply for a Place, St George’s School, Edinburgh checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Girls entering P6 - S1 are invited to spend a full day in school. During the morning they complete entrance tests comprising of papers testing language, mathematical and reasoning (verbal and non-verbal) ability.”
“Places for all year groups are allocated based on performance on the assessment day. Evidence from the most recent school report is also taken into consideration before an offer is made by the Head.”
“S1 Assessment Morning and Taster Day are on the 15 and 19 January 2027.”
Remelia is not affiliated with St George’s School, Edinburgh or the test providers. All schools and exams
Preparing for St George’s School, Edinburgh?
Start with the four steps: a starting check on the first day, then Key Stage 2 maths and English in school order, whichever school it is.