St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 11+ entrance exam: papers
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School is a co-educational state school in Rochester. Its 11+ entrance exam is set by the school itself. Its date for Year 7 entry in September 2027 is not yet published (checked 22 September 2026).
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School · Co-educational state school · RochesterSt John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive 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
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself. It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, English, maths and a piece of writing.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: date not yet published.
30 places, as the school’s page gives them St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1
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11+ exam dates for St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1 St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 2
Sat during the summer holidays before starting Year 7 (i.e. summer 2027, after Year 6), only after a school place has been allocated; no date published. Reasoning paper assumed to cover verbal/non-verbal reasoning as in the Kent Test.
11+ papers, pass mark and interview: what St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School says
- Who sets it
- The school itself. St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1 St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 2
- How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1 St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 2
- What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, English, maths and a piece of writing. St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1 St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 2
- The papers
- Reasoning, 60 minutes; English and Mathematics, 60 minutes; Extended writing, 60 minutes, a written piece. St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1 St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 2
- How places are decided
- Places offered in score order (30). Top 30 candidates are offered a starting place in the grammar stream; pass mark varies year to year. Stream membership reviewed after each data window thereafter. St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1 St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 2
- Practice and familiarisation
- A familiarisation booklet. The practice materials (another website) St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1 St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 2
- Interview Inferred
- No. St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1 St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 2
Sources
Where the facts about St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School come from.
- Grammar Stream - St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Entrance to the Grammar Stream in Year 7 is determined by test outcome. Our entrance examination is written by SJF teachers but is similar in structure to the Kent Test. It comprises of three papers: Reasoning (1 hour) English and Mathematics (1 hour) Extended writing (1 hour) The pass mark will vary year-on-year, with the top 30 students taking the test being offered a starting place in the grammar stream automatically.”
“We can only accept applications for our Grammar Stream once you have successfully applied for your child’s place at St. John Fisher. ... Your child will sit the Grammar Stream entrance exam during the summer holidays prior to starting at St. John Fisher.”
- Admissions_Policy_2025.pdf checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Admissions will be decided without reference to aptitude or ability and on the overriding criteria”
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