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St Joseph’s College, Stoke-on-Trent: 11+ entrance exam
Co-educational grammar school in Stoke-on-Trent.
St Joseph’s College, Stoke-on-Trent · Co-educational grammar school · Stoke-on-TrentAdmissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 29 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
11+ For Year 7
The 11+ entrance test
St Joseph’s College, Stoke-on-Trent’s 11+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright), taken on paper. It tests verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2028: the date is not yet published.
150 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
When it is sat
Tuesday 15 September 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 2 September 2026. Source Source
Held over 15, 16 and 17 September 2026 (first day given); online registration opened 29 June 2026 and closed 2 September 2026. A final additional test on 7 October 2026 (register by 4pm 28 September).Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
What the school says
- Who sets it Inferred
- GL Assessment. Source
- What it tests
- Verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. Source
- The papers
- Verbal reasoning, 50 minutes, multiple choice; Non-verbal reasoning, 40 minutes, multiple choice. Source
- How places are decided
- A standardised score at or above a threshold (105). Age-adjusted average score of 105 (104 and 103 re-marked); qualifiers then placed by the faith-based oversubscription criteria; no catchment area. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- A familiarisation booklet and sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source Source
- Interview Inferred
- No. Source
Not in the admissions criteria. - What has changed Inferred
- No change of provider announced on the admissions page read on 29 Sep 2026 (MM-868); the page does not give the provider history, so a change before 2023 cannot be ruled out from it. Source
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every GL plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out the writing and science. What Remelia practises for GL maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to September of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Admissions, St Joseph’s College, Stoke-on-Trent checked 29 September 2026
The page’s words
“The entrance test will take place on 15th, 16th and 17th September 2026. ... Register your child for the additional and last entrance test for entry into year 7 in September 2027 . This test will take place on the 7th October 2026. ... The test comprises of 2 papers. Verbal and Non-Verbal reasoning. The test is multiple choice and standardised. Verbal is 50 minutes Non-Verbal is 40 minutes”
“we suggest you look at the familiarisation materials published by GL Assessment. We only test verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.”
- Admissions criteria 2027-28, St Joseph’s College checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The Board of Directors has set its admission number at 150 pupils to be admitted to Year 7 in the school year which begins in September 2027 ... Apply to the school by 2nd September 2026 for their child to take the entrance test. ... To reach the standard, pupils must achieve an age adjusted score of 105, based on the average of the tests taken.”
“The entrance test will take place on 15th, 16th and 17th September 2026. Parents will be informed of the arrangements for the test ahead of these dates and be given samples of”
“Apply to the school by 2nd September 2026 for their child to take the entrance test. Registration for your child to sit the entrance test will open on line from June 29 2026.”
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