St. Mary’s College 11+ entrance exam 2027: dates and papers
St. Mary’s College is a co-educational independent school in Liverpool. Its 11+ entrance exam is set by the school itself and sat on Friday 13 November 2026, for Year 7 entry in September 2027.
St. Mary’s College · Co-educational independent school · LiverpoolSt. Mary’s College: 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. Mary’s College’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken online and on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, maths and English.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Friday 13 November 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
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11+ exam dates for St. Mary’s College
Friday 13 November 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 16 October 2026. St. Mary’s College
November 2027 Inferred
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. St. Mary’s College
Usually mid-November; exact day not published.
11+ papers, interview and how places are decided: what St. Mary’s College says
- Who sets it
- The school itself. St. Mary’s College
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. St. Mary’s College
CAT online; English and maths written. - What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, maths and English. St. Mary’s College
- The papers Inferred
- Cognitive Abilities Test (online), multiple choice; English (written), written answers; Mathematics (written), written answers. St. Mary’s College
Components stated; CAT content and formats inferred; lengths not published. - How places are decided
- Informal interview, primary school report and the entrance examination together. St. Mary’s College
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. St. Mary’s College
- Interview
- Yes. St. Mary’s College
Informal interview in the week of the exam (w/c 9 November 2026).
Sources
Where the facts about St. Mary’s College come from.
- Admissions, St. Mary’s College, Crosby checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“an entrance examination consisting of an online Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT) as well as written English and Mathematics papers.”
“Admission to St. Mary’s College in Year 7 is based on an informal interview, primary school report plus an entrance examination”
“The date for our entrance examination for 2027 entry into Year 7 is Friday 13th November 2026, with interviews taking place earlier that week (w/c Monday 9th November) ... The deadline for entrance examination registrations for 2027 entry into Year 7 is Friday 16th October 2026.”
“usually around the middle of November”
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