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St Peter’s School 2-18: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in York. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in January 2027. 13+: Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat in January 2027.
St Peter’s School 2-18 · Co-educational independent school · YorkAdmissions (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 test
St Peter’s School 2-18’s 11+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online and on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, maths, non-verbal reasoning, English, a piece of writing and puzzles and problem solving.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
January 2027
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 31 December 2026. Source Source
January 2027; the exact day is sent to families by letter, not published.January 2028 Inferred
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Registration closes 31 December 2027. Source
January each year; 31 December deadline each year.
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Quest Assessments. Source
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source Source
Quest computer-based; a separate creative writing paper; a group task. - What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, maths, non-verbal reasoning, English, a piece of writing and puzzles and problem solving. Source Source
- The papers
- Verbal Reasoning (Quest, adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice; Maths (Quest, adaptive), 20 minutes, multiple choice; Non-Verbal Reasoning (Quest, adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice; Puzzles and Problem Solving (Quest), 15 minutes, multiple choice; Creative writing, a written piece. Source Source
- How places are decided
- All must ‘pass the school’s entrance assessment’; papers are the major element, subject to a satisfactory confidential report from the current Head; candidates then meet staff. No pass mark published. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source
- Interview Inferred
- No. Source
Candidates ‘meet members of staff so that we can learn more about their interests’. Informal, not described as an interview.
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every Quest plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out science. Remelia for Quest maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to January of Year 6, a month inferred from the pages; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
Not covered
Puzzles and problem solving
Not practised.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
St Peter’s School 2-18’s 13+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online and on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, maths, non-verbal reasoning, English, a piece of writing and other sections.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat in January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
Remelia and this test
Remelia has no exam plan for this test yet, and teaches Key Stage 2 in school order. For a school without a plan, choose “Not sure yet” and Remelia teaches the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.
When it is sat
January 2027
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. Registration closes 31 December 2026. Source Source
January 2027; the exact day is sent to families by letter, not published.January 2028 Inferred
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 8. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Registration closes 31 December 2027. Source
January each year; 31 December deadline each year.
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Quest Assessments. Source
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source Source
Quest computer-based; a separate creative writing paper; a group task. - What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, maths, non-verbal reasoning, English, a piece of writing and other sections. Source Source
- The papers
- Verbal Reasoning (Quest, adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice; Maths (Quest, adaptive), 20 minutes, multiple choice; Non-Verbal Reasoning (Quest, adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice; Puzzles and Problem Solving (Quest), 15 minutes, multiple choice; Creative writing, a written piece. Source Source
- How places are decided
- All must ‘pass the school’s entrance assessment’; papers are the major element, subject to a satisfactory confidential report from the current Head; candidates then meet staff. No pass mark published. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source
- Interview Inferred
- No. Source
Candidates ‘meet members of staff so that we can learn more about their interests’. Informal, not described as an interview.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Apply to The Senior School, St Peter’s School, York checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The entrance assessments will include computer-based maths, English and reasoning tests, a creative writing paper and a group task.”
“The entrance assessments take place in the January of the year of entry. ... The application deadline is 31 December for entry the following September.”
- Guidance for the St Peter’s Quest assessment, Quest Assessments checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“11+ entry 4 subjects over 55 minutes: Verbal Reasoning (10 minutes) Maths (20 minutes) Non-Verbal Reasoning (10 minutes) Puzzles and Problem Solving (15 minutes)”
“13+ entry 4 subjects over 55 minutes: Verbal Reasoning (10 minutes) Maths (20 minutes) Non-Verbal Reasoning (10 minutes) Puzzles and Problem Solving (15 minutes)”
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