School 11+
The Stephen Perse Foundation: 11+ entrance exam
Co-educational independent school in Cambridgeshire.
The Stephen Perse Foundation · Co-educational independent school · CambridgeshireAdmissions (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
The Stephen Perse Foundation’s 11+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments. It tests English, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and puzzles and problem solving.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 9 January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
Saturday 9 January 2027
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 20 November 2026. Source
Main assessment day Saturday 9 January 2027; standalone session Thursday 7 January 2027 for those with prior commitments.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
Not yet published.
What the school says
- How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. Source
- What it tests
- English, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and puzzles and problem solving. Source Source
- The papers
- Quest Verbal Reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice; Quest Non-Verbal Reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice; Quest Puzzles and Problem Solving, 15 minutes, multiple choice; English; Maths. Source
Quest reasoning timings from the Quest co-branded page; English and maths timings not published. - How places are decided Inferred
- The test and an interview. Assessments in English, maths and reasoning plus an interview with a teacher; no pass mark published. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every Quest plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out the writing and science. Remelia for Quest maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to January of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
Not covered
Puzzles and problem solving
Not practised.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Key Dates and Assessment Guidance, Stephen Perse Cambridge checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Our Senior School application deadline for 2027/28 enrolment is Friday 20 November 2026. ... The Senior School entrance assessment day will be on Saturday 9 January 2027. For those with unavoidable prior commitments, a standalone testing session is available on Thursday 7 January 2027. ... The day includes assessments in English, Maths, and verbal/non-verbal reasoning, plus an interview with a teacher. For the verbal/non-verbal reasoning assessment, we partner with Quest.”
“For the verbal/non-verbal reasoning assessment, we partner with Quest.”
“The day includes assessments in English, Maths, and verbal/non-verbal reasoning, plus an interview with a teacher.”
- Parent Guidance for the Stephen Perse assessment | Quest checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The Stephen Perse Cambridge Quest assessment is computer-based.”
“3 subjects over 35 minutes: Verbal Reasoning (10 minutes) Non-Verbal Reasoning (10 minutes) Puzzles and Problem Solving (15 minutes)”
“Verbal Reasoning (10 minutes) Non-Verbal Reasoning (10 minutes) Puzzles and Problem Solving (15 minutes) Sections are largely multiple choice”
“Click below to complete a familiarisation test for The Stephen Perse Cambridge.”
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