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Thomas’s College: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in Richmond. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Thursday 26 November 2026. 13+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat on Thursday 26 November 2026.
Thomas’s College · Co-educational independent school · RichmondAdmissions (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
Thomas’s College’s 11+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test, taken online and on paper. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, a piece of writing and science.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Thursday 26 November 2026.
88 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
When it is sat
Thursday 26 November 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 2 November 2026. Source
Key-dates table lists Assessment 26 November 2026 (Skills paper, inferred) and ISEB deadline 30 November 2026; interview stage around 6 January 2027 (table alignment unclear); decisions in February 2027.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
- ISEB Common Pre-Test. Source
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source
Online ISEB Pre-Test (or CAT4) plus a written Skills paper. - What it tests Inferred
- Maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, a piece of writing and science. Source
- The paper
- Skills Assessment, 60 minutes, written answers. Source
- How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Strong performers in Parts 1 (ISEB/CAT4) and 2 (Skills paper) are shortlisted for Part 3, a small-group personal interview. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
Skills Assessment sample paper and mark scheme; no special preparation needed. - Interview
- Yes. Source
Small group session with activities; staff observe and interview.
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every ISEB Pre-Test plan, part by part, is on one page. Remelia for ISEB Pre-Test maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
Science In part
The Key Stage 2 science programme of study for Years 3 to 6, asked as reasoning over what the question gives: fair tests, tables and graphs, circuits, keys and food chains, and 104 short scenarios to read and answer from, mixed into the sessions. The school names “scientific reasoning” as one of three open-ended questions on its one-hour Skills Assessment and publishes no science syllabus, so practising Key Stage 2 science for it is our reading of that, not the school’s statement. Year 6 science is in the plan too: all 15 of its objectives have notes, and one so far has questions; the rest are named as not covered yet.
The last fortnight
The plan works to November of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Thomas’s College’s 13+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test, taken online and on paper. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, a piece of writing and science.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat on Thursday 26 November 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
Thursday 26 November 2026
For Year 9 in September 2029, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 2 November 2026. Source
Deferred 13+ entry: assessed in Year 6 with the 11+ cohort. The page says the extra form is for ‘deferred entry into Year 9 2028’, which does not match a Year 6 assessment in 2026/27; entry year taken as 2029.Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2030, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
What the school says
- Who sets it
- ISEB Common Pre-Test. Source
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source
Online ISEB Pre-Test (or CAT4) plus a written Skills paper. - What it tests Inferred
- Maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, a piece of writing and science. Source
- The paper
- Skills Assessment, 60 minutes, written answers. Source
- How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Strong performers in Parts 1 (ISEB/CAT4) and 2 (Skills paper) are shortlisted for Part 3, a small-group personal interview. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
Skills Assessment sample paper and mark scheme; no special preparation needed. - Interview
- Yes. Source
Small group session with activities; staff observe and interview.
How Remelia helps with the 13+
What Remelia practises for every ISEB Pre-Test plan, part by part, is on one page. Remelia for ISEB Pre-Test maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
Science In part
The Key Stage 2 science programme of study for Years 3 to 6, asked as reasoning over what the question gives: fair tests, tables and graphs, circuits, keys and food chains, and 104 short scenarios to read and answer from, mixed into the sessions. The school names “scientific reasoning” as one of three open-ended questions on its one-hour Skills Assessment and publishes no science syllabus, so practising Key Stage 2 science for it is our reading of that, not the school’s statement. Year 6 science is in the plan too: all 15 of its objectives have notes, and one so far has questions; the rest are named as not covered yet.
The last fortnight
The plan works to November 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.
- 11+ /13+ Fourth and Fifth Form Entry - Thomas’s College checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“There are 88 available places in Year 7 2027 and an additional form of places are available for deferred entry into Year 9 2028. Families may apply for either 11+ or 13+ entry – not both. All candidates are assessed during Year 6. ... Registration closes at midday on Monday 2 November 2026 .”
“We assess academic potential using the most readily available methods: the ISEB Pre-Tests or CAT4 scores. ... The ISEB Pre-Tests should be taken either at your child’s current school or a designated ISEB test centre before 30 November 2026. ... The Skills Assessment ... takes the form of a one-hour paper with three open-ended questions, exploring: English and use of language Mathematical thinking Scientific reasoning”
“Candidates who perform strongly in Parts 1 and 2 are shortlisted and invited to Part 3, a Personal Interview. ... candidates will be invited to a small group session. Students meet with each other, undertake activities and have the chance to ask questions, with trained staff as observers and interviewers. ... A sample paper and mark scheme are available here .”
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