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Truro School: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams

Co-educational independent school in Cornwall. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 16 January 2027. 13+: Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 16 January 2027.

Truro School · Co-educational independent school · CornwallAdmissions (the school’s website)

Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word. By Misheli Ltd. How we research

11+ For Year 7

The 11+ entrance test

Truro School’s 11+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment, taken online. It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths.

Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 16 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.

What Remelia does for any school

When it is sat

  1. Saturday 16 January 2027

    For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Source Source

  2. Not yet published

    For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source

What the school says

Who sets it
GL Assessment. Source Source
How it is taken
Online. Source Source
What it tests
Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths. Source Source
The papers
Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source Source
CAT4 only.
How places are decided
The test and an interview. Entrance examination (CAT4), school report and interview, plus a group activity. Source Source
Practice and familiarisation
None published. Source Source
No preparation is required for CAT4, the school says.
Interview
Yes. Source Source

13+ For Year 9

The 13+ entrance test

Truro School’s 13+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment, taken online. It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths.

Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 16 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.

What Remelia does for any school

When it is sat

  1. Saturday 16 January 2027

    For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. Source Source

  2. Not yet published

    For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source

What the school says

Who sets it
GL Assessment. Source Source
How it is taken
Online. Source Source
What it tests
Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths. Source Source
The papers
Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source Source
CAT4 only.
How places are decided
The test and an interview. Entrance examination (CAT4), school report and interview, plus a group activity. Source Source
Practice and familiarisation
None published. Source Source
No preparation is required for CAT4, the school says.
Interview
Yes. Source Source

Sources

Where every line comes from.

  1. Senior Admissions, Truro School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “For entry in September 2027, the entrance examinations will take place on Saturday 16 January 2027. All candidates will sit an electronic Cognitive Ability Test as part of the assessment process rather than sitting test papers. The CAT4 test measures verbal, non-verbal, quantitative and spatial reasoning ... In addition to the CAT4 test, there will also be a group activity during the assessment morning.”

  2. Important Admissions Dates, Truro School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Entrance Exam – Saturday 16 January 2027 Offer Letters Sent to Parents – Friday 29 January 2027”

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