School 11+ and 13+
Uppingham School: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in Rutland. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: the date is not yet published. 13+: Children in Year 7, for a place in Year 9 in September 2028: sat in September 2026 (inferred).
Uppingham School · Co-educational independent school · RutlandAdmissions (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
Uppingham School’s 11+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright), taken online. 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: the date is not yet published.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
‘Typically ... in the Spring Term prior to entry’; no 2027 date published.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source
Not yet published.
What the school says
- Who sets it Inferred
- Quest Assessments. Source Source
Online computerised test; the school states its pre-tests are provided by Quest, and the 11+ test covers the same four sections. - The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source Source
Paper split and timings not published.
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
No month is published, so the plan works to January of Year 6, when most Quest Assessments tests are sat: an estimate.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Uppingham School’s 13+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online and on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, maths, English and a piece of writing.
Who sits it. Children in Year 7, for a place in Year 9 in September 2028: sat in September 2026 (inferred).
Places: not published on the pages read.
Remelia and this test
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When it is sat
Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 7. The date is not on the pages read. Source
Pre-tests for 2027 entry were sat in the autumn of Year 7 (2025).September 2026 Inferred
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 7. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Source
Pre-tests are sat September to December of Year 7; for 2028 entry that is autumn 2026. Offers in the second week of December.
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Quest Assessments. Source
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source
Quest online tests plus an extended writing task and interview. - What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, maths, English and a piece of writing. Source
- The papers
- Quest verbal reasoning, 15 minutes; Quest non-verbal reasoning, 15 minutes; Quest maths, 30 minutes; Quest English, 30 minutes; Extended writing task, 30 minutes, a written piece. Source
- How places are decided
- Offers after the pre-test and interview, conditional on Common Entrance or non-CE papers (or scholarship exams) in Year 8. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source
Quest familiarisation assessment and parent guidance linked. - Interview
- Yes. Source
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Lower School Admissions Process, Uppingham School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Uppingham is a selective school ... For entry into Year 7 or 8, the assessment consists of an online computerised test in verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, Maths and English. The Lower School test and interview process typically takes place in the Spring Term prior to entry in the following September.”
- Admissions Journey | Uppingham School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The majority of pupils applying for a place at Uppingham sit pre-tests in September to December of Year 7. Our pre-tests are provided by Quest. The pre-tests comprise a series of remote online assessments that include fifteen minutes each of verbal and non-verbal reasoning and thirty minutes of both maths and English. ... Candidates also undertake a twenty-minute interview ... Pupils also need to complete a thirty-minute extended writing task”
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