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Upton Hall School FCJ: 11+ entrance exam
Girls’ grammar school in Wirral.
Upton Hall School FCJ · Girls’ grammar school · WirralAdmissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 29 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
11+ For Year 7
The 11+ entrance test
Upton Hall School FCJ’s 11+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright), taken on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, English, reading comprehension and spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2028: the date is not yet published.
156 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
When it is sat
Saturday 19 September 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 10 July 2026. Source Source
Saturday 19 September 2026 (sittings throughout the day); Wednesday 23 September 2026 for illness and access-arrangement candidates. School application form deadline 10 July 2026.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 Inferred
- GL Assessment. Source Source
The school links GL Assessment’s verbal reasoning and English familiarisation materials for its two papers; the policy does not name the provider. - How it is taken Inferred
- On paper. Source
Exam conditions as for an external exam; GL paper familiarisation. - What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, English, reading comprehension and spelling, punctuation and grammar. Source
- The papers
- Verbal Reasoning, 50 minutes; English, 45 minutes. Source
- How places are decided
- A standardised score at or above a threshold. Age-weighted scores added; candidates must reach the Qualifying Standard including a minimum in each part. The figure is not published in the policy. 156 qualifiers then placed by oversubscription criteria. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
- Interview Inferred
- No. Source
No interview in the admissions policy.
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every GL plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out maths, non-verbal reasoning, the writing and science. What Remelia practises for GL maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
English
Grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary questions most days, Years 3 to 5, counted towards the exam.
The last fortnight
The plan works to September 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.
- Upton Hall School Admissions Policy 2027 checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“For the school year commencing September 2027 the published admission number based on net capacity is 156. ... The Examination consists of two papers, one Verbal Reasoning test and one English test (Comprehension, Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar). The verbal reasoning paper is timed to last for 50 minutes while the English test is 45 minutes. ... candidates must achieve the Qualifying Standard, to include minimum standards in each part of the Test.”
- Arrangements for Admission - September 2027, Upton Hall School FCJ checked 22 September 2026
- Useful Entrance Examination sample materials, Upton Hall School FCJ checked 29 September 2026
- Admissions schedule for admission to Upton Hall School FCJ for September 2027 checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“10 July 2026 Deadline for submission of Upton Hall School FCJ Application Forms ... 19 September 2026 Year 6 applicants sit Upton Hall School FCJ Entrance Examination ... 23 September 2026 ... for Applicants who missed the examination on Saturday through illness ... By 23 October 2026 Results”
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