School 11+ and 13+
Wellington School: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in Wellington. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: the date is not yet published. 13+: Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: date not yet published.
Wellington School · Co-educational independent school · WellingtonAdmissions (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
Wellington School’s 11+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment, taken online and on paper. It tests English, non-verbal reasoning, maths and a piece of writing.
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
What the school says
- Who sets it
- GL Assessment. Source
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source
- What it tests
- English, non-verbal reasoning, maths and a piece of writing. Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source
One online assessment plus a handwritten piece of up to 100 words; no timings. - How places are decided
- Not found on the pages read. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- None published. Source
The school says it is not possible to prepare for the test. - Interview Inferred
- No. Source
The process lists no interview for Year 7, only an observed team-building activity.
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every GL plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out verbal reasoning and science. What Remelia practises for GL 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 GL Assessment tests are sat: an estimate.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Wellington School’s 13+ entrance test is taken online and on paper; who sets it is not named on the pages read. It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning, maths, English, a piece of writing and other sections.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: date not yet published.
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.
When it is sat
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Not found on the pages read. Source
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source
- What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning, maths, English, a piece of writing and other sections. Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source
No timings. - How places are decided
- Not found on the pages read. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Source
- Interview
- Not found on the pages read. Source
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Year 7 (11+) Admissions, Wellington School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Complete an online assessment which assesses a range of a skills including English proficiency and non-verbal and quantitative reasoning. It will not be possible to prepare for this test and it will be completed at Wellington School on our assessment day. We use an external service GL Assessments. 3. Hand write a short piece of no more than 100 words as part of the Entrance Assessment Day in School.”
- Year 9 (13+) Admissions, Wellington School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Our admissions process for September 2026 will see each candidate being asked to: • Sit online assessments, covering 5 core areas: verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning, Maths and English. They will also select a third written paper of their choice from Science, Modern Foreign Languages, Latin, History, or Geography. • Hand write a short piece “About Me” (300 words)”
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