Wells Cathedral School 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Wells Cathedral School is a co-educational independent school in Wells. The 11+ is set by GL Assessment. Its date for Year 7 entry in September 2027 is not yet published (checked 22 September 2026). The 13+ is set by the school itself. Its date for Year 9 entry in September 2027 is not yet published (checked 22 September 2026).
Wells Cathedral School · Co-educational independent school · WellsWells Cathedral School: Admissions (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 exam: who sets it and what it tests
Wells Cathedral School’s 11+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment. It tests verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.
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.
11+ exam dates for Wells Cathedral School
Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Wells Cathedral School
rolling: CAT4 taken at the applicant’s taster day; applications year-round.
11+ subjects and interview: what Wells Cathedral School says
- Who sets it
- GL Assessment. Wells Cathedral School
- How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. Wells Cathedral School
- What it tests Inferred
- Verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. Wells Cathedral School
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Wells Cathedral School
- How places are decided
- Not found on the pages read. Wells Cathedral School
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Wells Cathedral School
- Interview
- Yes. Wells Cathedral School
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every GL plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out science and the writing. GL 11+ and 13+: what Remelia practises for 92 exams
Particular to this test
Covered
A reasoning-only test
Maths and English are kept up to the national standard; the test itself is reasoning only.
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.
Practice papers
GL-style papers in maths, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning; a GL-style spatial reasoning paper; and the maths and English papers that need no exam.
In part
The timed mock In part
Not in this exam’s mock: Quantitative reasoning (Remelia does not teach it); Spatial reasoning question types other than hidden shapes, and folding and punching paper (the real section may set them).
Spatial reasoning In part
Partly taught: hidden shapes, and folding and punching paper. The real section may set other types.
Not covered
The quantitative reasoning of CAT4
Remelia does not teach the quantitative reasoning of CAT4.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance exam: who sets it
Wells Cathedral School’s 13+ entrance test is set by the school itself. Which parts it tests is not published.
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. A school without a plan of its own may still have its test under “Can’t find a school?”. Tick it, then choose its school year and month; Remelia plans for that provider’s usual test at the sitting you choose. If it is not there, choose “General 11+ preparation” for the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.
13+ exam dates for Wells Cathedral School
Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. Wells Cathedral School
rolling; tests arranged with taster day.
13+ interview: what Wells Cathedral School says
- Who sets it
- The school itself. Wells Cathedral School
- How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. Wells Cathedral School
- What it tests
- Not found on the pages read. Wells Cathedral School
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Wells Cathedral School
- How places are decided
- Not found on the pages read. Wells Cathedral School
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Wells Cathedral School
- Interview
- Yes. Wells Cathedral School
Sources
Where the facts about Wells Cathedral School come from.
- Application Process | Wells Cathedral School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Our Admissions Team will make arrangements for a taster day. As part of that, they will have an academic assessment (CAT 4) and a short interview. We will also request references from your child’s current school.”
“For candidates joining us from a prep school, we mark Common Entrance 13+ Examinations on behalf of your child’s current school; however it is not a requirement for entry and all candidates also sit our own assessment tests.”
“We accept applications year-round for entrance when space permits, and pupils can enter the School at any year group.”
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