Westholme School 11+ entrance exam
Co-educational independent school in Blackburn.
Westholme School · Co-educational independent school · BlackburnWestholme 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 test
Westholme School’s 11+ entrance test: who sets it is not named on the pages read. It tests English, maths and verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: date not yet published.
104 places, as the school’s page gives them Westholme School 1
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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. Westholme School 1 Westholme School 2
No date published.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Westholme School 1
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Not found on the pages read. Westholme School 1 Westholme School 2
- How it is taken
- Not found on the pages read. Westholme School 1
- What it tests
- English, maths and verbal reasoning. Westholme School 1
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Westholme School 1
Papers not published. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. Academic merit, ‘cultural fit’ and suitability, assessed by the entry examination, an interview and references. Westholme School 1
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Westholme School 1
- Interview
- Yes. Westholme School 1
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Admissions Policy (July 2025), Westholme School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“We admit 22 pupils a year at Prep Reception, 104 pupils at Year 7, and 65 pupils at Year 12.”
“All other candidates for entry (below 16+) sit standardised entry assessments which include English, Maths and Reasoning, which are designed for their age group.”
“standardised entry assessments which include English, Maths and Reasoning”
“Selection is based upon a combination of academic merit, cultural fit and school suitability, which are assessed through an entry examination, an interview at the School and references”
“We interview all candidates of as part of our assessment process for each age group”
- Admissions & Entry Points | Westholme School, Blackburn - Westholme School checked 22 September 2026
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