School 11+ and 13+
Wycombe Abbey: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Girls’ independent school in High Wycombe. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in November 2026. 13+: Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat in October 2026.
Wycombe Abbey · Girls’ independent school · High WycombeAdmissions (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
Wycombe Abbey’s 11+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test, taken online. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat in November 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
When it is sat
November 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 1 June 2026. Source
From the age-checker timeline (September [YEAR] entry): registration deadline 1 June of the previous year, ISEB Pre-Test in November, then Assessment Day; offers in December; scholarship exam by invitation in February.November 2027
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 1 June 2027. Source
What the school says
- Who sets it
- ISEB Common Pre-Test. Source
- How it is taken
- Online. Source
ISEB Pre-Test online; Assessment Day on site. - What it tests Inferred
- Maths, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. Source
- The papers
- Not found on the pages read: how long it is, how many papers and what kind of questions. Source
- 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
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every ISEB Pre-Test plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out the writing. Remelia for ISEB Pre-Test maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to November of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
Wycombe Abbey’s 13+ entrance test is built on the ISEB Common Pre-Test, taken online and on paper. It tests maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, science and other sections.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat in October 2026.
Places: not published on the pages read.
Remelia and this test
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When it is sat
October 2026
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. Registration closes 1 June 2026. Source
Year 8 (confirmed: “when your daughter is in Year 8”). Online ISEB Common Pre-Test by 9 October 2026 at the current school or a test centre; Assessment Day for selected candidates 14 January 2027 (own papers in English, maths, humanities and a practical science assessment, plus an individual interview); firm offers by 2 February 2027. Registration closed 1 June 2026. A few deferred 13+ places for girls at Year-8 prep schools follow the 11+ process in Year 6. Re-checked in pass 2 (the pass-1 month, November, was the generic timeline; the key dates say October).October 2027 Inferred
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 8. Inferred: the page does not give this date in so many words. Registration closes 1 June 2027. Source
Not yet published; the generic 13+ process says the Pre-Test is sat by October of Year 8 and registration closes 1 June of Year 7.
What the school says
- Who sets it
- ISEB Common Pre-Test. Source
- How it is taken Inferred
- Online and on paper. Source
Online Pre-Test; the Assessment Day papers are sat at Wycombe Abbey (paper format inferred). - What it tests
- Maths, English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, science and other sections. Source
- The papers
- ISEB Common Pre-Test (online), multiple choice; English; Mathematics; Humanities; Practical science assessment. Source
Durations not published. The Pre-Test is ISEB’s adaptive multiple-choice test; the Assessment Day papers are the school’s own. - How places are decided
- Pre-Test shortlists for an Assessment Day with scholarship-standard papers; firm and waiting-list offers; scholarships awarded following the assessment. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Nothing found on the pages read. Source
- Interview
- Yes. Source
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Admissions « Wycombe Abbey checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Your child would join Wycombe Abbey in September [YEAR] ... Registration Deadline: 1 June [YEAR-1] ... Assessments: November [YEAR-1] All registered candidates sit an online ISEB Common Pre-Test followed by an Assessment Day at Wycombe Abbey ... Offers: December [YEAR-1] Firm offers and waiting list offers are made in December ... Scholarship Examination (by invitation): February [YEAR]”
“Our main entry points are at age 11, 13 and 16 and we offer bursaries and scholarships at each of these stages. ... We are looking for potential rather than prior attainment”
“Registration Deadline: 1 June [YEAR-1] ... Assessments: November [YEAR-1] All registered candidates sit an online ISEB Common Pre-Test. ... January [YEAR] Selected candidates attend an Assessment Day at Wycombe Abbey (papers are set to Scholarship standard) ... Offers: January [YEAR] Firm offers and waiting list offers are made in January. Scholarships awarded following Assessment.”
“The Assessment Day takes place at Wycombe Abbey, in the January of the proposed year of entry (when your daughter is in Year 8). Your daughter will have an individual interview with a senior member of staff and will sit entrance examinations. All candidates will take Entrance Examinations. Candidates will sit papers in English, Mathematics, Humanities, and a practical Science assessment. The papers are our own, written by our Heads of Department”
“Deadline for 2027 entry 11+, 13+ and 16+ registrations: 1 June 2026 ... 13+ Assessments Online ISEB Common Pre-Test**: 9 October 2026 deadline Assessment Day: 14 January 2027 Music Scholarship Auditions: 13 January 2027 Firm Offers made by 2 February 2027”
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