Start here: schools and test groups can change rules and dates. Use the school or council website as the final word. These guides help you understand the next step.
Grammar school entrance tests
Kent Test
Kent grammar school test guide and practice.
Read the Kent Test guide →Buckinghamshire Transfer Test
How the Bucks test works and how to prepare.
Read the Buckinghamshire Transfer Test guide →Sutton SET
Shared first-stage test for several Sutton grammar schools.
Read the Sutton SET guide →GL Assessment
What GL-style 11+ tests can include.
Read the GL Assessment guide →CSSE
Essex consortium grammar-school test guide.
Read the CSSE guide →FSCE
Farnborough consortium test guide.
Read the FSCE guide →Trafford
Grammar-school test guide for Trafford.
Read the Trafford guide →Independent-school entrance tests
ISEB Common Pre-Test
Independent-school pre-test guide.
Read the ISEB Common Pre-Test guide →CAT4
How CAT4 works and where Pip can help.
Read the CAT4 guide →Build the skills behind many entrance tests
Pip gives short English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning practice. It does not copy a school’s own test.
Not sure which test applies?
Start with the admissions page for each school on your list. Write down the test name, registration deadline, subjects and test date. Then choose the matching guide above.