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
School-designed test with a creative writing paper, used by several grammar schools.
Read the FSCE guide →Trafford
GL reasoning test for 2027 entry, then FSCE English and maths from 2028 entry.
Read the Trafford guide →Trafford 11+ changes for 2028 and 2029 →
CEM (Cambridge)
The Cambridge test used in some areas, with a strong vocabulary focus.
Read the CEM guide →More areas and schools
Medway Test
Medway grammar schools: separate English, maths and reasoning papers.
Read the Medway Test guide and papers →Redbridge
One shared test for Ilford County High and Woodford County High.
Read the Redbridge 11+ guide →Bromley
St Olave's, Newstead Wood and the nearby Bexley and Kent options.
Read the Bromley 11+ guide →Birmingham
The shared test for the King Edward VI grammar schools.
Read the Birmingham guide →Lincolnshire
The Lincolnshire consortium test and what to practise.
Read the Lincolnshire guide →Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire grammar school entry and practice.
Read the Gloucestershire guide →Slough
The Slough Consortium test and what to practise.
Read the Slough guide →Northern Ireland (SEAG)
The two-paper SEAG Entrance Assessment for Year 8 entry.
Read the SEAG guide →Not sure which board sets your test? Read 11+ exam boards explained or check the grammar school catchment checker for the schools near you.
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.