St Olave's Grammar School 11+

What the test covers

• Reading comprehension
• Creative writing
• Maths
• Verbal reasoning
• Non-verbal reasoning

Boys only. The top 450 from stage 1 sit stage 2, where maths is 30 written questions with working shown.

Last year's dates (September 2027 entry)

Based on last year's dates (September 2027 entry). Schools have not published dates for September 2028 entry yet, so always check each school's own website before you register.

Registration

8–29 June 2026 (closed at midday)

Test

18 September 2026 (stage 1), 13 November 2026 (stage 2)

Results and offers

Stage 1 results mid-October; offers 1 March 2027

See the full month-by-month timeline

Official free practice material

The school publishes sample questions for both stages of its test.

• Entrance test information (opens in a new tab)Free practice

  Both stages explained, with sample questions for stage 1 (from 2023) and stage 2 (from 2021) and a mock answer sheet. (St Olave's Grammar School)

• Year 7 admissions overview (opens in a new tab)Admissions page

  Places, the two-stage test and how to apply. (St Olave's Grammar School)

What to practise

• Reading comprehension: Read widely every day and answer questions about what the writer means, not only what happens.
• Creative writing: Write short stories and descriptions against the clock, then check spelling and punctuation.
• Maths: Keep arithmetic quick and accurate, and practise multi-step word problems up to the end of Year 6.
• Verbal reasoning: Build vocabulary and learn the common verbal reasoning question types: codes, hidden words, series and word links.
• Non-verbal reasoning: Practise shape patterns, codes, reflections, folding and cubes until the question types feel familiar.

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