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Kendrick School 11+: guide for 2028 entry

For girls in Year 5 now, who would sit the admission tests in the autumn of Year 6 to join Year 7 in September 2028. Dates and format are taken from Kendrick School's own admissions pages.

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At a glance

Test date
Not yet published for 2028 entry. This year's tests were on Friday 18 September 2026 for candidates living in the designated area. The school said those living outside it would sit on a later date
Registration
Not yet published for 2028 entry. This year the online form opened on 1 May 2026 and closed at midnight on 1 July 2026
Open event
For 2028 entry, the school says its open event for current Year 5s will be in April 2027
Papers
Two, each about one hour, with a short break between them
Subjects
A combination of verbal and non-verbal reasoning, English and mathematics. No creative writing
Marked by
GL Assessment, which carries out all marking and standardisation

Key dates

For 2028 entry (tests expected in September 2027, going by this year's pattern)

Kendrick School has not published test or registration dates for 2028 entry yet. It has published the two items below.

January 2027
Admissions policy should be available, once ratified by the trustees
April 2027
Open event for current Year 5s. Details due on the school's website early in 2027

Source: Kendrick School: Admission into Year 7 in September 2028

This year's dates (2026 tests, 2027 entry), as a guide to the pattern

Wednesday 22 April 2026
Open event
Friday 1 May 2026
Online application form opened
Wednesday 1 July 2026 (midnight)
Online application form closed
By 17 July 2026
Candidates told whether they have a morning or afternoon session. This date is from the school's open day presentation, listed under sources
Friday 18 September 2026
Admission tests at Kendrick School for candidates living in the designated area. Those living outside it were to sit on a later date
Before 31 October 2026
Test results sent by a link in an email (still to come when this page was checked). This date is from the school's open day presentation, listed under sources

Source: Kendrick School: Admission into Year 7 in September 2027

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The papers

Paper 1: about one hourQuestions covering a combination of verbal and non-verbal reasoning, English and mathematics.
Paper 2: about one hourSat after a short break. The school says ranking is decided by adding together the age-standardised scores of both papers.

What is published for 2028 entry so far

Kendrick School already has a page for September 2028 entry. It says the open event for current Year 5s will be in April 2027, with details on its website early in 2027. It says the admissions policy should be available in January 2027, once ratified by its trustees. The page has a form you can fill in to be emailed when more information is published. The format described on this page is the one the school published for September 2027 entry. It has not yet confirmed the format for 2028 entry.

No creative writing

The school says there is no creative writing element to the admission tests. The two papers cover English, mathematics, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.

Where you live matters

The school has a designated area. Its page for 2027 entry says that no candidate living outside the designated area, whatever score they attained, has been offered a place since the designated area was introduced in 2013. Check the designated area on the school's website before you plan around this school.

Register well before the test

This year the online application form closed at midnight on 1 July 2026, more than two months before the tests on 18 September 2026 for candidates living in the designated area. Candidates could not choose a morning or afternoon session. The dates for 2028 entry are not yet published.

Five Kendrick-style sample questions

These are our own questions, written in the style of the test so you can see the level. They are not taken from any real paper. Tap a question to see the answer and the method.

1. An urn holds 6.3 litres of squash. How many 450 ml beakers can be filled from it?
  • A) 12
  • B) 13
  • C) 14
  • D) 16
Answer: C) 14. Change litres to millilitres: 6.3 litres = 6300 ml. Divide by the size of a beaker: 6300 ÷ 450 = 14 beakers.
2. Which word is closest in meaning to dawdle?
  • A) hurry
  • B) shout
  • C) tumble
  • D) linger
Answer: D) linger. To dawdle is to move slowly and waste time. Linger means to stay or move slowly, so it is closest. Hurry is the opposite.
3. Which of these sentences about Mina is written in the past tense?
  • A) Mina swept the yard
  • B) Mina is sweeping the yard
  • C) Mina will sweep the yard
  • D) Mina sweeps the yard
Answer: A) Mina swept the yard. The past tense tells you something has already happened. Swept is the past tense of sweep. "Is sweeping" and "sweeps" are present tense, and "will sweep" is future.
4. What number comes next in this sequence? 4, 9, 19, 39, 79, ...
  • A) 119
  • B) 159
  • C) 149
  • D) 158
Answer: B) 159. Each number is double the one before, plus 1: 4 × 2 + 1 = 9, 9 × 2 + 1 = 19, 19 × 2 + 1 = 39, 39 × 2 + 1 = 79. So the next is 79 × 2 + 1 = 159.
5. A jumper costs £36. In a sale its price is cut by 25%. What is the sale price, in pounds?
  • A) 9
  • B) 24
  • C) 27
  • D) 29
Answer: C) 27. 25% is one quarter. A quarter of £36 is £9. Take that off the price: £36 − £9 = £27.

What a Year 5 parent can do now

  1. Fill in the form on the school's 2028 entry page to be emailed when information is published, and look out for the open event in April 2027.
  2. Check the school's designated area before anything else.
  3. Start short, regular practice in English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning now. This year registration ran from 1 May to 1 July 2026 and the tests for candidates in the designated area were on Friday 18 September 2026.

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How to prepare

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Quick answers

When is the Kendrick 11+ exam?

Not yet published for 2028 entry. This year's tests were on Friday 18 September 2026 for candidates living in the designated area. The school said those living outside it would sit on a later date.

What is in the Kendrick 11+ exam?

Paper 1: about one hour. Questions covering a combination of verbal and non-verbal reasoning, English and mathematics. Paper 2: about one hour. Sat after a short break. The school says ranking is decided by adding together the age-standardised scores of both papers.

When do I need to register for the Kendrick 11+?

Not yet published for 2028 entry. This year the online form opened on 1 May 2026 and closed at midnight on 1 July 2026.

How can my child practise for the Kendrick 11+?

Use GL Assessment's free familiarisation materials, which the school's page links to.

Sources

Checked 7 October 2026. Schools change their tests, so always confirm dates and details on the official pages below.

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