St Olave's Grammar School 11+: guide for 2028 entry
For boys in Year 5 now, who sit the Selective Entrance Test in September 2027 to start Year 7 in September 2028. The school has already published its key dates for 2028 entry. Dates and format are taken from St Olave's Grammar School's own pages.
At a glance
- Stage 1 test date
- Friday 17 September 2027, for 2028 entry
- Applying
- The school's own form opens at 9am on Monday 7 June 2027 and closes at midday on Monday 28 June 2027
- Stage 1
- One hour, multiple choice: English, Logic (verbal and non-verbal reasoning) and Mathematics
- Stage 2
- English and Mathematics papers on Friday 12 November 2027, for those invited back
- Who goes through
- The top 450 boys in Stage 1 are invited to Stage 2
- Stage 2 timings
- Not given here: the school shows them only in a diagram on its entrance test page
Key dates
For 2028 entry (Stage 1 test in September 2027)
- Monday 7 June 2027 (from 9am)
- Applications to take the Selective Entrance Test open, through the school's Supplementary Information Form
- Thursday 24 June 2027 (3.30pm to 7.30pm)
- Open Evening
- Monday 28 June 2027 (midday)
- Closing date for the Supplementary Information Form
- Friday 17 September 2027
- Selective Entrance Test, Stage 1
- Mid-October 2027 (before half term)
- Outcome of Stage 1
- Friday 12 November 2027
- Stage 2 Entrance Test, for those invited back
- Wednesday 1 March 2028
- National Offer Day
Source: St. Olave's Grammar School: Key Dates
This year's dates (2026 tests, 2027 entry), as a guide to the pattern
- Monday 8 June 2026 (from 9am)
- Applications to take the Selective Entrance Test opened
- Monday 29 June 2026 (midday)
- Closing date for the Supplementary Information Form
- Friday 18 September 2026
- Selective Entrance Test, Stage 1
- Mid-October 2026 (before half term)
- Outcome of Stage 1 (still to come when this page was checked)
- Friday 13 November 2026
- Stage 2 Entrance Test, for those invited back
- Monday 1 March 2027
- National Offer Day
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The two stages
The application window is three weeks in June
To sit the test you fill in the school's Supplementary Information Form. For 2028 entry it opens at 9am on Monday 7 June 2027 and closes at midday on Monday 28 June 2027, while your child is still in Year 5. The school's open evening is on Thursday 24 June 2027, from 3.30pm to 7.30pm.
How the two stages fit together
The school says the top 450 boys in Stage 1 are invited to Stage 2, and that all 450 have met the minimum standard for entry. Places then depend on the final rank order after Stage 2. Only boys who sit both tests are considered. The school shares the final rank order only with the local authority, so families find out on National Offer Day, Wednesday 1 March 2028.
Four areas in one hour
Stage 1 covers English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and maths in a single hour. The school's test page does not say how the hour is divided, so it helps to practise moving quickly between question types.
Sample questions, not past papers
The school publishes sample questions for both stages and an example of the Stage 1 answer sheet on its entrance test page. It says it does not provide past papers.
Five St Olave's-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. Stage 1 is multiple choice. The Stage 2 papers ask for written answers; we use multiple choice here only so you can check quickly.
1. A number is doubled and then 9 is subtracted. The answer is 37. What was the number?
- A) 14
- B) 19
- C) 23
- D) 28
2. What is the sum of all the prime numbers between 20 and 40?
- A) 120
- B) 112
- C) 127
- D) 143
3. Asha is taller than Ben. Ben is taller than Cora. Dev is shorter than Cora. Who is the second shortest?
- A) Asha
- B) Ben
- C) Dev
- D) Cora
4. What number comes next in this sequence? 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ...
- A) 91
- B) 95
- C) 97
- D) 99
5. Which word is closest in meaning to meticulous?
- A) careful
- B) hurried
- C) generous
- D) nervous
What a Year 5 parent can do now
- Put the application window in your diary now: 9am on Monday 7 June 2027 to midday on Monday 28 June 2027. The open evening is on Thursday 24 June 2027.
- Download the school's sample questions for both stages and look through them together.
- Start short, regular practice in English, reasoning and maths now, and keep some of it written rather than multiple choice.
How to prepare
- Start with the school's own sample questions for Stage 1 and Stage 2, and its example answer sheet.
- Practise mixed one-hour sessions covering English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning and maths.
- Practise marking answers in pencil on a separate answer sheet.
- Keep up written English and written maths working alongside multiple choice, ready for Stage 2.
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Quick answers
When is the St Olave's 11+ exam?
Friday 17 September 2027, for 2028 entry.
What is in the St Olave's 11+ exam?
Stage 1: Selective Entrance Test (SET), 1 hour. Multiple-choice questions in English, Logic (both verbal and non-verbal reasoning) and Mathematics. Answers are entered in HB pencil on a separate answer sheet. Stage 2: English and Mathematics. Two papers for the boys invited back. The school asks candidates to bring blue or black pens for the English paper, and pencils, an eraser and a ruler for the Mathematics paper.
When do I need to register for the St Olave's 11+?
The school's own form opens at 9am on Monday 7 June 2027 and closes at midday on Monday 28 June 2027.
How can my child practise for the St Olave's 11+?
Start with the school's own sample questions for Stage 1 and Stage 2, and its example answer sheet.
Sources
Checked 7 October 2026. Schools change their tests, so always confirm dates and details on the official pages below.
- St. Olave's Grammar School: Key Dates
- St. Olave's Grammar School: Entrance Test Information
- St. Olave's Grammar School: FAQ
- St. Olave's Grammar School: Admissions - Year 7
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