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The Cranmore 11+ assessment for September 2027 entry

For September 2027 entry, children sit the Cranmore 11+ assessment on Friday, 20 November 2026, at the start of Year 6. Registration closed on 10 October 2026.

Know where your child stands before the Cranmore 11+ assessment

Daily practice on the skills the Cranmore 11+ assessment checks. Their answers show what to work on next, along with any Bond papers you log.

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What to do next, for September 2027 entry

  1. Register for the test Done

    Registration closes on 10 October 2026. Register with Cranmore, The Entry Process.

  2. Practise little and often

    Daily practice on what the Cranmore 11+ assessment covers, so the papers feel familiar by test day. Try a free class.

  3. Sit the test

    On Friday, 20 November 2026. Second stage on 16 November 2026, for children invited back.

  4. Get an offer

    Offers of places are made in the week starting Monday 30 November 2026. Successful boys are invited to an Offer Holders' Day early in the spring term 2027.

  5. Accept a place

    The school tells you how long you have to accept.

Key dates for September 2027 entry

  1. Registration closedSaturday, 10 October 2026
  2. Today, 12 NovemberAssessment day in 4 days
  3. Assessment dayMonday, 16 November 2026
  4. Test dayFriday, 20 November 2026
  5. Last day to sit the Pre-TestFriday, 20 November 2026

Source: Cranmore, The Entry Process. Checked 9 November 2026.

What is in the test

The Cranmore 11+ assessment uses the ISEB Pre-Tests. What the ISEB Pre-Tests cover, when they are sat and how results are shared.

Writing task
On the day at Cranmore each boy writes a short piece of creative writing, takes part in activities and an informal group interview, then has lunch.

Source: Cranmore, The Entry Process. Checked 9 November 2026.

Who can apply

Boys can apply to join Cranmore at age 11 or 13. Girls join only at ages 2 to 6.

Parents register online through an Applicaa parent account and pay a registration fee that is not refunded. After the deadline the school asks current schools for references.

Source: Cranmore, The Entry Process. Checked 9 November 2026.

Scholarships and bursaries

Academic scholarships are awarded on entrance results. Art, music, performing arts, sport and tennis scholarship assessments take place at the end of November.

Scholarships are open to boys joining in Year 7 or Year 9.

Academic scholarships are awarded on how a boy does in the entrance papers.

There's no separate application for an academic scholarship.

Scholarships can also be awarded in art, music, performing arts, sport and tennis.

Forms for those scholarships are due by 1 November 2026.

Cranmore's bursaries are for pupils already at the school whose families face temporary financial problems.

Source: Cranmore, The Entry Process; Cranmore, Scholarships; Cranmore, Bursaries. Checked 9 November 2026.

Open events

The next open morning is on Thursday 29 April 2027.

Source: Cranmore, Open Mornings & Taster Events. Checked 9 November 2026.

Schools that use the Cranmore 11+ assessment

When to start preparing for the Cranmore 11+ assessment, year by year

Questions parents ask

What is the writing task?

On the day at Cranmore each boy writes a short piece of creative writing, takes part in activities and an informal group interview, then has lunch.

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The tests it uses

Other 11+ areas

Schools with their own test

Know where your child stands before the Cranmore 11+ assessment

Daily practice on the skills the Cranmore 11+ assessment checks. Their answers show what to work on next, along with any Bond papers you log.

Try a free class