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Dulwich College 11+

On-screen tests (105 minutes) plus a 20-minute creative writing task, on the same day.

What the test covers

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

Boys only. The same sections and timings as City of London School's test, including puzzles and problem solving; interview in January for about 180 boys.

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
By 2 November 2026 (midday)
Test
4 December 2026 (on-screen tests and creative writing, same day)
Results and offers
Interviews 20–27 January; results 11 February 2027

See the full month-by-month timeline

Official free practice material

The school offers a free online familiarisation test and a creative writing specimen. Its older maths specimen papers, with mark schemes, still make good extra practice.

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.
  • Interview: Talk about books, interests and current events in full sentences, and explain how you worked something out.

Want to try some questions now? Get our free practice paper with answers.

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