Newstead Wood 11+

What the test covers

• Verbal reasoning
• Non-verbal reasoning

Verbal and non-verbal reasoning only.

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

1 May – 30 June 2026

Test

Late September 2026

Results and offers

Results mid-October; offers 1 March 2027

See the full month-by-month timeline

Official free practice material

No free school-specific paper online: the school sells a printed specimen paper for £5 from reception, and points families to free general reasoning material.

• About the Selection Test (opens in a new tab)Admissions page

  The two reasoning papers, the £5 specimen paper and links to free general material. (Newstead Wood School)

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

  Registration in May of Year 5, test in late September of Year 6. (Newstead Wood School)

What to practise

• 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.

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