Schools / Queen Elizabeth's School, Wakefield
Queen Elizabeth's School, Wakefield
- Independent school
- Co-educational
- Day
- Ages 3–19
- 668 pupils
Queen Elizabeth's School, Wakefield is an independent, academically selective day school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, educating around 670 pupils aged 3 to 19. It was formed in September 2026 by the merger of Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield Girls' High School and Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School, the schools of the Wakefield Grammar School Foundation. The school is co-educational and follows a diamond model: fully mixed in the early years and sixth form, with single-sex academic teaching in Years 7 to 11. Entry at 11+ is by the school's entrance assessment in English, mathematics and non-verbal reasoning, held in January of Year 6, with an interview for candidates who meet the academic standard.
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
DfE URN108306
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for Queen Elizabeth's School, Wakefield. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
2027 entry
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
School-set papers - Queen Elizabeth's School 11+ Entrance Assessment (the Wakefield Grammar School Foundation examination): English (comprehension and creative writing), Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning, held in January of Year 6; candidates who meet the academic standard are invited to interview.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Queen Elizabeth's School Admissions Policy 2026-2027 (official, WGSF)
2028 entry
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
School-set papers - Queen Elizabeth's School 11+ Entrance Assessment (the Wakefield Grammar School Foundation examination): English (comprehension and creative writing), Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning, held in January of Year 6; candidates who meet the academic standard are invited to interview.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Queen Elizabeth's School Admissions Policy 2026-2027 (official, WGSF)
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Key dates & preparation
2028 entry
Test: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
2027 entry
Test: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Admissions rules
No catchment — open competition
There is no catchment area. Queen Elizabeth's School is academically selective: admission at 11+ is by the school's entrance assessment (English, mathematics and non-verbal reasoning, taken in January of Year 6) together with an interview for candidates who meet the academic standard; the other usual entry points are 7+ (Year 3) and 16+ (Year 12). The school sets its own oversubscription criteria in its admissions policy.
Read the school's admissions policy
Results & destinations
2025 results
GCSE: 50% of all grades were awarded at levels 9 to 7 (the equivalent of A*/A)
School-published
A level: Average point score per A level entry 42.88 (average grade B+); 34.8% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
A level: Average point score per A level entry 39.91 (average grade B)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
Scholarships & bursaries
Schemes recorded from the school's own published information. A scholarship is a merit award; a bursary is means-tested. Values are shown exactly as the school states them — where a scheme is honorary, its stated value says so.
11+ entry
Radcliffe Scholarship
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Awarded to the academically top-performing students in Year 7, on outstanding performance in the 11+ entrance examinations and interview with the Head (scholarship name as given in the school's prospectus; the school's scholarships page confirms a limited number of Scholarships for top-performing Year 7 students, with Scholars joining the Scholars Programme)
When: 11+ entrance examination cycle
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: All entrance candidates automatically considered
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Bursary
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested; offered to students who rank highly in the entrance examination and whose families meet the school's financial criteria. The school's Fee Assistance page adds that Year 7 awards are made by the Governors on academic merit on a sliding scale, with net household income below £65,000 per annum and the market value of the principal residence below £300,000
When: Applied for during the admissions cycle; applicants are advised of the value of their award when a place is offered
What it's worth: Covering up to 75% of School fees
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
16+ entry
Savile Scholarship
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Awarded for entry into the Sixth Form to the academically top-performing students in Year 12 (scholarship name as given in the school's prospectus; the school's scholarships page confirms a limited number of Scholarships for top-performing Year 12 students)
When: Sixth Form entry cycle
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: All entrance candidates automatically considered
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Bursary
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested; offered to students who have excellent GCSE grades and whose families meet the school's financial criteria
When: Applied for during the admissions cycle; applicants are advised of the value of their award when a place is offered
What it's worth: Covering up to 75% of School fees
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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