Schools / Sevenoaks School
Sevenoaks School
- Independent school
- Co-educational
- Day & boarding
- Ages 11–18
- 1,240 pupils
Sevenoaks School is an independent co-educational school in Sevenoaks, Kent, educating around 1,200 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entrance is assessed through the ISEB Common Pre-Test, followed by the school's own examination papers and an interview. The school teaches the International Baccalaureate Diploma in the sixth form rather than A-levels.
RegionSouth East
DfE URN118952
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for Sevenoaks School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
Registration deadline: register by 15 September of Year 6 (Early Decision); 1 November of Year 7 (Later Decision). Registration for these schools closes well before the entrance tests — check the school's own admissions page for the exact form and dates.
2027 entry
Set by ISEB (tests commissioned from GL Assessment)
Combination - ISEB online pre-test, then the school's own written Mathematics and English papers.
9489 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by ISEB (tests commissioned from GL Assessment)
Confirmation: Confirmed on school reports — no confirmation exam
Register by: 15 September of Year 6 (Early Decision); 1 November of Year 7 (Later Decision)
13+ entry - Stage 1 (the 11+ pre-test stage, in Year 6): candidates for Sevenoaks 13+ entry sit the ISEB Pre-Test in the autumn of Year 6 (Early Decision; register by September of Year 6) or autumn of Year 7 (Later Decision), alongside Sevenoaks' own English and Maths examinations - the same papers as its 11+ candidates - and a group discussion; offers are conditional on staying at the current school with satisfactory reports and references. See the school's Independent School 13+ Entry route for the full pathway.
9489 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: unverified · Route source
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
Combination - ISEB online pre-test, then the school's own written Mathematics and English papers.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by ISEB Common Entrance / school scholarship papers
Confirmation: Confirmed on school reports — no confirmation exam
Register by: 15 September of Year 6 (Early Decision); 1 November of Year 7 (Later Decision)
Sevenoaks selects for 13+ in Year 6 (Early Decision) or Year 7 (Later Decision) using the ISEB Pre-Test plus its own English and Maths examinations — the same papers as its 11+ candidates — and a group discussion. Offers are conditional on staying at the current school with satisfactory reports and references; Sevenoaks does not use Common Entrance.
Route record: unverified · Route source
2028 entry
Set by ISEB (tests commissioned from GL Assessment)
Confirmation: Confirmed on school reports — no confirmation exam
Register by: 15 September of Year 6 (Early Decision); 1 November of Year 7 (Later Decision)
13+ entry - Stage 1 (the 11+ pre-test stage, in Year 6): candidates for Sevenoaks 13+ entry sit the ISEB Pre-Test in the autumn of Year 6 (Early Decision; register by September of Year 6) or autumn of Year 7 (Later Decision), alongside Sevenoaks' own English and Maths examinations - the same papers as its 11+ candidates - and a group discussion; offers are conditional on staying at the current school with satisfactory reports and references. See the school's Independent School 13+ Entry route for the full pathway.
9489 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: unverified · Route source
Set by ISEB (tests commissioned from GL Assessment)
Combination - ISEB online pre-test, then the school's own written Mathematics and English papers.
9489 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
Combination - ISEB online pre-test, then the school's own written Mathematics and English papers.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by ISEB Common Entrance / school scholarship papers
Confirmation: Confirmed on school reports — no confirmation exam
Register by: 15 September of Year 6 (Early Decision); 1 November of Year 7 (Later Decision)
Sevenoaks selects for 13+ in Year 6 (Early Decision) or Year 7 (Later Decision) using the ISEB Pre-Test plus its own English and Maths examinations — the same papers as its 11+ candidates — and a group discussion. Offers are conditional on staying at the current school with satisfactory reports and references; Sevenoaks does not use Common Entrance.
Route record: unverified · Route source
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Key dates & preparation
2028 entry
Test: Stage A pre-assessment during Year 6 (some schools assess in Year 7); confirmation — Common Entrance or the school’s own process — in May/June of Year 8 (see the route description for this school’s exact model)
Results: Conditional offers follow the Stage A assessment, typically by the spring of Year 6
Offers: Places are confirmed in Year 8 once the school’s confirmation condition is met (see the route description)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring 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: Stage A pre-assessment during Year 6 (some schools assess in Year 7); confirmation — Common Entrance or the school’s own process — in May/June of Year 8 (see the route description for this school’s exact model)
Results: Conditional offers follow the Stage A assessment, typically by the spring of Year 6
Offers: Places are confirmed in Year 8 once the school’s confirmation condition is met (see the route description)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring 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. Entry at 13+ is governed by the school’s own pre-assessment and confirmation process (see the route description); registration deadlines fall early — typically during Year 5 or Year 6 — and places at this level are heavily oversubscribed.
Read the school's admissions policy
Results & destinations
2025 results
University destinations:
- 21 leavers — Oxford or Cambridge — School-published: 21 students to Oxford or Cambridge in 2025 (places). The school also reports 58 students to UCL, LSE, Imperial or King's College London combined; it publishes no Russell Group or complete top-10 figure.
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.
13+ entry
Academic Scholarship (Year 9)
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Honorary Year 9 scholarship assessed for offer holders in the spring of Year 8
When: Late March of Year 8
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission
How to apply: Offer holders only
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Art Scholarship
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Honorary Year 9 scholarship assessed for offer holders in the spring of Year 8
When: Late April / early May of Year 8
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission
How to apply: Offer holders only
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Drama Scholarship
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Honorary Year 9 scholarship assessed for offer holders in the spring of Year 8
When: Late April / early May of Year 8
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission
How to apply: Offer holders only
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Music Scholarship
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Honorary Year 9 scholarship assessed for offer holders in the spring of Year 8
When: Late April / early May of Year 8
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission
How to apply: Offer holders only
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Sport Scholarship
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Honorary Year 9 scholarship assessed for offer holders in the spring of Year 8
When: Late April / early May of Year 8
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission
How to apply: Offer holders only
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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