St John's School 11+ Exam Guide

About the school

St John’s School Leatherhead offers Year 7, Year 9 and Sixth Form entry points and describes an admissions process including online ISEB Common Pre-Tests, school references and St John’s Experience Days. The site also states that boarding is available on a regular or flexi basis and includes a Sixth Form.

School type	Independent (fee-paying) · Co-educational
Headteacher	Alex Tate
Sixth form	Yes
Fees	non-refundable registration fee (£220 or £300 for overseas registrations)

📅 Open days: Whole-school open events are held in the Autumn and Spring Term of each academic year, and smaller Discover Events are held on a normal school day; the site also says bookings are being accepted for September and October Open Events.

Entrance exam

Exam board / format	ISEB
Delivery	Computer-based
Subjects tested	English, mathematics, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning

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Admissions & catchment

Catchment	Open to all — no catchment requirement
Detail	Priority is given to siblings.

Key dates

Registration opens	To be confirmed
Registration deadline	1 Nov 2026
Typical exam date	21 Nov 2026

The Year 7 page says it welcomes applications for September 2027 entry and beyond, with ISEB tests usually taken at the child’s current school in October or November of Year 6; children unable to sit at their school can sit at St John’s on 2026-11-21. All children who sit the ISEB tests for St John’s are invited to Experience Days on 2027-01-04 and 2027-01-05. Offers are made in mid-February of Year 6 and the acceptance deadline for 2027 entry is in early March 2027. Whole-school open events are

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