T he Independent Schools Examinations Board (ISEB) provides the most well-known and respected examinations and assessments for pupils transitioning from prep and junior schools to senior schools in the UK, designing and setting the Common Entrance assessments, and the online, adaptive ISEB Pre-Tests. Used by the UK's leading schools, our assessments are designed to help pupils demonstrate their potential across a wide range of subjects at 11+ and 13+. We also offer the innovative ISEB Project Qualification (iPQ), a programme for schools that focuses on pupil-led, project-based learning.
Free guidance and support resources for parents and guardians with a child preparing for the ISEB Pre-Tests, the online admissions tests used by leading senior schools at 11+. Access trusted practice materials, resources, products and expert guidance on registration and preparation, directly from the exam board behind the Pre-Tests.
Go to: ISEB Pre-Tests Admissions Toolkit for Families
Information for schools and test venues acting as invigilation centres for the ISEB Pre-Tests, the online admissions test used by leading senior schools at 11+.
Go to: Pre-Tests for Invigilation Centres
Information for senior schools working with, or looking to work with, the ISEB Pre-Tests, the leading online 11+ admissions tests.
Go to: Pre-Tests for Senior Schools
Registration for the ISEB Pre-Tests is completed by the parent/guardian through the Guardian Admin Portal. Registration is currently open for parents of children due to sit the Pre-Tests in the 2025-26 academic year.
Examination papers taken by candidates in the last 5 years.
Prep, junior and senior schools who have used our examinations.
Countries around the world in which pupils have sat our examinations.
Our Common Entrance (CE) examinations are taken by pupils at either 11+ or 13+, as part of their application to some of the leading senior schools in the UK. We also provide Common Academic Scholarship (CASE) examinations at 13+.
Our online and adaptive Common Pre-Tests (CPT) are taken by pupils in Year 6 or 7, and provide an age-standardised measure of ability.
Our project qualification, the iPQ, is available for Years 5 to 6 and 7 to 8, and offers a skills-based learning journey for children. Pupils develop a wide range of 21st century skills through a self-defined project that can play to their strengths, spark their imagination and tackle real-world issues.
Visit our dedicated support hubs for information, guidance and advice on our examinations and assessments, tailored to schools, teachers and families.
W e provide a suite of robust assessments, supported by world-leading academic research and designed to support pupils with their transition to senior school. Whether they are at an independent, international or state school and whatever their background, culture or experience, our easy-to-use Common Entrance (CE) and Common Pre-Tests (CPT) examinations provide an opportunity for all pupils to show their potential, and our ISEB Project Qualification (iPQ) encourages pupils to explore and communicate their personal interests through self-defined and pupil-led projects. Through our website, in-person and online events and industry connections, we now provide more information to support schools, teachers, pupils and families with preparation and development than ever before.
Last academic year, 2023-24, ISEB marked 120 years at the heart of the independent education sector with our engaging and thought-provoking conference for schools and an exciting, tech-led creative writing competition, Time to Write, click below to find out more and explore our history.
Registration is now open for the ISEB Project Qualification (iPQ) for the 2025–26 academic year, offering schools a versatile project-based framework to develop independent learning in pupils. Register your candidates before 30 November 2025 to access our special early registration offer. Schools that register their candidates before 30 November 2025 will access an early bird discount: for every 10 candidates entered, ISEB will give schools the 11th candidate free. So, if a school registers more than 10 candidates, they will save £40.00, and if they register more than 20 candidates, they will save £80.00. Complete these steps to register for the iPQ: Log in to your ISEB School Account. Order your iPQ candidate registrations thro...
Schools can place their Advance Orders of the CE 11+ and CE 13+ papers for the Autumn 2025 exam session through the ISEB online shop. Please note that schools must
Is your child sitting the ISEB Pre-Tests in the 2025–26 academic year? Join our ISEB Pre-Tests webinar on Monday, 9 June 2025. This free online session is tailored for parents
Are you a parent or guardian of a child taking the ISEB Pre-Tests in the 2025-26 academic year? Join our free webinar to gain essential insights into the testing process
Join ISEB and leading school practitioners for half a day of insight and discussion on how assessment can do more than measure attainment – it can shape learning, drive pupil
