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What are the ISEB Common Pre-Tests?

The ISEB Common Pre-Tests are digital, adaptive tests taken for 11+ entry to leading independent senior schools. 

The ISEB Pre-Tests may be referred to externally as the ’11+’, the ‘pre-tests’, ‘the ISEB’ or ‘CPT’. These all refer to the same set of four tests covering English, mathematics, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.

They are taken by children in Year 6 for Year 7 entry (11+) or used as a precursor to Year 9 entry (13+).

What is Common Entrance (CE)?

Common Entrance (CE) and Common Academic Scholarship (CASE) exams are a collection of paper-based entrance and scholarship exams and curricula used as part of entrance to leading independent UK senior schools, most commonly at 13+ (Year 9) but also at 11+ (Year 7).

The curriculum covers the following subjects:

• English
• Mathematics
• Science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
• History
• Geography
• TPR (Theology, Philosophy and Religion)
• Latin and Classical Civilisation and Classical Greek
• Modern Foreign Languages, French, German and Spanish