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Royal Hospital School

Holbrook Suffolk
Years 7-10 (11+, 12+, 13+ and 14+)
Co-ed
Day & boarding
No longer uses the Pre-Tests

Last checked against public sources: 31 August 2026

What Royal Hospital School uses instead

When we checked the school’s admissions pages on 31 August 2026, the ISEB Common Pre-Test was not part of the entry process. What the school uses instead: the school's own Maths and English papers plus GL Assessment Verbal Reasoning. Preparing specifically for the ISEB Pre-Test would not be preparing for this school’s process. Assessment arrangements do change and can differ by entry point, so confirm the current requirements with the school before you plan.

Research note — what we found on the school’s own pages (checked 31 August 2026)

step five: 'Mathematics and English assessments are internally set and marked, tailored to the year of entry. Verbal Reasoning is assessed using GL Assessment papers.' No ISEB or Common Pre-Test reference anywhere on the admissions pages; the school publishes its own familiarisation resources. The same internally-set process covers Years 7-10, with an Experience Day first for Years 7-9

Key details

Entry points

Years 7-10 (11+, 12+, 13+ and 14+)

Gender

Co-ed

Day / boarding

Day & boarding

Location

Holbrook Suffolk

Country

United Kingdom

ISEB Common Pre-Test

Not used by this school

Assessment used instead

the school's own Maths and English papers plus GL Assessment Verbal Reasoning

What this means if Royal Hospital School is on your list

  • Prepare for this school’s own process, not for ISEB

    The current process is: the school's own Maths and English papers plus GL Assessment Verbal Reasoning. Ask its admissions office what that involves at your child’s entry point, and what — if anything — it publishes for familiarisation.

  • You may still need the Pre-Tests for other schools

    If another school on your list does use the Common Pre-Tests, your child still sits them once in the academic year and that single result is shared with every ISEB school you apply to.

  • Treat ISEB school lists with care

    This school still appears on ISEB school lists that have not been re-checked. Where a listing matters to your plans, check it against the school’s own admissions pages — that is the only source we treat as authoritative.

Where this finding comes from

Read on the school’s admissions pages on 31 August 2026, where the ISEB Common Pre-Test no longer appears in the entry process.

View the school’s page

General 11+ preparation

Since Royal Hospital School does not use the Common Pre-Tests, ISEB-specific practice is not what this school asks for. Our free 11+ preparation guide covers the ground most senior-school assessments share — English, maths and reasoning — whatever provider a school uses.

Read the 11+ preparation guideIndependent 11+ practice — not affiliated with or endorsed by ISEB or Royal Hospital School.

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