Year 7 entry (11+)

Year 7 Open Mornings

Date	Arrival Times
Saturday 4 October 2025	8:45am, 10:15am or 11:30am

Talks will start at 9am, 10.30am and 11.45am. All academic subjects and co-curricular activities will be showcased throughout the morning.

Date	Arrival Time
Thursday 1 May 2025	10.30am
Thursday 11 September 2025	10.30am
Friday 19 September 2025	10.30am
Thursday 9 October 2025	10.30am

Talks will start at 10.45am and afterwards our pupils will take you on a tour of the College. There will be light refreshments at the end and the admissions team will be able to answer individual questions. The events will finish by 12.30pm.

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Mid-week Lower School Tours

Date	Arrival Time
Tuesday 29 April 2025	9.45am
Tuesday 6 May 2025	9.45am
Tuesday 13 May 2025	9.45am
Tuesday 20 May 2025	9.45am
Tuesday 10 June 2025	9.45am
Tuesday 24 June 2025	9.45am
Tuesday 2 September 2025	9.45am
Tuesday 16 September 2025	9.45am
Tuesday 23 September 2025	9.45am
Tuesday 30 September 2025	9.45am
Tuesday 14 October 2025	9.45am

Miss Fran Cooke, Head of Lower School, will take a group of families on a tour during the school day which will last approximately one hour.

These tours are only for families who are considering Year 7 in September 2026.

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Safeguarding

All visitors to the College, including prospective parents, are asked to read our Safeguarding Policy.

To complete the online registration form you will need the following:

• Your son’s passport and birth certificate
• A recent photograph of your son
• Your son’s most recent academic school report
• Educational Psychologist report (if applicable)
• Details of any medical condition indicating examination concessions (if applicable)
• A debit or credit card to pay the registration fee
• If your son is in receipt of the Pupil Premium, a letter from your current school confirming this

If your son is in receipt of the Pupil Premium, you will not need to pay a registration fee. Please complete the online registration form, tick the Pupil Premium box and upload a letter from your current school confirming this. Please complete the form up to the point of making payment and then call the admissions team ahead of submitting the form who will complete the registration process for you (020 8299 9263 or the.registrar@dulwich.org.uk).

New users

To use our Admissions Portal to register for an event or submit a registration form for the first time you will need to set up a user account.

Year 7 Registration

Existing users

If you have registered to attend an event since April 2025 or registered for a son to sit our examinations in the past you will already have created an account. Please sign in before continuing.

To complete a new registration form please select 'Add New Applicant'. If you are re-applying for the same son please do not edit his 'past application', instead select 'Add New Applicant'.

You will then find links to events and additional forms specific to your son's application in your 'Checklist'.

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Entry to Year 7 (11+), September 2026

Entry Procedures Overview
Age of applicant	For boys born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015
Number of places available	70
Academic and Music Scholarships	Available
Bursaries - Free and Subsidised Places	Available
Closing date for Registration	Monday 27 October 2025, midday
Entrance Examinations	Friday 5 December 2025
Music Scholarship Auditions  For boys who have been selected for a Music audition and have been invited back for an academic interview	Saturday 10 January 2026
Number of boys invited for interview	160
Interview Dates	Wednesday 21 to Wednesday 28 January 2026
Results Date	Posted on Thursday 12 February by first class post and emailed on Friday 13 February 2026
Deadline for acceptance	Wednesday 4 March 2026, midday

 

Entrance Examinations

The admissions test is in two parts, which will last, in total, about 3 hours, including breaks during the tests.  

Part 1: Online tests 

• Mathematics – 20 minutes   
• English – 30 minutes   
• Non-verbal Reasoning – 10 minutes   
• Verbal Reasoning – 10 minutes   
• Puzzles and Problem Solving – 15 minutes   
• Creative Comprehension – 20 minutes  

Maths and English questions will cover the range of topics as set out in Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum.  

Most questions are multiple choice with only a few requiring a typed word or number.

The Maths, Non-Verbal and Verbal Reasoning are adaptive which means that questions get harder or easier depending on answers submitted.  Candidates are therefore not able to go back and change their answers.

The English, Puzzles and Problem Solving and Creative Comprehension are non-adaptive which means all candidates have the same questions and are able to move backward and forward through the questions changing their answers should they wish.

During the online test there will be a clock on the screen showing how long the candidate has left for each section. If candidates are eligible for extra time (please see Access Arrangements in Entrance Examinations), the extra time will automatically be added to the clock.

We will provide paper and pencils for any working out during the assessment. Pencil cases are not required. Dictionaries, calculators, mobile devices may not be used.  

There is a familiarisation test in the Practice Test section. These questions are intended to demonstrate the style of question, not the content given the adaptive nature of some of the tests.   

Part 2: Creative Writing   

Part 2 is a creative writing task which candidates will handwrite (or type if appropriate).  A specimen paper can be found in the Practice Test section.  It is a 20 minute test of which 5 minutes is planning and 15 minutes is writing.

Selection

The offer of a place at the College is made on the basis of

• the candidate’s performance in the appropriate examination
• an interview
• a reference from the Head of the candidate’s present school

and is subject to the College’s Standard Terms and Conditions.

The Interview

Candidates who show promise in the entrance examinations are invited to attend an interview in January. Our aim is to provide a friendly atmosphere for the interview during which the candidate will be allowed the opportunity to give further evidence of his academic strengths and some indication of interests and abilities with which he might make a contribution to the general life of the College.

Pre-examination adjustments

Access Arrangements are pre-examination adjustments for candidates based on evidence of need and normal way of working. They can include, but are not limited to, extra time, supervised breaks and use of word processor.  Access Arrangements are reviewed by our Learning Support team and granted in line with JCQ regulations. To evidence a need and normal way of working, you will need to submit the following at time of application:

• a letter/report from CAMHS, a HPC registered psychologist, a medical consultant, a psychiatrist, a Speech and Language Therapist; or
• a letter/report from the Local Authority Specialist Service, Local Authority Sensory Impairment Service or Occupational Health Service; or
• a current EHCP
• We will also require a letter from the current school stating the pupil's normal way of working

The College needs this information so that it can assess a pupil’s particular needs and (if required) can consult with their parents about the adjustments which could reasonably be made to cater for those needs during the admissions process.

Please indicate requirements in the Special Educational Need (SEN) section when submitting an online registration form. If there are any changes to requirements, please inform the Registrars no later than 10 days before the entrance examination.

Free 11+ Familiarisation Materials

To encourage even greater representation of pupils at Dulwich College, we work in partnership with Atom Learning, the leading online 11+ preparation platform, to provide students who are eligible for Pupil Premium with free 11+ preparation and KS2 learning resources.

Through their Atom Home account, children can access 11+ and KS2 practice questions, learning resources, mock tests and practice papers that will help them build knowledge and confidence ahead of their Dulwich College entrance tests. 

If your child is in Years 4-6 from September 2024 and is eligible for Pupil Premium, please fill in the form by clicking the button below. They will be given free access to Atom Home when their Pupil Premium status has been verified by their primary school.

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Online Test

Examples of the questions you might see in the assessment for each subject.

Familiarisation test

English Creative Writing Task

Specimen paper