St George's College, Weybridge 11+ entry guide

Are you thinking about applying to St George's College, Weybridge for 11+ entry? Find out everything you need to know about the admissions process and how to prepare for the entrance exam.

Key information for St George's College, Weybridge

• School type: co-educational independent day school
• Location: Addlestone, Surrey
• Admissions contact: admissions@stgeorgesweybridge.com
• 11+ exam: CEM Select (verbal and non-verbal reasoning), English paper, and maths paper
• Financial assistance: means-tested bursaries
• Scholarships: academic, art, drama, music, and sport

Important dates for 2027 entry

• Thursday 15th October 2026: registration deadline (5pm)
• Monday 21st September 2026: SGC@11 taster afternoon
• Friday 4th December 2026: 11+ Assessment Day
• Tuesday 17th November 2026: Sport Scholarship Assessments — first round (boys)
• Wednesday 18th November 2026: Sport Scholarship Assessments — first round (tennis)
• Thursday 19th November 2026: Sport Scholarship Assessments — first round (girls)
• Thursday 7th and Friday 8th January 2027: Art Scholarship Assessments
• Thursday 15th January 2027: Sport Scholarship Assessments — second round
• Monday 12th January 2027: Drama Scholarship Assessments
• Thursday 15th and Monday 18th January 2027: Academic Scholarship Interviews
• Thursday 15th January 2027: Music Scholarship Assessments
• Friday 12th February 2027: offers shared with families
• Week commencing Monday 1st March 2027: deadline for accepting offers (date to be confirmed)

How to apply to St George's College, Weybridge

St George's College is selective. This means that your child will need to take an entrance exam to be eligible for a place.

You must register your child for Year 7 entry via the school website. Registration opens at any point but closes during the Christmas term of Year 6. A non-refundable registration fee applies.

St George's College uses the CEM Select assessment for verbal and non-verbal reasoning, alongside school-set papers in English and maths. The entrance exam and interview take place on the same day in December when your child is in Year 6.

Results are communicated in February. If your child is offered a place, you will have until March to accept.

What will my child be tested on?

The St George's College 11+ entrance exam has three components: an online reasoning test provided by CEM Select, a written English paper, and a written maths paper. Candidates are also interviewed by a senior member of staff on the same day.

CEM Select

CEM Select is an online assessment designed by the Centre of Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM). Schools use it to get an idea of a child's academic potential and reasoning ability. It has a time limit of one hour and is split into sections. This is a non-adaptive test, so all children see the same questions in the same order. Question types include multiple-choice, drag and drop, and auto-complete.

The core sections assess:

• Comprehension: your child will read a passage of fiction or non-fiction text and answer questions to assess their understanding and vocabulary.
• Missing words: your child will see two passages of text with words missing and will need to work out the correct words for each gap.
• Numerical ability: this section tests maths skills and knowledge aligned to the Key Stage 2 curriculum.
• Pictures (non-verbal reasoning): your child will need to analyse visual information — such as shapes and diagrams — to answer questions and complete sets.

The test may also include one or two additional sections assessing verbal reasoning skills.

English paper

The school-set English paper assesses your child's reading, comprehension, and writing skills. It is made up of a technical section, a reading comprehension section, and a writing task, using a mix of standard and multiple-choice questions. The writing section assesses your child's ability to structure ideas, use language effectively, and write accurately.

Maths paper

The school-set maths paper is designed to assess your child's problem-solving and arithmetic skills. Questions cover a range of topics from the Key Stage 2 maths curriculum, including core operations, number skills, geometry, measurement, and algebra.

How are places decided?

All candidates sit the CEM Select assessment and the English and maths papers, and are interviewed by a senior member of staff on the same day. The interview is an opportunity for your child to discuss their interests and show something of their character and personality.

Places are offered in February and are based on:

• performance in the entrance exam
• the interview
• a reference from the headteacher at their current school

The school's admissions criteria also take into account factors such as the family's sympathy with the school's Catholic and Josephite ethos, whether a sibling attends or has attended the College, and whether the candidate is a pupil of the Junior School.

If your child is offered a place, you will have until March to accept.

Financial information

St George's College is a fee-paying school. Take a look at the school website for a full breakdown of fees per year group.

Financial assistance

When exploring independent schools for your child, scholarships and bursaries are worth considering. They can ease the pressure of school fees and open doors to opportunities that might otherwise feel out of reach.

Scholarships

Scholarships are awarded for a child's talent or achievement. While many schools focus on academic excellence, some offer awards in music, sport, drama, art, or other specialist areas.

Scholarships often come with a small fee reduction and acknowledge your child's talents, motivating them and boosting their confidence. Some schools automatically consider all applicants, while others may request an additional application, assessment or audition.

Visit your target school's website to see what scholarships are available and how to apply.

For more information, read: Your guide to independent school scholarships.

Bursaries

Bursaries are means-tested awards (based on a family's financial situation) designed to make independent education more accessible. Depending on your circumstances, a bursary could cover part or all of the school fees and sometimes extras like uniforms, lunches or school trips.

Families provide financial information to qualify, and awards are reassessed each year. For many families, bursaries make an excellent education possible that might otherwise seem out of reach.

Visit your target school's website to find out what bursaries are available and how to apply.

For more information, read: Bursaries: a parents' guide

How can I help my child prepare for the test?

Applying to senior school can feel like a big milestone, but preparation doesn't have to be overwhelming. Here's how you can help your child prepare for test day.

Stay on track with a clear plan

One of the hardest parts of exam preparation is knowing what to focus on, when, and how to make steady progress without it taking over family life.

A clear, structured plan helps your child feel less overwhelmed and more in control. It ensures they build skills in the right order, cover everything they need, and avoid last-minute cramming.

Atom's exam plan makes this easier. Enter your child's target schools and exam dates, and we'll create a personalised weekly plan tailored to the topics they'll be tested on. It shows them what to work on and when, adapts as they improve, and helps them build progress in a calm, manageable way — little and often.

That means less guesswork for you, less stress for them, and a clearer path all the way to exam day.

Build smart exam technique

As your child's knowledge grows, practice tests can help them feel more comfortable with the real exam format.

Atom's mock tests are exact replicas of real entrance exams. They're also unlimited — your child can take the same test repeatedly and see new questions each time. This helps them practise without repeating the same content.

Atom's mock tests are automatically marked. You'll see your child's standardised age score (SAS), where they're doing well, and what they should focus on next. You'll also learn how they compare to other children applying to the same school.

Encourage regular reading

Strong reading skills play a big role in preparation for entrance exams.

Encourage your child to read every day, even for just 10–15 minutes. The key is variety. Mix fiction and non-fiction, different genres, and a range of authors. This helps them become more confident in understanding tone, purpose, and meaning across different texts.

Over time, regular reading will:

• broaden their vocabulary
• improve comprehension and inference
• build confidence in tackling unseen texts

And just as importantly, it can help them enjoy reading — not just see it as exam preparation.

Looking for inspiration? Atom's reading and writing starter kit has suggestions spanning fiction and non-fiction for Years 3–6.

Celebrate progress, not just scores

When you're supporting your child through exam preparation, what really matters is knowing they're moving in the right direction — not just how they scored on a single test.

Atom's progress tracking gives you a clear, simple picture of how your child is doing in each topic and the direction they're moving in. You can see where they're on track, where they might need more practice, and spot progress as it happens.

That makes it easier to give meaningful encouragement, keep motivation steady, and focus on what matters most: consistent improvement, not just one-off results.