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Gloucestershire

Denmark Road High School

Gloucester · Girls only, Year 7 entry

The FSCE Entrance Test, from 2028 entry, in three papers: Adventure (English and maths, multiple choice), Beacon (English and maths, short written answers) and Compass (one school subject the child chooses, multiple choice).

What the school publishes

Papers
Adventure, Beacon and Compass
Test date, 2028 entry
Saturday 3 July 2027, in the summer term of Year 5
Registration, 2028 entry
Opens noon 8 February 2027, closes noon 19 March 2027
Before 2028 entry
The test was provided by GL Assessment, which is a different exam

Things parents are caught out by

  • Seven Gloucestershire schools share one test, so a family sits it once for all of them.
  • The test moves out of Year 6 and into the summer term of Year 5, which brings the whole timetable forward by a year.
  • Compass lets the child pick the subject: art and design, computing, design and technology, English, geography, history, languages, maths, music, PE or science.
  • There is no creative writing paper, and no non-verbal reasoning.

Registering is not applying

Registering for the test is not an application for a place. The application goes to your home local authority on its Common Application Form, and the national closing date for secondary transfer is 31 October.

Source: denmarkroad.org and Pate's statement of the arrangements. Checked on 11 October 2026. Admissions arrangements change at the school, so confirm them there before you rely on them.

Preparing for Denmark Road High School

Our practice is written to the published FSCE format, and this school does not set the creative writing paper. Start with the free baseline test to see where your child stands.

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