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Ripon Grammar School

Ripon, North Yorkshire · Co-educational, boarding and day, Year 7 entry

Not the FSCE. Two multiple-choice papers: Verbal Skills, and Non-Verbal Reasoning with Mathematics.

What the school publishes

Paper 1, Verbal Skills
English, 25 minutes, 26 questions, with a reading passage, spelling and grammar; then verbal reasoning, 20 minutes, 32 questions
Paper 2, Non-Verbal Reasoning with Maths
Two non-verbal reasoning sections of 20 questions, 10 minutes each; then maths, about 25 questions, 25 minutes
Format
Both papers multiple choice, content to the end of Year 5
Registration, 2027 entry
Opened 30 April 2026, closed 30 June 2026
Test date, 2027 entry
Saturday 12 September 2026
Results, 2027 entry
Mid October, no later than 16 October 2026
Places in Year 7
117, of which 14 are reserved for boarders
Standard required
Set by the authority on a fixed percentage of the catchment area
If oversubscribed
Catchment first, then siblings, then distance

Things parents are caught out by

  • Our practice papers follow the FSCE format and are not a match for this test. Both papers here are multiple choice, there is no creative writing, and there is non-verbal reasoning, which the FSCE does not set.
  • The English and maths practice is still useful; the paper structure is not the one your child will sit.
  • North Yorkshire Council organises the testing, not the school, and registration goes through the council.
  • Unlike the Halifax schools, there is a catchment: children living inside it are placed ahead of those outside, with siblings and then distance deciding within each group.
  • The school’s published Year 7 policy is dated September 2021, so confirm the figures with the council before relying on them.

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: northyorks.gov.uk and the school's Year 7 admission policy, PDF. Checked on 11 October 2026. Admissions arrangements change at the school, so confirm them there before you rely on them.

This school sets a different test

Our papers are written for the FSCE, which is not the test this school sets. Preparing with them would be preparing for the wrong exam, so follow the school’s own guidance instead.

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