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Mount Kelly
Mount Kelly’s Year 7 place is at its Prep School, with English, Maths and standardised assessments under the June 2026 policy.
Independent school · Tavistock, Devon
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Parkwood Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 0HZ
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Entry information
Year 7 entry is to Mount Kelly Prep (Years 4–8); Mount Kelly College begins at Year 9. The current admissions policy specifies English and Mathematics assessments plus NGMT, NGRT and CAT4 for Year 7 applicants. School reports and a current-school reference are also considered. The school arranges assessments during the application; its cited guidance gives no fixed September 2027 date.
Entry stage: Year 7 at Mount Kelly Prep (Years 4–8), separately from the College’s Year 9 entry
What the assessment covers
- English
- Mathematics
- NGMT (New Group Mathematics Test)
- NGRT (New Group Reading Test)
- CAT4 (verbal, non-verbal, quantitative and spatial reasoning)
Assessment provider: GL Assessment (NGMT, NGRT and CAT4)
The admissions process
- Year 7 entry is to Mount Kelly Prep, Years 4–8; Mount Kelly College entry begins at Year 9
- Submit the registration form and recent school report before assessments; the school arranges assessments early in the process
- The June 2026 policy specifies English and Mathematics plus NGMT, NGRT and CAT4 assessments for Year 7 applicants
- The school requests a reference from the current school and considers assessment results and reports before an offer
Read the official details: Admissions information from Mount Kelly
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Official links for your shortlist
Use the school’s current admissions information to check which sample papers or familiarisation materials apply to your child’s entry year.
Know what to expect
Follow the school’s assessment guidance.
GL Assessment describes CAT4 as an assessment of verbal, non-verbal, quantitative and spatial reasoning, and advises against practising for it; each section includes untimed introductory examples. Mount Kelly’s current policy also lists separate English, Mathematics, NGMT and NGRT assessments but does not give preparation advice for them. Ask the school what applies to your child.
Read the official guidance: GL Assessment · Mount Kelly
English
A useful place to start
Read a short passage together. Ask your child to find evidence for an answer and explain unfamiliar words in context.
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Build on that reading with Plusling’s English questions and explanations, then choose a topic to practise again.
Start the 5-question English quizMaths
A useful place to start
Ask your child to explain their method, estimate the answer and check the final calculation. Notice which step needs more practice.
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Use Plusling’s original maths questions and worked explanations to make those next practice sessions count.
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Original Plusling papers with space to work and separate answers and explanations.
English papers
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Maths papers
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Your application starting points
Use the official links on this page to answer these questions for your child’s entry year.
Check the entry point and eligibility
Confirm the year group, age requirements and any conditions that apply to your child.
Put the right dates in your diary
Note any published registration, assessment, application and offer-response dates that apply to your child’s route. They may be separate steps.
Follow the assessment guidance
Check what the school asks your child to do and whether it recommends any preparation. Use its own instructions and the assessment provider’s advice.
Check fees and financial support
Look at fees, bursaries and scholarships, including any separate forms, evidence and deadlines.
Picture your child’s everyday life here.
An open day is a chance to look beyond the exam. Useful questions to take with you:
- How do you help new pupils settle in and make friends?
- Who can a child turn to when they feel worried or stuck?
- How do you help pupils recover from a setback and discover their strengths?
Know where to focus
Give their preparation a clear direction.
See the topics your child has practised, revisit questions that need another look and choose a focus for the next session. Plusling helps you put your time where it can be useful.
- Topic summaries and practice history
- Choose topics in Focus Practice
- Progress to discuss with the adults helping them
Their next step starts here
Give their 11+ preparation a confident start.
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Before you apply
- Mount Kelly’s June 2026 policy lists English, Maths, NGMT, NGRT and CAT4 for Year 7. Contact Prep Admissions for an individual assessment date and current place availability.
Plusling’s guide to Mount Kelly is independently written. The school and its admissions authority publish the official arrangements.
Contains government school-register data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Primary sources
- Prep Entry Including 11+ | Prep School Devon | Mount Kelly Mount Kelly
- Admissions process Mount Kelly
- College entry at Year 9 (13+) Mount Kelly
- Mount Kelly establishment record Department for Education
- Admissions Policy and Procedure (June 2026) Mount Kelly
- CAT4 information for parents GL Assessment
- Using Testwise: supported GL assessments GL Assessment