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Radnor House Sevenoaks
Radnor House Sevenoaks has a November 2026 Year 7 assessment day for its September 2027 intake.
Independent school · Sevenoaks, Kent
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Combe Bank Drive, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 6AE
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Entry information
For September 2027 entry
Radnor House Sevenoaks publishes September 2027 Year 7 entry. Registration closed on 9 October 2026; its entrance assessment day is 7 November and offers are scheduled for 27 November. Ordinary assessment comprises CAT4, a 30-minute English creative-writing test, a short interview and a current-school reference. Scholarship assessments have separate dates.
Entry stage: Year 7 (11+) entry to co-educational senior school
What the assessment covers
- CAT4: verbal, quantitative, non-verbal and spatial reasoning
- Creative writing
Assessment provider: GL Assessment (CAT4)
The admissions process
- Register for September 2027 Year 7 entry by 9 October 2026 (deadline passed)
- Complete CAT4 and the 30-minute English creative-writing test at the 7 November 2026 entrance assessment day
- Attend a short interview including a reading passage; the school requests a current-school reference
- The school lists 27 November 2026 for Year 7 offers and a separate offer-holder experience in February 2027
Read the official details: Admissions information from Radnor House Sevenoaks
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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.
The school says there are no CAT4 practice papers and recommends regular reading and independent problem-solving for its English writing assessment. GL Assessment advises against external CAT4 practice; any writing practice here is for the separate English paper.
Read the official guidance: Radnor House Sevenoaks · GL Assessment
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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.
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Before you apply
- The ordinary 2027 registration deadline has passed. Ask Admissions whether a later application can be considered if places remain.
- Scholarship assessment dates are separate from the ordinary entrance assessment day.
Plusling’s guide to Radnor House Sevenoaks 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
- Radnor House Sevenoaks: school details Department for Education
- Admissions Process | Admissions | Radnor House Sevenoaks | Private School in Kent Radnor House Sevenoaks
- Pre-Prep Entry | Admissions | Radnor House Sevenoaks | Private School in Kent Radnor House Sevenoaks
- Senior School entry, Year 7 assessment and key dates Radnor House Sevenoaks
- CAT4 information for parents GL Assessment
- Year 7 entry 2027–28 key dates Radnor House Sevenoaks