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Talbot Heath School
Talbot Heath’s Senior Year 7 intake is for girls; external applicants take CAT reasoning assessments and provide a headteacher report.
Independent school · Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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Rothesay Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH4 9NJ
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Entry information
Talbot Heath’s Senior School Year 7 intake is for girls. Its 2025–26 admissions policy says external applicants sit computer-based CAT assessments in autumn of Year 6, covering verbal, quantitative, non-verbal and spatial skills. The school also considers the current headteacher’s report. Internal Junior School pupils follow a separate transition process. No September 2027 assessment date is published in that policy.
Entry stage: Year 7 (Senior School)
What the assessment covers
- Verbal reasoning
- Quantitative reasoning
- Non-verbal reasoning
- Spatial reasoning
The admissions process
- Register for external Year 7 entry
- Sit computer-based CAT assessments in autumn of Year 6
- The school considers the current headteacher report
- Current junior pupils follow the school’s internal transition process
Read the official details: Admissions information from School admissions authority
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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.
From subjects to skills
Turn the assessment subjects into a practice plan.
Start with these core skills from the published subject list. Pair the official assessment material with regular Plusling practice.
Verbal reasoning
A useful place to start
Talk through word relationships, letter patterns and codes. Encourage your child to explain the rule before choosing an answer.
Build on it with Plusling
Explore words and logic with Plusling’s verbal reasoning quizzes, with feedback that helps the next attempt feel clearer.
Start the 5-question verbal reasoning quizNon-verbal reasoning
A useful place to start
Look for changes in shape, position, shading and direction. Work out one rule at a time before checking it against the choices.
Build on it with Plusling
Give visual reasoning another go in Plusling, with original puzzles and explanations your child can return to.
Start the 5-question non-verbal reasoning quizPrint, practise, build confidence
Printable practice for these subjects
Original Plusling papers with space to work and separate answers and explanations.
Verbal Reasoning papers
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Non-Verbal Reasoning papers
Explore the papersThese are Plusling skills practice, not official school or test 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.
Check the assessment guidance
If an assessment applies, look for official examples, question formats, timings and answer instructions to help plan your child’s preparation.
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
- External Year 7 assessments are separate from the internal Junior-to-Senior transition. Ask admissions for current dates.
Plusling’s guide to Talbot Heath School 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
- Junior School curriculum and Year 7 transition School admissions authority
- Admissions Policy 2025–26 School admissions authority
- Admissions at Talbot Heath Talbot Heath School
- Talbot Heath School: school details Department for Education