Bedford School

The Deadline for registration is by Wednesday 9th December 2020. The ISEB Pre-test can be taken any time before Monday 18^th January 2021 at either the candidates school or Bedford School.

In addition to the ISEB test, admission process requires a confidential reference from the Headteacher of the student’s current school and boys will also be interviewed.

About the ISEB Common Pre-test

The tests take about two-and-a-half hours to complete (English 25 minutes, mathematics 50 minutes, non-verbal reasoning 32 minutes, verbal reasoning 36 minutes) and can be taken together or at separate times, either in the candidate’s own school or at the senior school for which he or she is entered

ISEB Pre-Test Format:  

The test is taken on a computer and consists of multiple-choice questions. It is broken down into four parts: 

1. English – 25 minutes(reading comprehension, sentence completion, spelling and punctuation) 
2. Mathematics – 50 minutes(in line with Year 5 of the UK National Curriculum) 
3. Non-Verbal Reasoning – 32 minutes(shape analogies, classes like, horizontal codes) 
4. Verbal Reasoning – 36 minutes(common words, antonyms, word combinations, letter transfer and number codes)