Stowe School

The ISEB Pre-test can be taken by October/November of Year 6 for Day pupils and October/November of Year 7 for boarding pupils at either the candidates school or Stowe School.

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)