Alleyn's School
Alleyn's School is an independent co-educational day school for ages 4 to 18 in Dulwich, south London, named Co-ed Independent School of the Year in 2025.
- School type: Independent day school
- Admits: Boys and girls aged 4 to 18, with a sixth form
- Location: Townley Road, Dulwich, London (SE22 8SU)
- Size: ~1,450 pupils
- Official website: alleyns.org.uk
How admission works
Alleyn's sets its own 11+ assessment rather than using a shared test. Stage 1 is three entrance examinations: English (45 minutes), Mathematics (30 minutes) and a multiple-choice Verbal, Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning test (45 minutes). Candidates who reach an acceptable standard are invited back for a group activity and a one-to-one interview. Means-tested bursaries and 11+ scholarships are available.
Key dates and stats (September 2027 entry)
- Registration closes: midday on 13 November 2026
- Assessment: 8 January 2027
- Group activity and interview: 23 January 2027
- Year 7 places: about 150, roughly two-thirds to external candidates
These details change each year. Please confirm them directly with the school on its 11+ admissions page. We are independent of the school.
Preparing with Meritfy
Our papers for Alleyn's School come with worked answers, so you can go through each question with your child and help them understand the method.
- English: 3 practice papers, each with 28 mixed questions.
- Mathematics: 3 practice papers, each with 30 mixed questions.
- Past papers: an English sample paper (9 questions) and a Mathematics entrance exam paper (60 questions), both with worked answers.
- Worked answers for every question: the solutions show the method as well as the answer, so you can see where your child went wrong and help them understand how to reach it.
- Single papers or bundles: buy one paper at a time or choose a bundle. Every paper is an instant PDF download that you can print at home.
The assessment also includes a multiple-choice reasoning test covering verbal, non-verbal and spatial reasoning, which our papers do not cover yet.
Alleyn's School 11+ Exam Resources
Alleyn's School past and sample papers, fully solved with step-by-step answers so you can review each question with your child and understand how it should be tackled.
Our Maths and English practice paper bundles, modelled on the Alleyn's School exam format, give you multiple practice papers for each subject in one purchase.
Each individual practice paper below is modelled on the Alleyn's School exam format and comes with full worked answers.