City of London School
City of London School is an independent boys' day school in London, City of London for pupils aged 10 to 18.
- School type: Independent day school
- Admits: Boys aged 10 to 18, with a sixth form
- Location: 107 Queen Victoria Street, London (EC4V 3AL)
- Size: ~1,040 pupils
- Official website: cityoflondonschool.org.uk
How admission works
Entry at 11+ is a single day split into two parts: a 105-minute online assessment (adaptive Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning, plus fixed-form English, Puzzles & Problem Solving and Creative Comprehension papers) and a 30-minute handwritten creative writing task, followed by an interview and a group activity. Means-tested 'transformational bursaries' can cover up to 100% of fees, and separate Academic, Music and Sports entrance prizes are awarded alongside a Temple Church choir scholarship scheme entered at Year 4.
Key dates and stats (September 2027 entry)
- Registration deadline: Monday 2 November 2026
- Entrance assessments: Friday 27 November 2026
- Interviews: January 2027
- Offers: mid-February 2027
- Acceptance deadline: early March 2027
These details change each year. Please confirm them directly with the school on its website. We are independent of the school and the admissions body.
Preparing with Meritfy
Our papers for City of London School come with worked answers, so you can go through each question with your child and help them understand the method.
- City Of London English: 3 practice papers, each with 22 mixed questions.
- City Of London School Mathematics: 3 practice papers, each with 24 standard questions.
- City of London School 11+ English Sample Paper past paper: 1 past paper with worked answers.
- City of London School 11+ Mathematics Specimen Paper past paper: 1 past paper 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.
City of London School 11+ Exam Resources
City of London 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 City of London School exam format, give you multiple practice papers for each subject in one purchase.
Each individual practice paper below is modelled on the City of London School exam format and comes with full worked answers.