Dulwich College
Dulwich College is an independent co-educational school with boarding in London, Southwark for pupils aged 0 to 19.
- School type: Independent school with boarding
- Admits: Boys and girls aged 0 to 19, with a sixth form
- Location: Dulwich Common, Dulwich, London (SE21 7LD)
- Size: ~1,920 pupils
- Official website: dulwich.org.uk/senior-school
How admission works
Entry at 11+ runs across two parts on assessment day: online adaptive tests in Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning plus fixed-form English, Puzzles & Problem Solving and Creative Comprehension papers, followed by a 20-minute creative writing task. Around 90 places are available each year, and roughly 180 candidates are invited to interview. Boys eligible for Pupil Premium are given free access to Atom Learning's online 11+ preparation and KS2 resources.
Key dates and stats (September 2027 entry)
- Registration deadline: Monday 2 November 2026, midday
- Entrance exams: Friday 4 December 2026
- Interviews: 20–27 January 2027
- Results: Thursday 11 February 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 Dulwich College come with worked answers, so you can go through each question with your child and help them understand the method.
- Dulwich College English: 3 practice papers, each with 22 mixed questions.
- Dulwich College Mathematics: 3 practice papers, each with 24 standard questions.
- Dulwich College 11+ English Specimen Paper A past paper: 1 past paper with worked answers.
- Dulwich College 11+ Mathematics Specimen Paper A 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.
Dulwich College 11+ Exam Resources
Dulwich College 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 Dulwich College exam format, give you multiple practice papers for each subject in one purchase.
Each individual practice paper below is modelled on the Dulwich College exam format and comes with full worked answers.