Bishop’s Stortford College 7 Plus (7+) Exam Guide

About Bishop’s Stortford College

Bishop’s Stortford College is a co-educational day and boarding school in Hertfordshire. Its Prep School runs from ages 7 to 11, so Year 3 is the natural entry point, and it has its own line in the College’s published key-dates table.

The dates for September 2027 entry are fully published, which makes this one of the easier schools in the region to plan around.

Key information for 2027 entry to Bishop’s Stortford College at 7 Plus (7+)

• School type: co-educational day and boarding, Maze Green Road, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire
• Pre-Prep covers ages 3 to 7 and the Prep School ages 7 to 11, so 7+ is the Prep entry point
• Selection is by entry tests, an interview at the College, and references and reports from the current school
• Behaviour is also assessed
• Application deadline: 2 November 2026
• 7+ assessment day: 12 November 2026
• Offers: 27 November 2026; acceptance by 3 March 2027
• The precise test format and subject list aren’t published, so confirm them with admissions
• Bursary availability at 7+ is ambiguous in the College’s own materials; ask directly

Admissions information for 2027 entry to Bishop’s Stortford College at 7 Plus (7+)

Apply by 2 November 2026, assess on 12 November, and hear on 27 November. Acceptance is not due until 3 March 2027, which is a long runway and useful if you are holding more than one offer.

On fee assistance, the College says it does not provide bursaries in the Pre-Prep because of the difficulty of assessing ability at that age. Since its own bands put Pre-Prep at 3 to 7 and Prep at 7 to 11, where a Year 3 entrant sits for bursary purposes is genuinely unclear. Ask admissions directly rather than assuming either way.

How can I register my child for the 7 Plus (7+) assessment at Bishop’s Stortford College?

Apply through bishopsstortfordcollege.org before 2 November 2026. The registration fee isn’t confirmed on the pages the school publishes, so check the amount when you apply, and ask at the same time which subjects the entry tests cover.

What is the 7 Plus (7+) assessment format at Bishop’s Stortford College?

The College describes selection from Year 1 upwards as entry tests, an interview at the College, and references and reports from the current school, with behaviour also assessed. It does not publish the subject list or say whether the tests are on paper or on screen.

With that unconfirmed, the sensible preparation is the core that every 7+ assessment rests on: comfortable Year 2 English and maths, plus enough familiarity with a timed paper that the format is not a surprise.

Bishop’s Stortford College 7 Plus (7+) top tips for your child

• Ask admissions which subjects the entry tests cover; the school doesn’t publish it
• Prepare core English and maths, and treat anything else as a bonus
• The interview is at the College, so a visit beforehand helps your child settle
• Ask directly about bursaries at Year 3; the published wording is ambiguous at the Pre-Prep boundary
• Note the long gap between the November offer and the March acceptance deadline

How to prepare your child for the 7 Plus (7+) Bishop’s Stortford College assessment

Our 7+ English and maths packs below give full practice papers with answers at exactly this level, which is the right preparation while the subject list is unconfirmed. A weekly paper through the autumn reaches 12 November with the format familiar.