Hymers College 7 Plus (7+) Exam Guide

About Hymers College

Hymers College in Hull admits children into its Upper Junior School at 7+ (Year 3), with Years 4 to 6 applicants sitting the same combined assessment on the same day.

The school’s pages still showed the previous cycle’s dates at the time of writing (a mid-January Saturday assessment), with 2027-entry dates to come; the school’s own rule of thumb is to apply by the beginning of December.

Key information for 2027 entry to Hymers College at 7 Plus (7+)

• School type: co-educational, Hull; 7+ enters Year 3, assessed alongside Years 4 to 6 applicants
• Format: reading aloud, reading comprehension, a short piece of writing, a maths assessment, a problem-solving exercise and an informal interview
• Application fee: £30, paid online with a copy of the child’s passport or birth certificate and latest school report
• Recent cycles assessed on a Saturday in mid-January; apply by early December as the school’s own rule of thumb
• Acceptance deposit: £300, held until the child leaves the school
• The school does not publish sample papers, and warns against buying papers sold online in its name
• No scholarships at 7+; the fee-remission (bursary) route has its own earlier deadline

Admissions information for 2027 entry to Hymers College at 7 Plus (7+)

Apply online with the £30 fee, your child’s identity document and their latest school report; the assessment day (recently a mid-January Saturday, with this cycle’s date to be confirmed by the school) then covers reading aloud, comprehension, writing, maths, a problem-solving exercise and an informal interview, all in one visit. If fee remission might matter, note it has its own earlier deadline and ask about it at application time.

How can I register my child for the 7 Plus (7+) assessment at Hymers College?

Register at hymerscollege.co.uk, ideally by the beginning of December per the school’s own advice, and confirm the current assessment date directly. On acceptance a £300 deposit is held until your child eventually leaves the school.

What is the 7 Plus (7+) assessment format at Hymers College?

Six elements in one day: reading aloud to an adult, a reading comprehension, a short piece of writing, a maths assessment, a problem-solving exercise and an informal interview. The school’s stated preparation advice is maths revision and ‘plenty of reading’, and it pointedly does not publish sample papers, warning parents off papers sold online in its name.

Reading aloud with expression is the most neglected element on that list and one of the easiest to practise at home.

Hymers College 7 Plus (7+) top tips for your child

• Practise reading aloud daily; it’s a named element and fluency shows in seconds
• Follow the school’s own advice: revise the maths curriculum and read plenty
• Do some puzzle-style problem solving together; it has its own slot in the day
• Don’t buy anything sold as ‘Hymers papers’; the school says plainly it publishes none
• Ask about fee remission early; its deadline falls before the main assessment

How to prepare your child for the 7 Plus (7+) Hymers College assessment

Our 7+ English and maths packs below cover comprehension, writing and maths with full answers, and the English passages double as read-aloud practice. That, plus daily reading, is squarely the preparation the school itself describes.