QEH Bristol 7 Plus (7+) Assessment Guide

About Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital (QEH)

Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital in Bristol, a boys’ school through to a co-educational sixth form, admits boys into its Junior School mainly at Year 3 and Year 5, with limited places at Years 4 and 6.

Assessment happens on a ‘Quest Day’, a combined taster and assessment day, and the 2027-entry calendar is already published: Year 3 and 4 applicants attend on Thursday 12 November 2026.

Key information for 2027 entry to Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital (QEH) at 7 Plus (7+)

• School type: boys’ school (co-educational sixth form), central Bristol, with sport at Failand
• Junior entry points: Year 3 and Year 5 mainly; limited places at Years 4 and 6
• Quest Day for Year 3 and 4 applicants: Thursday 12 November 2026 (Years 5 and 6: 20 November)
• The day: morning at the Junior School with short online tests on iPads in maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, plus lessons and activities, then an afternoon at the Failand sportsground
• Application fee: £75 including VAT, non-refundable, with your son’s most recent school report
• Junior open morning: Saturday 3 October 2026; a further open morning runs 5 March 2027
• Junior admissions contact: [email protected], 0117 930 3067

Admissions information for 2027 entry to Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital (QEH) at 7 Plus (7+)

Apply online with the £75 fee and your son’s most recent school report, then he attends the Quest Day on Thursday 12 November 2026: a morning of short iPad-based tests woven between lessons and activities at the Junior School, and an afternoon of sport at Failand. Year 4 applicants share the same day, competing for a smaller pool of places.

The school doesn’t publish a separate junior offer date, so ask the junior admissions office directly about when to expect news, and about financial assistance timing, since the published assistance deadline sits under the Senior School’s calendar.

How can I register my child for the 7 Plus (7+) assessment at Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital (QEH)?

Register at qehbristol.co.uk with the £75 fee before the November Quest Day, and use the Saturday 3 October open morning to see the school first. The junior admissions office (0117 930 3067) is separate from the senior one and answers year-group questions directly.

What is the 7 Plus (7+) assessment format at Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital (QEH)?

Short online tests taken on iPads covering maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, deliberately embedded in a day of lessons, activities and an afternoon of sport, so boys are seen being boys rather than only being candidates.

All four core strands appear, so light familiarity across English, maths and both reasoning types, some of it practised on a screen, covers the tested part of the day. The rest can’t be prepared, which is rather the point of a taster-day format.

Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital (QEH) 7 Plus (7+) top tips for your child

• Cover all four strands lightly: English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning all appear on the iPad tests
• Let some practice happen on a tablet, matching the medium
• Pack sports kit enthusiasm; the Failand afternoon is part of the day, not an add-on
• Ask junior admissions about offer timing and financial assistance; neither is published for juniors
• Applying for Year 4? Same day, fewer places, so hold expectations accordingly

How to prepare your child for the 7 Plus (7+) Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital (QEH) assessment

Our Complete 7+ Bundle below covers the four tested strands with full answers, and works well in short sessions that mirror the Quest Day’s own short-test format. A boy who has met every question style relaxes into the day, which is exactly what a combined taster-and-assessment format rewards.