RGS Prep Guildford 7 Plus (7+) Exam Guide

About RGS Prep

RGS Prep on Maori Road is the preparatory school of the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, and September 2027 is a landmark year for it: the school becomes co-educational, welcoming girls alongside boys at its main entry points of nursery, reception and Year 3. The 7+ cohort this guide covers is the first to which that applies.

Entry is by a Year 3 assessment morning in November, with outcomes within a fortnight.

Key information for 2027 entry to RGS Prep at 7 Plus (7+)

• School type: prep school of the Royal Grammar School, Guildford; co-educational at Year 3 from September 2027
• Assessment: Year 3 assessment morning, Saturday 7 November 2026, notably earlier than most schools in this series
• The school doesn’t publish a paper-by-paper breakdown, and says ‘no special preparation is required’
• Registration fee: £120 (UK), £240 (overseas), non-refundable
• Registrations submitted fewer than 2 weeks before the assessment date may not be included, so register by late October at the latest
• Outcome: within 14 days of the assessment
• Place numbers aren’t published
• Contact: rgsg.co.uk

Admissions information for 2027 entry to RGS Prep at 7 Plus (7+)

The assessment morning on Saturday 7 November 2026 comes a full two months before the January cluster of London and Surrey 7+ dates, and outcomes arrive within 14 days, so an RGS Prep result can be in hand before most other schools’ assessments have even happened. That makes it a useful early fixture in a multi-school plan, whichever way it goes.

The co-education change is genuinely historic for a school that has been boys-only throughout its history, and applies from exactly this September 2027 intake: girls join Year 3 alongside boys for the first time. Expect details on the school’s site to keep evolving through the year; check it close to registration.

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

Register on the school’s website with the £120 fee (£240 overseas), and no later than two weeks before the 7 November assessment, since late registrations may not be included. In practice that means registering by late October 2026.

What is the 7 Plus (7+) assessment format at RGS Prep?

The school describes a Year 3 assessment morning and advises that no special preparation is required, but doesn’t publish a subject-by-subject breakdown. For a selective prep at this age, the safe assumption is core English and maths at Year 2 level, and that’s where any preparation time belongs.

An early-November date carries its own practical consequence: your child is being assessed a term younger than at a January assessment, on autumn-term Year 2 knowledge. Gentle practice from September, rather than a late push, fits both the calendar and the school’s no-special-preparation guidance.

RGS Prep 7 Plus (7+) top tips for your child

• Work back from 7 November: registration by late October, and any familiarisation practice started in September
• Focus on core Year 2 English and maths; the school publishes no paper breakdown
• Use the within-14-days result as an early data point in your wider 7+ plan
• Parents of daughters: this is the first co-ed Year 3 intake, and the school’s pages are worth re-reading close to entry as details settle
• Keep the morning low-key at home, exactly as the school’s own guidance suggests

How to prepare your child for the 7 Plus (7+) RGS Prep assessment

Our 7+ English and maths packs below give age-right practice with full answers for the core subjects every selective 7+ morning rests on. A short weekly session from September reaches early November calm and familiar, with no need for the special preparation the school says isn’t required.