St Dunstan’s College 7 Plus (7+) Exam Guide

About St Dunstan’s College Junior School

St Dunstan’s College in Catford has been co-educational since 1994, and its Junior School admits boys and girls at 7+ into Year 3. The assessment is a full day in the Junior School in mid-January.

The format is more modern than most: computerised cognitive-ability tests in maths and English, alongside deliberate evaluation of how each child learns and gets on with others across the day.

Key information for 2027 entry to St Dunstan’s College Junior School at 7 Plus (7+)

• School type: co-educational, Catford, south-east London; Junior School entry at 7+ into Year 3
• Assessment: a full day at the Junior School, Wednesday 13 January 2027
• Format: computerised cognitive-ability tests focused on maths and English
• Also assessed: in-class learning behaviours, social skills with peers and adults, and reports from the current school
• Registration deadline: Wednesday 2 December 2026; fee £250 including VAT
• Offers: Monday 25 January 2027
• Eligibility: born 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020
• Place numbers aren’t published
• Contact: stdunstans.org.uk

Admissions information for 2027 entry to St Dunstan’s College Junior School at 7 Plus (7+)

Everything is assessed in one full day on Wednesday 13 January 2027: on-screen cognitive-ability tests in maths and English, plus watching how each child behaves in class, works with other children and talks to adults, rounded out by reports and references from the current school. Offers follow quickly, on Monday 25 January.

The breadth is the point. A child’s file here is screen scores plus a day’s observed behaviour plus what their current teachers say, which rewards steady, well-rounded Year 2 children rather than test-day specialists.

How can I register my child for the 7 Plus (7+) assessment at St Dunstan’s College Junior School?

Register on the school’s website by Wednesday 2 December 2026 with the £250 fee. The school will take up reports and references from your child’s current school as part of the process.

What is the 7 Plus (7+) assessment format at St Dunstan’s College Junior School?

The academic tests are computerised cognitive-ability tests, focused on maths and English. For most Year 2 children the content is familiar; the medium isn’t. A little practice answering questions on a screen, clicking with confidence, reading the whole question before answering, prevents the format from costing marks the child would score on paper.

The rest of the day can’t be crammed: learning behaviours and social skills are the product of a child’s ordinary weeks, which is exactly why the school samples a full day of them.

St Dunstan’s College Junior School 7 Plus (7+) top tips for your child

• Give your child some on-screen question practice before January; the medium is half the novelty
• Keep the content practice on English and maths, the two tested subjects
• A full day is a long time at six: practise sustained mornings of mixed activities
• The current school’s reports matter here, so keep the class teacher in the loop about your plans
• Answers come fast (25 January): have your response plan ready before the day

How to prepare your child for the 7 Plus (7+) St Dunstan’s College Junior School assessment

Our 7+ English and maths packs below build the tested skills with full answers for marking together. Pair the paper practice with occasional on-screen quiz-style work so that both the content and the computer feel ordinary by 13 January.