School-specific assessment
Dame Alice Owen's 11+ assessment guide
The schools, administrator, assessment stages and dates for this entrance route, with each school's admissions evidence status shown separately.
September 2027 entry
Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026
At a glance
- Route type
- School-specific assessment
- Administrator
- Dame Alice Owen's School Governing Body
- Assessment provider
- GL Assessment for Part I; school-set papers for Part II
- Delivery
- Part I is an 80-question, 50-minute multiple-choice paper; Part II has separate one-hour written English and mathematics papers
Subjects and stages
- Verbal reasoning
- English comprehension and extended writing
- Mathematics
- 1. Part I verbal reasoning
All registered academic-route candidates sit the GL Assessment paper. The top 325 age-standardised ranks progress to Part II.
- 2. Part II English and mathematics
Invited candidates sit two school-set written papers. The three age-standardised results are combined for the academic rank order.
Registration and dates
- Test registration opens at 10:00
- 29 April 2026
- Test registration closes at 16:00
- 10 June 2026
- Part I test
- 1 September 2026
- Additional Part I date, only if required
- 2 September 2026
- Part I results by 17:00
- 18 September 2026
- Part II tests
- 26 September 2026
- Part II results
- 23 October 2026
- CAF deadline
- 31 October 2026
- National Allocation Day
- 1 March 2027
Scoring and eligibility
Part I is age-standardised and ranks candidates for Part II. Part II English and mathematics are age-standardised and combined with verbal reasoning. Up to 65 academic places are offered by combined rank within the published geographic rules. Rank 325 is a progression boundary, not a pass mark or offer guarantee.
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Questions families ask
Who administers the Dame Alice Owen's 11+ assessment?
Dame Alice Owen's School Governing Body administers the Dame Alice Owen's 11+ assessment for September 2027 entry.
Which schools use the Dame Alice Owen's 11+ assessment?
1 school uses this route in the current catalog: Dame Alice Owen's School.
What does the Dame Alice Owen's 11+ assessment assess?
The verified subjects are Verbal reasoning, English comprehension and extended writing, and Mathematics.
Where do families register for the Dame Alice Owen's 11+ assessment?
Use the official registration page linked in this guide. The verified destination is https://damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk/sixth-form/admissions/secondary-transfer/application-information/.
How current is the information for Dame Alice Owen's 11+ assessment?
Trace Learn reviewed 3 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Official sources
- Dame Alice Owen's School determined admissions arrangements 2027-2028
Dame Alice Owen's School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Dame Alice Owen's School entrance exam information
Dame Alice Owen's School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Dame Alice Owen's School secondary-transfer key dates
Dame Alice Owen's School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
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