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St Joseph's College, Reading Admissions Process

Entry into Year 7 at St Joseph's College is dependent upon an interview with a member of the senior leadership team, passing an entrance assessment and a satisfactory reference and report from the child's current school. Interviews are ususally held during September of Year 6 and the entrance assessment is usually taken in January of Year 6. The assessment consists of an online exam and a written descriptive paper. The online exam is provided by Quest Assessments and takes around 1 hour 45 minutes to complete. The online element is administered in two parts. Part 1 is adaptive meaning the questions each child is given are based on their previous answers. Once the answer to a question has been submitted the child cannot go back to check or correct the answer. This is an important feature to familiarise your child with. Part 2 is not adaptive so all children see the same questions, however some children may progress further through the questions than other. Following the online assessment candidates will sit a 45 minute written paper.

We have a free St Joseph's College familiarisation test for you to gain a brief insight into the exam, and we have full length St Joseph's College Mock Tests available to purchase which replicate the format and content of the Entrance Assessment.

St Joseph's College Entrance Assessment Format

The St Joseph's College assessment is in two parts.

Part 1 - Online

Mathematics - 20 minutes
English - 30 minutes
Verbal Reasoning - 10 minutes
Non-verbal Reasoning - 10 minutes

Part 2 - Online

Puzzles and Problem Solving - 15 minutes
Creative Comprehension - 20 minutes

Part 3 - Written

Descriptive Writing paper - 45 minutes

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BOFA St Joseph's College Mock Tests

Our BOFA^® St Joseph's College Mock Tests have been designed and created specifically to replicate the St Joseph's College entrance exam situation in order to help pupils familiarise themselves with the format and structure of the St Joseph's College exam. Our Mock Tests follow the same three stage learning process as the BOFA^® 11+ site (test, practice, retest) but the emphasis is on the exam preparation rather than the learning element. Our Mock Tests are sold in packs of 3 as we believe 3 is the minimum number of tests a pupil will need to complete to become comfortable with the format and style of the exam. You can purchase Mock Tests for the St Joseph's College entrance exam from our Mock Test Shop.

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Last review: October 2025