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Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact City of London Freemen's School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
City of London Freemen's School
City of London Freemen's School (CLFS) is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school in Ashtead, Surrey, offering Year 7 entry. The 11+ admissions process consists of two stages, utilizing the ISEB Pretest and school-specific independent exams, followed by an interview stage. Located at Ashtead Park, the school welcomes mixed-gender applicants for its senior school entry.
Freemen's tends to suit a child who is game for a lot: happy in a lesson, then out on a field, then in a rehearsal room, and better off with space to move than with corridors and bells. City of London Freemen's School is an independent, co-educational day school for pupils aged seven to eighteen, with boarding available from Year 9, at Ashtead Park in Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 1ET. Junior and senior sit on one site, so a child who arrives at seven need not move again, and the main senior entry points are Year 7 and Year 9.
The school was founded in 1854 by the City of London Corporation as a school for the orphaned children of City Freemen, co-educational from the beginning, and it sat in Brixton until 1926, when it moved out to Ashtead Park and began taking day pupils. Fifty-seven acres of parkland came with the move, along with a listed main house that still anchors the place. The City connection has not faded: the Lord Mayor's annual visit has been a fixture since 1892, and whole-school trips into the Square Mile date back to 1951. Old pupils include Andrew Garfield and Warwick Davis, which children tend to find more interesting than parents do.
The Good Schools Guide reports pupils calling the range of clubs exceptional, from chess to military history, and one pupil's summary of the staff was simply 'Teachers support us so much.' The head speaks about children who think deeply and lead with kindness. It suits a child who wants to be known by name, and who will try the thing they have not tried before.
Key facts
Annual fees
£8,736 per term for Years 7-8 (2026/27), including VAT (£7,280 before VAT). Years 9-11 £10,556 per term and Years 12-13 £11,030 per term, including VAT. Senior lunch £335 per term is charged separately, and a non-refundable £200 registration fee applies.
Admissions
Admissions contact
admissions@freemens.org
Admissions phone
01372 822423
Registration form
Sibling policy
What this school tests
ISEB Common Pre-Test
English
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Comparison
- Reading Comprehension - Evaluation
- Reading Comprehension - Grammar and punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Inference and Deduction
- Reading Comprehension - Information Retrieval
- Reading Comprehension - Language Techniques and Imagery
- Reading Comprehension - Sentence-level Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension - Sequencing
- Reading Comprehension - Structure, Form, Voice and Tone
- Reading Comprehension - Summarising
- Reading Comprehension - Text Classification and Purpose
- Reading Comprehension - Types of Words and Phrases
- Reading Comprehension - Word Meaning / Choice
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
Maths
- Algebra
- Angles and Degrees
- BIDMAS
- Coordinate Grids
- Estimation and Rounding
- Factors and Multiples
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- Measurement
- Money
- Number and Place Value
- Operations
- Perimeter, Area and Volume
- Position and Direction
- Properties of Shapes
- Ratio and Proportion
- Reflection, Rotation and Symmetry
- Sequences
- Special Numbers
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Statistics
- Time
Non-verbal Reasoning
- Figure Analogies
- Figure Series
- Grid Matrices
- Horizontal Codes
- Most Like Three Figures
- Most Like Two Figures
- Odd Figure Out
- Star Matrices
- Triangle Matrices
- Triangle Series
- Vertical Codes
Verbal Reasoning
- Compound Words
- Embedded Words
- Form a Word
- Insert a Letter
- Move 1 / 2 Letters
- Odd Word Out
- Shuffled Sentences
- Synonyms
- Verbal Classification
- Word Analogies
- Word Completion
- Word Match
- Word Opposites
- Word Pairs
Spatial Reasoning
- 2D Rotations
- 2D View of 3D Shape
- 3D Rotations
- Block Counting
- Building Blocks
- Combining Shapes
- Fold and Punch
- Folding Cubes
- Hidden Shapes
- Missing Face of Cube
- Nets - Opposite Face
- Shape Completion
- Vertical/Horizontal Reflections
Creative Writing Task
English
- Creative Writing - Descriptive
- Creative Writing - Narrative
- Creative Writing - Personal
- Creative Writing - Persuasive
Catchment area
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
A-level results
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does City of London Freemen's School use for the 11+?
The school uses the ISEB Pretest alongside independent school-specific exams as part of its two-stage admissions process.
Does City of London Freemen's School interview as part of the 11+?
Yes, there is an interview stage included in the Year 7 admissions process.
Is City of London Freemen's School co-educational or single-sex?
City of London Freemen's School is a co-educational (mixed) school for both day and boarding pupils.
What are the school fees for Year 7 at City of London Freemen's School?
For Years 7-8, the fees are £8,736 per term including VAT (£7,280 before VAT) for the 2026/27 academic year. A non-refundable £200 registration fee also applies, and senior lunch is charged separately at £335 per term.
What is the website for City of London Freemen's School admissions?
You can find more details on the school's official admissions page at https://freemens.org/admissions/.
Location
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