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Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Sutton Valence School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Sutton Valence School
Sutton Valence School (SVS) is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school in Kent for pupils aged 11 to 18. Year 7 admissions are based on a single-stage process using the ISEB Pretest exam board, with no formal interview stage. The school, founded in 1576, offers a welcoming environment for active and engaged students.
Sutton Valence tends to suit the child who will have a go at things without needing to be the best at them: sporty or musical or neither, but happy to be busy and known by name. It is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged 11 to 18, on the hill above the village of Sutton Valence in Kent, with the younger end of the foundation housed separately at Sutton Valence Prep in Chart Sutton. Boarding is flexi or full, across three houses.
The school was founded in 1576 by William Lambe, Master of the Clothworkers' Company, who left it in the Company's care for three centuries; girls arrived in 1983. Little of that feels heavy now. Buildings are strung along the village street rather than shut behind a gate, so the walk between lessons is a walk through Sutton Valence itself, and art and photography are taught in Gulland Hall, a converted church in the middle of it. From the top of the site the ground falls away across the Weald of Kent, the view most children remember. The sports centre carries the name of Sydney Wooderson, the former pupil who held the world mile record.
Parents quoted by the Good Schools Guide call the place 'earthy not stuffy', and talk about pupils with an honest charm and no side to them. Pastoral care rests on vertical tutor groups, so a new eleven-year-old shares a tutor with sixth formers from the first week. It suits a child who would rather be part of something small and friendly than one name among hundreds, who likes being outdoors, and who grows in confidence when someone asks them to join in.
Key facts
Annual fees
First Form: £9,875.60 per term (day), £13,291.00 per term (part-time boarding), £16,295.00 per term (full boarding), 2026/27, including compulsory non-deductible VAT items and lunch
Admissions
Admissions contact
enquiries@svs.org.uk
Admissions phone
01622 845200
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
Catchment area
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
2025: 99.1% pass rate; 50.6% of grades 9-7; 74.7% of grades 9-6, from 84 Fifth Form candidates
A-level results
2025: 99% pass rate; 37.4% A*-A; 62.8% A*-B, from 96 Upper Sixth candidates
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does Sutton Valence School use for 11+ entry?
Sutton Valence School uses the ISEB Pretest for its 11+ entrance assessment.
Is there an interview stage for 11+ admission at Sutton Valence School?
No, there is no interview stage as part of the 11+ admissions process at Sutton Valence School.
Is Sutton Valence School co-educational or single-sex?
Sutton Valence School is a co-educational (mixed) day and boarding school.
What are the annual fees for Sutton Valence School?
For the 2026/27 academic year, First Form fees are £9,875.60 per term for day pupils, £13,291.00 per term for part-time boarding, and £16,295.00 per term for full boarding, which includes compulsory VAT and lunch.
What is the website for Sutton Valence School admissions?
You can find more details on the school's official admissions page at https://www.svs.org.uk/admissions/.
Location
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