General Information
Technology Aptitude Tests for the Year 7 intake (September 2025) will take place on 08 October 2024 at The John Warner School in our main hall.
The tests form part of our oversubscription criteria for secondary transfer and involve the children sitting two papers: a non-verbal reasoning paper (40 minutes) and a spatial awareness test (45 minutes), both papers look for the ability to recognise similarities, analogies and patterns in unfamiliar designs. A sample question will be read out and then a period of time will be given for the children to complete each section of the multiple choice questions. The scores are then converted to an age-standardised score which takes into account the fact that some children are very young in the year groups. There is no pass mark for these tests, places are strictly offered in descending order of each applicant’s standardised test score.
You should advise the school before the test if your child has any special requirements that you feel may disadvantage them when sitting the test. We are unable to offer students assistance on the day of the test if we have not been advised in advance. If your child is sick on the day of the test, please telephone the school in the morning.
The online form should be completed no later than 01 October 2024.
Paper forms should be returned to The John Warner School or emailed to admissions@johnwarner.herts.sch.uk
Applications received after the closing date of 01 October 2024 will be unable to apply under this criterion.