What is the Haberdashers Quest assessment format?

The Haberdashers' Boys and Girls schools use the Quest assessment, an independent test covering Maths, Non-Verbal Reasoning, English, Verbal Reasoning, and Creative Writing. The full assessment runs approximately 125 minutes across 5 timed sections. PipPrep offers an independent practice mock built to the published Quest structure - it is not official Haberdashers content, but it follows the same format and timings.

How does PipPrep mark the creative writing section?

PipPrep uses AI marking for creative writing on the premium plan (£19/month or £149/year). The AI gives a score and written feedback on structure, vocabulary, and creativity - the same dimensions Haberdashers assessors focus on. Free accounts can write and self-review without AI scoring.

Haberdashers Quest format

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The Quest assessment explained

What the Haberdashers 11+ actually looks like

Haberdashers' Boys and Girls use Quest, an independent assessment format. It covers five sections in a single sitting - quite different from the GL or CEM papers most 11+ prep focuses on.

PipPrep's mock is an independent practice version built to match the published Quest structure as closely as possible. It's not official Habs content, but it gives your child a realistic run at the actual format.

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Maths

23 min

Arithmetic, problem solving, data handling

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Non-Verbal Reasoning

22 min

Patterns, series, spatial reasoning

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English

22 min

Comprehension, vocabulary, grammar

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Verbal Reasoning

18 min

Word relationships, codes, logic

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Creative Writing

20 min

AI-marked on premium

Full Quest-format mock total 125 minutes

Why it matters

What makes PipPrep different for Habs prep

Most 11+ prep apps focus on GL or CEM papers. Very few address the Quest format at all - and almost none offer a complete timed mock you can actually sit at home.

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Timed section by section Each section auto-advances when time's up. Your child gets the pressure of the real thing before they're in the room.
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AI marks the creative writing The writing section is the hardest to practise at home. PipPrep's AI gives a score plus specific feedback on structure, vocabulary, and originality.
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Parent dashboard benchmarked to Habs After the mock, you see how your child's score compares to the competitive entry threshold - not a generic "great job".
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100,000+ questions to build on Between mocks, your child can drill weak spots across Maths, English, VR, and NVR. Section by section, at their own pace.

Free sample questions

Try two Quest-style questions now

These give you a feel for the Haberdashers style. The verbal reasoning section tests word relationships and analogies - a bit harder than typical GL papers.

Verbal Reasoning - Word Analogy

Complete the analogy: Author is to novel as composer is to...

Answer: B) symphony An author creates a novel; a composer creates a symphony. The relationship is creator to their major work. Watch out for "orchestra" - that's a group that performs music, not something a composer creates.

Maths - Problem Solving

A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 8 m wide. A path 1 m wide runs all the way around the outside. What is the area of the path in m²?

Answer: B) 44 m² The outer rectangle (including path) is 14 m × 10 m = 140 m². The garden itself is 12 m × 8 m = 96 m². Path area = 140 - 96 = 44 m². The trap here is forgetting the path adds 1 m to each side, so 2 m to each dimension.

By the numbers

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Timed sections, including creative writing

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About Haberdashers entry and PipPrep

What is the Haberdashers Quest assessment? ▾

Haberdashers' Boys and Girls schools use Quest, an independent assessment covering Maths, Non-Verbal Reasoning, English, Verbal Reasoning, and Creative Writing. The full test runs approximately 125 minutes. It's different from the GL or CEM papers used by most grammar schools, which is why standard 11+ prep often leaves gaps for Habs applicants.

Is PipPrep's mock official Haberdashers content? ▾

No - PipPrep has no affiliation with Haberdashers' Aske's schools or the Quest assessment provider. Our mock is an independent practice paper built to match the published Quest format and timings. It exists because almost no other platform offers a full timed Habs-format practice run, and children benefit enormously from sitting the right format under real time pressure before the actual assessment day.

How does PipPrep mark the creative writing? ▾

On the premium plan, PipPrep uses AI to score creative writing and give written feedback covering structure, vocabulary, and creativity - the dimensions that matter at selective schools. Free accounts can write the task and self-review. Creative writing is the hardest section to practise at home without feedback, so this is one of the main reasons families upgrade.

What score does my child need to pass the Haberdashers 11+? ▾

Haberdashers' Boys is one of the most selective independent schools in the UK. The school doesn't publish a fixed pass mark, and competition varies year to year. PipPrep's parent dashboard benchmarks your child's practice scores against historical competitive-entry thresholds, so you get a realistic read on where they stand - not just a raw score with no context.