Background: There has been only limited research into the psychometric properties of short-form intellectual assessments when used with children who may have an intellectual disability (ID). The aim of this study was to evaluate an 8-subtest short form of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children -- Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) in children assessed for ID, which was initially used by Donders and colleagues (2013) with children with traumatic brain injury. Methods: Data from 253 individuals with (n = 94) and without (n = 159) ID referred to clinical services were utilised. Results: At the Full-Scale IQ (FSIQ) cut-off point of 69, the short form had a sensitivity of 0.98 and specificity of 0.89. Conclusion: The short form performed well in discriminating between those with an estimated FSIQ within and outside the ID range. The inclusion of the Letter-Number Sequencing subtest may, however, make it less attractive to clinicians working in ID services.