4+ entry (Lower Prep – Reception, Years 1 and 2): All candidates for entry are visited at nursery, playschool or home by a member of the Lower Prep staff, so they can get to know them in a familiar environment. The children are then invited to join in with current children’s classroom activities for a couple of days in January. These classroom visits include age-appropriate assessments.
7+ entry (Upper Prep – Years 3 to 6): In Year 3 they add another class. Children will be invited to join in the classroom for one day towards the end of January, during which they will undertake fun activities and assessments. This is followed by the Saturday entrance examination. Testing encompasses English, Maths and Reasoning (Verbal and Non-Verbal).
11+ entry (First Form – Year 7): Candidates are invited for interview in January prior to entrance examination. The examination comprises papers in Mathematics, English and Verbal Reasoning.
Entry at 13+ (Third Form – Year 9): Entry at 13+ for candidates from preparatory schools is via Common Entrance, which is taken in May/June. All other candidates are invited for interview in January and then sit entrance examination (Mathematics, English and Verbal Reasoning).
16+ entry (Sixth Form – Years 12 and 13): Candidates are interviewed in the January or February prior to entry and are made an offer of a place subject to meeting our GCSE entry requirements. These are: at least 5 GCSEs at grades at 6 or above, with passes in Maths and English. Subjects to be studied at A Level should have been passed with at least a grade 6
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