Junior School registration: The main points of entry to St Dunstan’s Junior School are Nursery (age 3+), Reception (age 4+) and Year 3 (age 7+). The entry processes are designed to bring out the very best in our prospective pupils, and they always take great care to put candidates at ease, so that assessments help accurately reflect pupil ability and learning potential.
11+ Registration: Candidates applying for the Senior School at 11+ are assessed on the basis of Entrance Assessments, Interview and a School Reference from the child’s current Headteacher.Candidates will first sit a series of online ISEB assessments relating to English, Mathematics, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. Additionally, all candidates will participate in a critical thinking lesson to observe approach to learning, collaboration, and critical thinking followed by a written assessment with comprehension and a persuasive writing task.
16+ Registration: The assessment process for entry into Year 12 consists of an online adaptive assessment assessing applicant’s logical thinking and problem-solving skills, additionally applicants will write an essay-style answer on a subject of general intellectual interest. This will provide with a standardised score which will help make an informative decision as to whether an applicant should progress to the second stage.If invited to a second round, applicants will be interviewed by teachers in two of their intended A Level subjects and asked problem-solving questions relevant to each subject. All offers are conditional on GCSE results. Entry requirements for the Sixth Form are currently set at an average of grade 6 or above across all the subjects studied at GCSE with 9-7 (A*/A equivalent) grades in the subjects appropriate to the student’s choice of A Levels.
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