ENTRY AT YEAR 7 (11+): There are 30 places available in Year 7: 18 day and 12 boarding. There are no Home Boarding places in Year 7 or 8. Candidates registered for entry to Year 7 will be tested in English, Mathematics and Reasoning (verbal, non-verbal and spatial) in the January of the year of entry. The English and Mathematics tests will be broadly in line with the National Curriculum KS2. Year 8 (12+) is not a standard entry point to The Leys. Please contact the Admissions Team should you wish to discuss possibilities.
STANDARD ENTRY AT YEAR 9 (13+):
There are just over 100 pupils in Year 9; approximately 60% are boarders or home boarders, and 40% are day pupils. Candidates registered for entry to Year 9 will be tested in English, Mathematics and Reasoning (verbal, non-verbal and spatial) in January of the year of entry. The English and Mathematics tests will be broadly in line with the National Curriculum. Pupils from St Faith's are able to take a pre-assessment two years prior to entry. Year 10 (14+) is not a standard entry point to The Leys. Please contact the Admissions Team should you wish to discuss possibilities.
ENTRY BY EARLY PRE-TESTING FOR YEAR 9 BOARDERS: In the Spring Term of Year 6 they invite all registered prospective boarding pupils to sit the ISEB Common Pre-Test Assessment, prior to joining The Leys in Year 9. Tests should be completed by the end of March. The on-line assessment will comprise Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, English and Mathematics, which lasts approximately two and a half hours in total.The entry process also includes an interview with the Headmaster and a confidential report from your child's current school in Year 8.
ENTRY AT SIXTH FORM (16+): Pupils will normally be admitted to the Sixth Form if they have achieved at least an average of 5.5 at GCSE and at least a grade 4 in Maths and English. A grade 6 pass at GCSE is almost invariably the minimum requirement for starting an A level subject and grade 7 is preferred.
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