11+ (Year 7) Entry

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An application for your child to be included in our entrance assessment procedures should ideally be submitted over the summer between Year 5 and Year 6. The selection process, which starts with an informal chat, begins in September and runs through the Autumn Term. To be included in the process from the outset, we encourage early registration but no later than October half term. All children will meet with the Headmaster before we close in December and before the entrance assessment which is held on the penultimate Saturday in January of the year of entry.

The selection process

Children applying for 11+ entry to the Senior School will be invited to participate in a selection process that involves:

An interview or ‘informal chat’ with the Headmaster. This will take place over the Autumn Term of Year 6 (prior to the entrance assessment). Candidates will be asked to complete a questionnaire to bring with them to the chat, which takes place with the child only and lasts approximately 15 minutes. A reference and recent report will also be requested from your child’s current school with your permission.
The entrance assessment. We test core learning skills in English, Maths and Verbal Reasoning and cover Year 5 national curriculum topics. Children will complete a 30-minute creative writing task followed by a 45-minute Maths paper, both set internally by our Heads of Department. The final 45-minute paper from GL Assessment has two parts; Comprehension/Spelling and Grammar (SPaG) and Verbal Reasoning. The assessment is held at the College on the penultimate Saturday in January of Year 6.

Candidates who are living overseas may take the tests under exam conditions at their current school. Interviews can be held online through a video call.

An application for your child to be included in our entrance assessment procedures should ideally be submitted over the summer between Year 5 and Year 6. Although there is no deadline, we encourage early registration but no later than October half term. Letters communicating the outcome are sent no later than ten days after the entrance assessment. The acceptance deadline is the first working day in March. All those who accept their offer of a place will receive further details of our extensive induction programme, as well as a login and access to our parent portal MSP (My School Portal). New starter forms will need to be completed by May as part of the joining process.

Candidates who are living overseas may take the tests under exam conditions at their current school. Interviews can be held online through a video call.

See an overview of our admissions steps timeline further down this page, here.

When will candidates know the outcome?

Letters communicating the outcome are sent no later than ten days after the entrance assessment. The acceptance deadline is the first working day in March.

All those who accept their offer of a place will receive further details of our extensive induction programme, as well as a login and access to our parent portal MSP (My School Portal). New starter forms will need to be completed by May as part of the joining process.