Entry at 11+

Entry at 11+ (Year 7)

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The deadline for applications to Year 7 is 15 September, a year ahead of entry. We are currently taking applications for September 2025.

Admission is by competitive examination in Maths, English and Verbal Reasoning, a group discussion activity and a reference from the candidate’s current school.

We admit approximately 80 children, all of them day students – we do not offer boarding places in the Lower School.

Life in the Lower School

The Lower School is a golden time for our students; they enjoy all the benefits of secondary school but with none of the pressures. Free from impending exams, the diktats of national syllabuses and assessments, and prescriptive micro-management often found for this age, students are encouraged to enjoy these years, to use their time for work, for co-curricular pursuits, for service and for fun.

Lower school booklet

My First Week

MISSED THE DEADLINE?

If you have missed the deadline for registration, you can send your child’s most recent school report and a few sentences about their co-curricular interests by email to the Registrar. We will hold their details on our waiting list for late testing if a place should become available. Please do not complete the online application form until we advise you to do so.

OCCASIONAL PLACES

We very occasionally take pupils from our waiting list into Year 8. To go on to the waiting list, you should send your child’s most recent school report and a brief summary of their interests and achievements by email to the Registrar. Please do not complete the online application form or pay the registration fee. We would only arrange for testing if a place became available in Year 8.

Age Checker

Most students joining us for Year 7 will be aged 11 on 1 September in their year of entry. However, we are happy to consider candidates whose age falls outside that age band by up to six months.

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How to Apply

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