How to Apply
(Year 7) 

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1. Visit Us

We hold a number of Open Mornings and Group Visits throughout the year which give you a general introduction to the school and a tour of the campus. Following a visit, you can arrange an individual meeting with a member of the Admissions team. We also offer virtual events if you are unable to visit the school in person.

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2. Application

The first step in applying is to complete the application form. You can register at any time up to 15 September, the year before you wish your child to join us.

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Before you make an application, please use the age checker to make sure that your child’s age is correct for the year of entry. Pupils should be aged 11 on 1 September of the year of entry. However, we are willing to consider candidates who are a few months younger or older. Please email Admissions before completing the application form if your child’s date of birth falls outside the expected dates.

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Late applicants should first email the Registrar before filling out the application form.

Parents’ contact details

The information given on the online application form is used for all our communications. It is therefore important that you notify us of any change of email, postal address or circumstances during the application process. This is particularly important if you have applied some years in advance of entry.

3. Confirmation

In the September prior to entry, we ask you to confirm that you wish to go ahead with the Year 7 entry process. We also ask you to provide us with more detailed information about your child’s co-curricular passions, as well as any medical conditions, learning support and special educational needs your child may have. At this time, we provide further information regarding the entrance tests. Day students who wish to apply for financial assistance should read the policy and apply at this stage. Candidates may also express interest in applying for a Music scholarship.

References from current school

Before we can offer a place, we must receive a confidential reference from the candidate’s current school. We will write to the school once you have completed the confirmation forms.

4. Scholarships

If you would like to apply for a Music scholarship, your child will be assessed prior to taking the entrance examinations. Academic scholarships are awarded on the basis of performance in the entrance exams, plus the reference from their school.

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

5. Assessment Days

All candidates are invited to the assessment day at Sevenoaks School in January.

They sit papers in English, Maths and Verbal Reasoning, and participate in a 40-minute group discussion led by our teachers. Our friendly staff and students aim to make it an enjoyable day; we love to see the candidates making friends with each other and leaving with big grins on their faces.

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6. Results

Offers of places, including scholarships, are sent by email to all candidates. Successful applicants will be given the opportunity to spend some time at the school for our Post-Offer Morning. We hope it will help you to make a final decision, although those who accept places beforehand are very welcome to attend.

Some candidates will be reserved. This means they have passed our tests and have demonstrated that they would be good Sevenoaks students. Places often become available in early March once the grammar school places have been announced. Parents are advised to keep in touch with Olivia Power, Assistant Director of Admissions, in this situation. We consider our reserve candidates as a pool, not a list. When a place becomes available, we offer it to the most suitable reserved candidate.

7. Accepting your place

Congratulations! We’re looking forward to seeing you at Sevenoaks soon. There are many activities for new students and parents that we will invite you to.

Acceptance of all places must be confirmed by the payment of a deposit (£2000 for day pupils) and the completion of a Form of Acceptance by the date, in early March, specified in our offer letter. Any candidate who decides not to accept their place is requested to inform us of their decision as soon as possible so their place can be released to candidates on our reserve list.

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