Admissions Process

The Nursery welcomes children from age 2 and provides a gentle introduction to school life. Children may attend full time, or for a preferred number of sessions. The minimum number of sessions is four mornings per week or three day sessions. Fewer sessions may be considered for 2 year olds at the discretion of the Nursery Manager. We strongly recommend that pupils increase to five mornings minimum in the term before moving to Reception.

We work with your child's individual requirements to support them as they settle into the Nursery. Typically, a parent and child will attend together for an hour in the first instance. Subsequent visits aim to help children to feel comfortable and confident in their new environment, but the timings and duration of these will be agreed upon between you and the Nursery Manager.

Children join Reception class in the September after their 4th birthday and an individual transition programme will be developed for each child and their family. An Information Evening is held each September, with families welcome to arrange individual visits at other times.

We welcome enquiries for other year groups at any time of year. Pupils are invited to join their prospective class for a taster day, and we can offer a place based on feedback from the day and a report from their current school.
 

Key timings for Year 7 entry are as follows:

During the assessment day, all pupils will participate in a variety of activities and tasks, as well as sitting an online entrance assessment that consists of three sections: Literacy, Numeracy and Verbal/Non-Verbal Reasoning and taking part in an interview.
 

Key timings for Year 9 entry are as follows:

All pupils are required to attend an interview with the Headmaster and sit an online entrance assessment that consists of three sections: Literacy, Numeracy and Verbal/Non-Verbal Reasoning.
 

Prospective Sixth Form students are welcome at all of our Open Day events or to join us for an individual visit. This enables you to meet the Head, Head of Sixth Form and teaching staff as well as tour the school.  Each year our existing students welcome a strong group of new pupils each year, who join us from a wide variety of previous schools. 

Students entering the school at Sixth Form are not required to sit an entrance exam but will have an interview with the Headmaster or Head of Sixth Form. A report from their current school, with expected exam grades, will be required. Pupils joining the Sixth Form should achieve at least six GCSE subjects at grade 5 or above and minimum grades for individual subjects are indicated on the subject specific page of the Sixth Form options booklet.

Students not taking GCSEs will be required to take an online entrance assessment (CAT4) and will have an interview with the Head or Head of Sixth Form. 

Applications are accepted from September one year prior to entry and are then individually processed.

Pupils wishing to join the Senior School at other entry points are welcome to apply throughout the year, however, it should be noted that places may be limited. All pupils are required to attend an interview with the Headmaster and sit an online entrance assessment, in addition we will require a pupil's most recent school report and will seek a reference from their current setting.