Admissions Processes

Open Day or personal visit by arrangement with the Admissions Office. A personal visit will involve a tour of the school and a chance to meet the Headmaster and other teachers. This normally takes about an hour and a half.

A registration form is enclosed with the school prospectus pack. This should be completed before an exam assessment is taken.

This is an individual taster day arranged with the Admissions Office. Pupils will spend a full day in school attending lessons with pupils of their own age. We try to arrange a day when the subjects, activities and sports taking place are of interest to the visiting pupil. It is possible for someone looking to board to experience an overnight visit.

Offer of a place is made subject to exam performance and school references. The Academic Entrance Exam is held on the first Saturday in February. Late applicants may be examined after this date. Common Entrance candidates are examined on the date set by the Independent Schools Exam Board.

Academic Scholarships are awarded on the basis of performance in the College Entrance Exam or in the case of Common Entrance in the separate Common Entrance Scholarship Exam. Sport, Music and Performing Arts scholarships are assessed via a practical assessment and supporting documentary evidence and references. 

We always do our best to consider good quality applications for awards throughout the year. We recommend that families make an early application if looking at a scholarship as demand is always high for such awards and an early application will allow for all stages of the process to be completed in the required timeframe.

The bursary process is administered by BAL who run this aspect for the majority of boarding schools in the UK. If you wish to apply for a bursary, you will need to have registered and then let the admissions team know, who will ensure the bursary form is sent out to you. The application will be made directly to them and all supporting evidence and material will be uploaded via secure portal. The bursary process will involve a telephone/zoom interview with BAL to go through the application. Once completed, a report is sent into the School which will be reviewed by the Governors, before a decision or outcome is made.