11+ (Year 7) Entry
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’ which 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. The English includes a 30 minute creative writing composition. The assessment day is held on a Saturday morning in January at the College in Petersfield. There are many resources available to practise including BOND 11+ books available online and in most book stores.
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.
Do we take children in Year 9?
We do run a 13+ entrance assessment cycle in parallel with our 11+ but can only offer around 6 to 8 places each year.
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You can register your child for any year group using the link below.
Questions or queries
For more information or queries please email our Admissions team or call 01730 236825.
