Our main points of entry are:
- 4+ (Reception) for the Junior School
- 11+ (Year 7) for the Senior School
- 16+ (Year 12) for the Sixth Form.
4+ Entry - Assessment
The main point of entry into the Junior School is at age 4+. All applicants are invited to attend an assessment in the January of the year of entry.
The 4+ assessments are conducted informally, like a playgroup session. Girls work in small groups with a teacher on a variety of games and puzzles in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere for one hour. Successful candidates are recalled for a second assessment shortly afterwards, again to work in small groups with a member of staff for an hour. Offers are sent out on a date agreed by members of the North London Independent Girls’ Schools Consortium.
KEY DATES for 2021 Entry
- 1st round of Assessments: 5, 6, 7 and 8 January 2021
- 2nd Round of Assessments: 15 and 18 January 2021
- Results sent by email: 29 January 2021
- Deadline for Acceptance: 12 noon 5 February 2021
Application Form for 11+ 2021 Entry
Our overriding concern at Channing is to reduce stress for our applicants by asking them to sit as few exams as possible. Therefore in conjunction with many other schools in London this year, Channing will use the ISEB Common Pre-Test to assess candidates for entry to Year 7 in September 2021.
Candidates can choose to sit the ISEB pre-test at their own school, at any senior school also offering the ISEB Common Pre-Test for their entrance test or at Channing School on 7th January 2021.
We request a school reference for all applicants and invite all candidates to attend an interview. Our policy is to offer places on the basis of the whole picture created by the examination result, the school reference and the interview performance. We look very carefully at all three aspects to gauge a candidate’s potential.
Key Dates for 11+ 2021 Entry
- Closing date for applications: 18 November 2020
- ISEB Common Pre-Test must be completed: On or before Friday 15 January 2021
- Option to sit ISEB Common Pre-Test at Channing: Thursday 7 January 2021
- 11+ Interviews will take place: January 2021
- Result of application emailed to parents : Friday 12 February 2021
- Closing date for Acceptance of offer: Wednesday 3 March at 12 noon.
Sixth Form Admissions From another School
All Sixth Form applicants from other schools are invited to attend an interview with the Headmistress and Head of Sixth Form and a request is made for GCSE predictions and a school reference. A typical academic profile of a girl entering Year 12 is 9 or 10 GCSE grades at A or A* (including English and Maths) or at Grades 7, 8 or 9. Achievement of at least Grade A/Grade 7 at GCSE is required for all subjects to be studied at A Level.
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