Lower School (Reception To Year 4): Following receipt of a report from your child's current nursery or presechool (where applicable), they will invite your child to an informal assessment with Mrs Ros Clayson, Head of Lower School. Following receipt of a Head's report from your child's current school, they will invite your child to a Taster Day, which will include an informal assessment.
Middle School (Year 5 To Year 8): Entrance assessment for the Middle School takes the form of CAT4 testing, ideally by the end of the Autumn Term preceding entry. If your child has already completed a CAT4 test (or equivalent) at their current school, results will be requested and there will be no need to redo the test. If your son/daughter is at school overseas they will sit the papers in their own school, or if they have registered for a place through an agency, they can sit the papers in their offices. Students who are currently overseas will also be required to have an interview via video link, usually through Skype.
Senior School (Year 9 To Year 11): Following receipt of a satisfactory Head's report, entrance assessment for the Senior School takes the form of CAT4 testing, ideally by the end of the Autumn Term preceding entry. If your child has already completed CAT4 tests at their current school, results will be requested and there will be no need to redo these tests. If your son/daughter is at school overseas they will sit papers in core subjects in their own school, or if they have registered for a place through an agency, they can sit these papers in their offices. Students who are currently overseas will also be required to have an interview via video link, usually through Skype.
Sixth Form (Years 12 And 13): Sixth Form entry requirements are typically for students to achiecve a minimum of 45 points at GCSE, including grades 4 or above in English and Maths. Subject to a satisfactory report from their current school, your child will then be invited to meet with Mrs Penny Hart, Head of Senior School, for a Pathway Planning Meeting (PPM) to discuss their personal Sixth Form journey.
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