NURSERY: Children may join the Nursery in September following their third birthday. Children are required to attend the Morning Session each day (Monday - Friday, 8.15am - 12pm) during the academic year and from the October half term it will also be compulsory for children to attend the Lunchtime Session (12pm - 1pm) each day for the remainder of the academic year. These sessions include a mid-morning snack and lunch for the children. The Morning Session includes the 15 hours government entitlement. Additionally, during the summer term children will also be required to attend a minimum of two full days per week to further prepare them for a smooth transition to Reception. You may wish to choose additional sessions over and above the minimum requirements. Places in Nursery are offered in the order in which completed registrations are received, subject to an informal (observational) assessment, reference(s) where appropriate and a meeting with the Head or delegate thereof. Following admission, further ongoing informal assessments will take place throughout the Nursery year to ensure that Solihull is the right school for your son or daughter. Parents/guardians will be notified during the Christmas term if there are any immediate concerns.
RECEPTION: Places in Reception are offered in the order in which completed registrations are received, subject to an informal (observational) assessment, reference(s) where appropriate and a meeting with the Head or delegate thereof. Following admission, further ongoing informal assessments will take place throughout Reception to ensure that Solihull is the right school for your son or daughter.
- INFANT 1: Places in Infant 1 are offered in the order in which completed registrations are received, subject to a family visit, school tour, informal assessment, reference(s) and a meeting with the Head or delegate thereof. Following admission, further ongoing informal assessments will take place throughout Infant 1 to ensure that Solihull is the right school for your son or daughter.
- INFANT 2 (6+): For those children hoping to join in Infant 2, they must perform sufficiently well in the 6+ assessment and have supportive reference(s) from their current school. Subject to confirmation by the Headmaster, all pupils in Infants will ordinarily transfer to Junior 1. The Headmaster intends to confirm these places at the same time as he offers external applicants a place following 7+ exam. Offers of places in J1 are subject to sustained good performance throughout the remainder of Infant 2. All of the Infant 2 pupils will sit the 7+ entrance examination for benchmarking purposes.
SENIOR SCHOOL: All of the J4 pupils will sit the 11+ entrance examination, regardless of their offer status, so that they can compete for academic scholarships and provide the Senior School with useful benchmark information. For those pupils hoping to join in the Third Form (Year 7), they must perform sufficiently well in the 11+ examination and have supportive references from their current school. For more detailed information regarding entrance at 11+ please refer to Pathways to Senior School at 11+.
SIXTH FORM: In the case of students entering the Sixth Form from other schools, admission is based on interview, reference and GCSE results. Entry requirements, details regarding subjects and specific subject hurdles may be found in Subject Choices. A minimum of two Grade 7s and four Grade 6s at GCSE, including Grade 6s in English and Mathematics is required.
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