Prep Admissions Dates
Applications for the Prep School for September 2024 are still being accepted.
Prep School – Lower and Upper Prep
Admission to our Lower Prep School (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) is by an informal structured play session where your child will spend approximately an hour with us, and will be put at ease and made to feel very welcome by our staff.
For applications to Year 1 and 2 we also ask for the most recent school report, and a confidential reference will be sought from the child’s school.
Admission to the Upper Prep School (Years 3, 4, 5 and 6) is by age-appropriate Reading, Independent Writing, Numeracy, Maths and Reasoning assessments. We also ask for the most recent school report, and confidential reference will be sought from the child’s school.
Your application is confirmed with a non-transferable application fee of £75.
Please note, we do not offer an option to defer the offer of a place to a later year.
Reception, Prep 1 & Prep 2 Admissions Timetable for entry in September 2025
Applications welcome from girls and boys
| Item | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Applications open for September 2025 | Monday 2 September 2024 | |
| Application deadline | Friday 8 November 2024 | 12 noon |
| Activity session for children & Head’s talk | Saturday 7 December 2024 | 9.30-11.00am 11.30-1.00pm |
| Assessment sessions & parent tours (Applicants choose their preferred date and time slot) | Thursday 9 January 2025 or Friday 10 January 2025 | 9.00-10.00am 11.00-12.00noon 9.00-10.00am 11.00-12.00noon |
| Offers emailed | Friday 24 January 2025 | |
| Breakfast meeting with Q&A session for parents | Wednesday 29 January 2025 | 9.00-10.30am |
| Acceptance deadline | Friday 7 February 2025 | |
| Parents Social Evening | Wednesday 25 June 2025 | |
| Student Induction Day | Monday 7 July 2025 |
Prep 3 – Prep 6 Admissions Timetable for entry in September 2025
Applications welcome from girls and boys
| Item | Date |
|---|---|
| Applications open for September 2025 | Monday 2 September 2024 |
| Application deadline | No deadline |
| Assessment day | Arranged for a mutually convenient date (applicants spend most of the day within the classroom experiencing a usual school day and also complete some formal assessments) |
| Offers posted | Within two weeks (subject to all paperwork having been received) |
| Acceptance deadline | Two weeks after offer date |
| Parents Social Evening | Wednesday 25 June 2025 |
| Student Induction Day | Monday 7 July 2025 |
