Senior Admissions Dates
Admission criteria to our Senior School is by an online 60-minute assessment via CEM taken at St Columba’s College, together with a face to face structured interview.
A confidential reference and the most recent school report, will be sought from the child’s school.
There is a CEM familiarisation tool which you may find useful here https://plus.cem.org/cemselectfam/. We don’t encourage applicants to study for the assessment so instead offer this as a familiarisation tool to help make you feel more at ease.
Your application is confirmed with a non-transferable application fee of £150.
Please note, we do not offer an option to defer the offer of a place to a later year.
11+ Admissions Timetable for entry in September 2026 (External Applicants)
Applications welcome from girls and boys
| Item | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Applications open | Monday 1st September 2025 | |
| Application deadline (incl. scholarships & bursaries) | Friday 14th November 2025 | 12 noon |
| 11+ assessments (online reasoning test taken at St Columba’s College) (Applicants choose their preferred date and time slot) | Saturday 6 December 2025 Saturday 10 January 2026 | 9.00am 12.30pm 9.00am 12.30pm |
| 11+ interviews (face to face) | Wednesday 14 January 2026 | 5pm - 7pm |
| Offer letters posted | Thursday 12th February 2026 | |
| Offers Celebration Evening | Wednesday 25 February 2026 | 6.30pm - 8.30pm |
| Acceptance deadline | Wednesday 4 March 2026* |
13+ Admissions Timetable and Process for entry in September 2026
Applications welcome from girls and boys
| Item | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Applications open | Monday 1st September 2025 | |
| Application deadline (incl. scholarships & bursaries) | Friday 14 November 2025 | 12 noon |
| 13+ assessments (online entrance test taken at St Columba’s College), Applicants choose their preferred date and time) | Saturday 6 December 2025 Saturday 10 January 2026 | 9.00am 12.30pm 9.00am 12.30pm |
| 13+ interviews (face to face) | Thursday 15 January 2026 | 5.30pm - 8.00pm |
| Offers posted | Thursday 12th February 2026* | |
| Offers Celebration Evening | Wednesday 25 February 2026 | 6.30pm - 8.00pm |
| Acceptance deadline | Thursday 26 February 2026* |
* Subject to confirmation from HMC schools
