For outstanding pupils, they offer a variety of scholarships; the Lower School scholarship assessment takes place in November and the Upper School scholarship assessment in November preceding entry to the school. To apply for a scholarship you must fill in a registration form and either tick the scholarship box on the online registration form or make a note in the comments section of the hard copy. You will then be contacted by Registrar who will confirm dates and times.
Lower scholarships: This is a 50% academic scholarship awarded at Year 3 and subject to continued satisfactory effort and standard of work will be retained until the end of Year 6. Assessment is made through sitting a verbal reasoning test, a maths paper, an English paper and a reading age test. The syllabus for the subject papers is the Key Stage 1 syllabus and to gain a full 50% scholarship a candidate would be expected to gain A grades on the written papers and standardised scores in excess of 130 in verbal reasoning and reading.
Upper scholarships:
Scholarships are available at the start of Year 7 open to boys moving up from Year 6 and to those joining the school from other primary schools. Subject to continued satisfactory effort and standard of work, the scholarships will be retained until the end of Year 11.
Academic scholarships are awarded to pupils who have the potential to gain at least six A* passes at GCSE. Assessment is made through a maths paper, an English paper, a science paper and an interview. The syllabus for the subject papers is the Key Stage 2 syllabus.
Scholarships are also available for art, performing arts and sport up to 50% and awarded to pupils who show the most outstanding flair in these areas:
Art, performing arts and sport candidates must sit the same tests as the academic scholarship candidates, but they are not expected to reach the same level of achievement on those papers. However a scholarship will not be awarded to a boy who scores less than 60% in the entrance assessment.
Art: Boys entering for this scholarship are expected to bring a portfolio of work with them on the day of the assessment, showing work done in at least four different media. This will be returned at the end of the following week. Boys awarded an art scholarship would be expected to study art at GCSE.
Arts: In music boys entering for this scholarship will be expected to have reached Associated Board Grade 4 standard (or equivalent) on their main instrument or voice and Grade 1 standard on a second. They will be asked to audition on both instruments and would be expected to study music at GCSE.
In drama boys would be expected to have reached a minimum standard of LAMDA Grade 3. Boys are asked to perform a practical audition where they would perform two monologue pieces lasting no longer than two minutes each. Boys awarded a drama scholarship would be expected to study drama at GCSE.
Sport: Boys should be able to produce evidence of involvement in sport at a high level, for instance having attended County trials or having gained a high level of achievement in County or National competitions. They should also be able to show evidence of having regularly been involved in two different sports at a competitive level. Boys will be required to show their fitness and co-ordination. Boys awarded a sporting scholarship would be expected to study PE at GCSE and represent the school in all fixtures they are selected for.
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