Entrance Assessment
In common with many other independent schools, it requires prospective pupils to undertake a series of entrance examinations before they are accepted into the school. At entry into year 9 (13+) pupils have to obtain 65% in all of their common entrance examinations. The majority of these pupils take the entrance examination when 10 or 11 years old, and these pupils present a large proportion of new students. An entrance examination for pupils wishing to join the school after studying for GCSEs is also required before entry into the school's sixth form.
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