Admissions

St. Helen’s provides an excellent, well-balanced, academic education and our admissions procedures are designed to select pupils who will thrive and flourish in this learning environment.

Most girls enter the School at one of our main entry ages, and admissions are as below. Occasional places in other age groups may sometimes become available throughout the School.

• Nursery (3+) – selection by group observation. September 2010 entry assessments start early in January 2010 and the closing date for registrations is Friday 6th November 2009.
• Reception (4+) - selection by group observation and individual interview. September 2010 entry assessments start early in January 2010 and the closing date for registrations is Friday 6th November 2009.
• Year 3 (7+) – selection by examination and interview. Examination is in English, Maths and Non-Verbal Reasoning. For September 2010, the written papers will be held on Monday 4th January 2010. The closing date for registrations is Friday 20th November 2009.
• Year 7 (11+) - selection by examination and interview. Examination is in English, Maths and Verbal Reasoning. The entrance examination for September 2010 takes place on Friday 15th January 2010 and the closing date for registrations is Friday 20th November 2009.
• Sixth Form (16+) - selection by examination and interview. Girls require A*, A or B grades in at least 7 GCSE subjects and a total of 42 points is needed in 7 subjects. The Sixth Form Autumn Term entrance examination will take place on Tuesday 3rd November 2009. The closing date for registrations for this examination is Monday 26th October 2009.

For more details and dates for registration, please contact the School by clicking here or phoning the Registrar on 01923 843230.

You can download a copy of our registration form here. Please note that registration forms must be returned with the appropriate registration fee of £50 for UK applicants and £75 for overseas applicants. Cheques should be made payable to 'St. Helen's School'.

If you would like to download specimen examination papers for Year 7 entry, please click here for English and here for Mathematics.