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 2011 entry assessments start early in January 2011 and the closing date for registrations is Friday 5th November 2010.
• Reception (4+) - selection by group observation and individual interview. September 2011 entry assessments start early in January 2011 and the closing date for registrations is Friday 5th November 2010.
• Year 3 (7+) – selection by examination and interview. Examination is in English, Maths and Non-Verbal Reasoning. For September 2011, the closing date for registrations is Friday 19th November 2010. The entrance examination will take place in January 2011, date to be confirmed.
• Year 7 (11+) - selection by examination and interview. Examination is in English, Maths and Verbal Reasoning. The entrance examination for September 2011 takes place on Friday 7th January 2011 and the closing date for registrations is Friday 19th November 2010.
• 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 2nd November 2010 and the closing date for registrations is Wednesday 27th October 2010.

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.

11+ Past Papers
Please click on the links below for copies of past 11+ examination papers.

English January 2008 and Reading Passage
English January 2009 and Reading Passage
English January 2010 and Reading Passage

Mathematics January 2008
Mathematics January 2009
Mathematics January 2010