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Welcome to King’s Admissions

The King’s School is an independent, academically selective school taking girls and boys from ages 4-18 years old.

Entry into Willow Lodge (infants) and Senior School is by assessment day or examination in January for the following September entry. Assessments for entry into Junior School take place throughout the year and children may join the school at any time. Entry into the Sixth Form is based on GCSE results and an interview in December of the previous year.

We do admit children into all sections of the school at other times of the year but this is always dependent on spaces being available. For more information, please contact the Admissions Manager by calling 01244 689 553 or email admissions@kingschester.co.uk.

Infant School, Willow Lodge

The majority of children will join Willow Lodge at 4 years of age in the Reception Class. There will sometimes be available places in other year groups throughout the year.

For entry into Reception in September 2024, the play-based assessment will take place on Friday, January 19, 2024. The assessment takes approximately one hour and will involve a number of activities designed to assess your child’s potential in a relaxed environment.

If you would like to apply for any year group in Willow Lodge, please register online here or, for more information on spaces, call our Admissions Manager Erica Sears on 01244 689553 or email admissions@kingschester.co.uk.

How to apply

Apply online

Parents can fill in a registration form and pay the application fee online. This should be completed no later than one week before the assessment.

Assessment

Assessments are held each year in January and children should be over four and under seven by the following 1st of September. The assessment is an informal session, lasting approximately one hour.

Place offered

After a reference from your child’s current preschool/nursery is received, you will be sent a letter from the Head of School offering your child a place.

Place accepted

To secure your place we ask that the acceptance form and deposit are returned as soon as possible to the school.

Getting started

Once everything is in place we will send you a pack containing all the information for starting at Willow Lodge. Both you and your child will be invited to visit the school for a number of events designed to make the transition as easy and enjoyable as possible.
  • Apply online
  • Play-based assessment
  • Place offered
  • Place accepted
  • Getting started

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Junior School

The majority of children join the Junior School at 7 years of age in Year 3. However, we do accept children into all year groups at any stage in the academic year. Please call 01244 689553 to check for spaces. 

Our Junior School assessments take place throughout the year and your child will be invited into the Junior School for a test and to be observed in the classroom. 

How to apply

Apply online

Parents can fill in a registration form and pay the application fee online. This should be completed no later than one week before the assessment.

Assessment

Assessments are held throughout the year. Your child will be invited to take a test and to be observed in the classroom.
 

Place offered

After a reference from your child’s current school is received, you will be sent a letter from the Head of School offering your child a place at King’s Juniors.

Place accepted

To secure your place we ask that the acceptance form and deposit are returned as soon as possible to the school.

Getting started

Once everything is in place we will send you a pack containing all the information for starting at King’s Juniors. Both you and your child will be invited to visit the school for a number of events designed to make the transition as easy and enjoyable as possible.
  • Apply online
  • Assessment
  • Place offered
  • Place accepted
  • Getting started

Apply Now

Senior School

Your child must be over 11 and under 12 years of age on 1 September following the examination, and most children will join in Removes (Year 7). There will sometimes be available places in other year groups throughout the year.

For entry into Removes (Year 7) in September 2024, the Entrance Exam will take place on Friday, January 19, 2024

Candidates will complete a 60-minute online test with modules in Maths, Verbal Reasoning, Comprehension and Non-verbal Reasoning.

This is an entrance test provided by the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM). Candidates and parents can familiarise themselves with the format of the online assessment by following this link

The online test is followed by a 30-minute written English paper. This will take the form of the writing section of our the practice papers (below), not the reading section.

Candidates then take part in a short interview with a member of Senior School academic team.

The standard of questions is based on Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum for England (Mathematics, English). There will also be a few questions in the Maths and English sections at a ‘working towards greater depth’ level.

Children who have not yet reached ‘working at greater depth’ should not be deterred from entering.

Practice papers:

 

Apply online

Parents can fill in a registration form and pay the application fee online. This should be completed no later than one week before the assessment.

Assessment

Admissions to the Senior School is by examination held each January. Your child must be over 11 and under 12 years of age on September 1 following the examination. Full details of the examination, including past papers, are available on our website.

Place offered

After a reference from your child’s school is received, you will be sent a letter from the Head of School offering your child a place.

Place accepted

To secure your place we ask that the acceptance form and deposit are returned as soon as possible to the school.

Getting started

Once everything is in place we will send you a pack containing all the information for starting at King’s Seniors. Both you and your child will be invited to visit the school for a number of events designed to make the transition as easy and enjoyable as possible.
  • Apply online
  • Assessment
  • Place offered
  • Place accepted
  • Getting started

Apply Now

Sixth Form

Admission to the Sixth Form is by interview and a minimum entry requirement of 7 GCSEs are required, four of which need to be grade 7 (A) and three at grade 6 (B) or above.

Students are required to have a minimum of grade 4 (C) in both GCSE Maths and English Language.

Grade 7 (A) GCSEs are required in the four subjects that will be studied at A Level.

Grade 8 (A*) Maths is required to study Maths and Further Maths. Grade 9 is recommended for Further Maths.

For Biology, Chemistry and Physics, we prefer a grade 8 (A*) in the student’s chosen science(s).

For Chemistry, Biology and Physics, students must have a grade 7 (A) in Maths. 

Students are able to join Sixth Form from our Senior School or from any other school. Students are required to submit their subject choices for A Level when they register for entry. A reference and predicted grades will also be requested before a decision is made to offer a place.

For entry into Lower Sixth in 2024, prospective students will be invited for an interview on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. The interview will cover the subjects the student is applying for, as well as offering the opportunity to discuss extra-curricular and career ambitions. For all students, progression from Lower Sixth to Upper Sixth is dependent on reaching an expected level of achievement.

 

Apply online

Check the entry requirements for your preferred A Level subject courses via our online Admissions Booklet

Assessment

Once you complete an online Registration Form, the school will contact you to request more details including your most recent reports.

Place offered

Prospective students are invited to Sixth Form Interview Day. The interviews focus primarily on your proposed A Level choices, as well as being an opportunity to discuss your extra-curricular interests and career ambitions.

Place accepted

Once a reference and predicted grades have been received from your current school, the Headmaster will write to successful candidates to offer them a place.

Getting started

Once everything is in place we will send you a pack containing all the information for starting at King’s Sixth Form. You will be invited to visit the school for a number of events designed to make the transition as easy and enjoyable as possible.
  • Apply online
  • Assessment
  • Interview Day
  • Place accepted
  • Getting started

Apply Now

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