Admission at 11+ (approximately 60 places)

Entry to the Senior School is at age 11, therefore candidates for entry in September 2010 must have dates of birth between 1st September 1998 and 31st August 1999; candidates for entry in September 2011 between 1st September 1999 and 31st August 2000. Applications are registered between July and mid-November.

The closing date for 2010 entry is 15th November 2009.

NLCS 11+ Registration Form 2010 Entry (click to download)

The Entrance Examination

The School is a member of the London Girls' Schools' Consortium. The entrance examination will take place in January 2010. Candidates will sit two written papers (one in English and one in Mathematics), and on the basis of the results of these papers selected candidates will be invited for interview.

English Paper

The English Paper is based on the format of the National Curriculum Key Stage 2 paper. Candidates are asked to read a passage and answer questions on it. Also, they are asked to write on a topic. They will need to show that they can understand and think about what they read and will be expected to make an intelligent attempt to answer anything on the paper that is unfamiliar. They should be able to present their ideas in a coherent manner with accurate grammar, punctuation and spelling.

Mathematics Paper

The content of the papers will broadly follow the National Curriculum up to Level 4. There will be a variety of questions, testing basic numerical skills, problem solving and logical thinking. Candidates may also be required to demonstrate more developed powers of reasoning and the ability to solve simple problems with a newly introduced concept.

The use of calculators in the entrance examination is not permitted.

Sample questions are available from any school in either Group 1 or Group 2 upon request. Please note that there is just one version of this sample material.

Consortium Guidancefor 11+ Exam   (click to download)

Sample English paper  (click to download)

Sample Maths paper  (click to download)

Interviews

A short list of candidates will be called for interview, and from these candidates the final selection will be made. Interviews are friendly and informal, dates for 2010 entry interviews are yet to be confirmed, but are normally held during the end of January, beginning of February.

For further informationplease contact the11+ Registrar,Jenny Coyne, on 0208 951 6481, or by email jcoyne@nlcs.org.uk