Admissions 11+

Registration for 2012 entry is now closed. Applications for September 2013 will be registered between June 2012 and mid - November 2012.

Admission at 11+ (approximately 60 places)

Entry to the Senior School is at age 11, therefore candidates for entry in September 2011 should have dates of birth between 1st September 1999 and 31st August 2000; candidates for entry in September 2012 between 1st September 2000 and 31st August 2001. Applications are registered between June and mid-November.

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The Entrance Examination

The School is a member of the North London Independent Girls' Schools' Consortium. The entrance examination will take place in the January of the year of entry. Candidates 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.

For further guidance on the 11+ Examinations and sample questions, please click on the links below. (Please note that all Consortium schools provide the same sample questions)

Consortium Guidancefor 11+ Exam   (click to download)

Sample English paper  (click to download)

Sample Maths paper  (click to download)

For past papers for Consortium Group 2, please click on the links below:

English 2008 English 2009 English 2010 English 2011

Maths 2008 Maths 2009 Maths 2010 Maths 2011

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 and are normally held at the end of January and beginning of February.

To download a Registration Form for 11+ Entry for 2013 please click here.

For further information please contact:

Jenny Coyne, 11+ Admissions Officer: Tel 0208 951 6481 or email jcoyne@nlcs.org.uk

Key dates for 11+ Admissions entry in 2011