Entrance Assessments & Examinations
Entrance Assessments & Examinations
The main Entrance Assessments for the Lower School take place by appointment in January, and the Senior School Entrance Assessment date is Monday 13 January 2025.
Assessments for mid-year entry are also held throughout the year. Please contact the Admissions Office on 01244 312078 or email admissions@thequeensschool.co.uk.
What to Expect?
Below is an example of the Entrance Assessments Format of the day.
Your daughter will be invited to spend approximately one hour with our Early Years specialist staff team to take part in assessments which are designed to be as relaxed and as enjoyable as possible. They are conducted in small groups and consist of fun activities including simple games and puzzles. Our aim is to get to know the girls better and to understand the way in which they learn. Our teachers will be on hand to encourage and support the children throughout the assessment, and to make them feel comfortable.
As we wish to evaluate your daughter’s level of independence, you will not be required to remain in the classroom with her. Instead, you might like the opportunity to meet the Head of Lower School, Miss Iona Carmody and other staff and enjoy some light refreshments. Please rest assured that great care is taken to ensure that girls are relaxed and happy when undertaking assessments.
Places are sometimes available in Years 1 and 2. The usual Infant admissions procedures apply for this entry point (see above).
In Year 3, classes are well balanced and teaching groups are small, enabling excellent pupil knowledge and passionate teaching. Entry is determined by performance in mathematics, English and non-verbal reasoning assessments. Your daughter’s ability to grasp new concepts is more important to us than evidence of absolute knowledge. Your daughter’s assessment will be held in a friendly Junior classroom, enabling her to demonstrate her strengths in a supportive and encouraging environment.
Your daughter will be invited into school for the day which will consist of entrance assessments, team building activities, games and plenty of food and fun.
The assessment part of the day will take approximately three hours and consists of a maths paper, an on-line assessment, and an English paper. All of these will be under the careful watch of one of our experienced teachers and there will be plenty of snacks and breaks in between.
We will then be joined by our current Year 6 girls for lunch and lots of fun.
Vacancies are sometimes available in other year groups, Years 4–6 at the Lower School and Years 8-10 at the Senior School. Individual assessments can take place throughout the year if a place is available.