ENTRY IN YEAR 7
To discuss entry in September 2026, please contact admissions@manorhouseschool.org.
Entry is based on a combination of a pupil’s latest school report, interview, CAT4 assessments and confidential reference. Separately, Year 7 pupils are invited for an Experience Day, whilst Year 9 candidates and for all other Senior years, attend an individual Taster Day.
Year 7 dates in summary:
| Open Morning (plus separately, arranged individual Headteacher appointment for Year 9) |
Saturday 4 October 2025 |
| Deadline for applications and bursaries |
Friday 31 October 2025 |
| Experience Day for Year 7 external applicants and current Year 6 pupils and interviews |
Thursday 13 November 2025 |
| Entrance Assessments – CAT4 assessments are sat at Manor House School in the month of November. Academic Scholarships will be offered based on these results. Current Pupils applying for the Academic Scholarship will sit the written assessment on this date |
Tuesday 18 November 2025 |
| Offers made to external candidates of school places |
Friday 12 December 2025 |
| Year 7 entry Art, Drama, Music or Sport Scholarship applications deadline |
Friday 9 January 2026 |
| Year 7 Art, Drama, Music and Sport Scholarship assessments |
Tuesday 27 January to Thursday 29 January 2026 depending on the Scholarship applied for |
| Year 7 Scholarship offers made (Academic and Non-Academic) |
By Friday 13 February 2026 |
| Acceptance of School Place and Scholarships Offer |
Monday 2 March 2026 |
Our current Senior School admissions process for Year 7 for September 2025 is:
- A tour of the school; at either one of our upcoming Open Mornings when we are offering pupil-guided tours or with a member of the admissions team at an appointed time. You may also wish to take up the option to attend a meeting with our Headteacher. This is optional for Year 7 but compulsory for other year groups where we offer fewer places.
- We will ask you to fill in our Application-Form (£90.00 non-refundable registration fee) by Friday October 31 2025 so that your daughter may attend our on-site Experience Day (Year 7), at which point she will take part in a short interview.
- Our Year 7 Entrance Examination Day is Tuesday 18 November 2025. Confirmation of the assessment specifics, time window and duration will be advised to you after registering.
- We seek a reference from your daughter’s current school.
- Offers are subject to receipt of a satisfactory reference and are typically made at the end of the Autumn term. Please note that Academic Scholarships are awarded based on the outcome of our digital entrance assessments.
- Once Year 7 candidates have secured a school place and passed the academic entry criteria, pupils will be invited to apply for an Art, Drama, Music or Sport Scholarship. We hold individual assessments and interviews for girls interested in applying for an Art, Music, Drama or Sport Scholarship and these are currently planned as above.
A School place is only secured following payment of the deposit of £800.00 by the Monday 2 March 2026 (this is refundable less any outstanding fees/disbursements at the end of your daughter’s education at Manor House School, Bookham).
Submit your application:
APPLICATION FORM
ENTRY IN OTHER SENIOR YEAR GROUPS
For all other years of Senior entry, and following a tour of the School, we will ask for your daughter’s latest school report as background information before arranging an in person appointment with Headteacher, Ms Fantham. We will then ask you to complete our Application Form. This is followed by arranging for your daughter to sit an online CAT4 assessment on a Taster Day. We will also request a confidential reference and report from your daughter’s current school.
Contact admissions@manorhouseschool.org or call us on 01372 457077 for more information.
Please note our external bursary application deadline is Friday 31 October 2025 for awards applicable from September 2026. Bursaries are timed to be announced in conjunction with scholarships whenever possible.
Submit your application:
APPLICATION FORM
