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Senior School Admissions

We offer a Private Girls’ School in the heart of Surrey. Our Senior School Department is made up of Years 7 to 11, with the major entry point at Year 7 (11+) and we also accept applicants at Year 9 (13+). We welcome applications for other year groups up to Year 10, or mid-year applications, subject to availability of places.

We are a selective school which means that places are offered at the discretion of our Headteacher and are subject to satisfactory completion of the Senior admissions process.  In order to apply, applicants should be performing academically at nationally expected levels, as a minimum.

ENTRY IN YEAR 7

To discuss entry in September 2025, 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 attend an individual Taster Day. In summary:

Open Morning (plus separately, arranged individual Headteacher appointment for Year 9) Saturday 5 October 2024
Deadline for applications and bursaries Thursday 31 October 2024
Experience Day for Year 7 applicants and interview Thursday 14 November 2024
Entrance Assessments – CAT4 assessments are sat at Manor House School in the month of November. Academic Scholarships will be offered based on these results. Tuesday 19 November 2024
Offers made to candidates of school places (including offers of academic scholarships), and applicable Year 7 pupils invited to apply for Year 7 Art, Drama, Music or Sport Scholarship Friday 6 December 2024
Year 7 entry Art, Drama, Music or Sport Scholarship applications deadline Friday 10 January 2025
Year 7 Art, Drama, Music and Sport Scholarship assessments Tuesday 28 January to Thursday 30 January 2025 depending on the Scholarship applied for
Year 7 Scholarship offers made By Friday 14 February 2025
Acceptance of School Place and Scholarships Offer First Monday in March 2025

Our current Senior School admissions process for Year 7 for September 2025 is:

  1. 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.
  2. We will ask you to fill in our Application-Form  (£75.00 non-refundable registration fee) by October 31 2024 so that your daughter may attend our on-site Experience Day (Year 7), at which point she will take part in a short interview.
  3. Our Year 7 Entrance Examination Day is Tuesday 19 November 2024. Confirmation of the assessment specifics, time window and duration will be advised to you after registering.
  4. We seek a reference from your daughter’s current school.
  5. 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.
  6. 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 first Monday in March (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 Thursday 31 October 2024 for awards applicable from September 2025. Bursaries are timed to be announced in conjunction with scholarships whenever possible.

Submit your application:

APPLICATION FORM