To gain a place in Year 7 a candidate must first reach the appropriate standard in the Entrance Examination which will be held on the morning of Tuesday 19 January 2010.  An application form can be downloaded from the bottom of this page.

There will be four components to the examination:

·         an English Composition, set by the School (examples of past questions are available below and will be available at Open Day)

A set of three tests from NFER Nelson comprising:

·         a verbal reasoning test

·         a non-verbal reasoning test

·         a mathematical test

Each of these tests is designed to test “innate” ability.  Practice papers are available from any good bookshop (look for NFER Nelson 11+ practice papers). 

As an indication of the required standard, we would normally expect your daughter’s teacher to be predicting Level 5 in the Key Stage 2 SATs test. 

Approximately 180 candidates who are successful in the Entrance Examination will be invited for interviews.  We also ask for a report from the candidate’s Headteacher at this stage.  Offers of places are made in early March.

Depending on the migration of pupils, places are sometimes available in other year groups.  For further information and an application form for entry into the Senior School please contact the Headmistress’s Secretary, Mrs Lynden Graham on 01204 840201 ext 210 or at seniorgirls@boltonschool.org.

More information on Fees.