Entrance Procedures

The Hive - Nursery Pre-School:

Entry to our Nursery School is selective. It is expected that children will be able to access the full Early Years Curriculum. 

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2:

Entry into Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 is determined via an informal assessment conducted by a class teacher from the relevant year group. It is expected that pupils will be capable of accessing the full curriculum and be sufficiently able to gain entry into our Junior School in due course.

Pupils should also be capable of progressing towards gaining entry into the Senior School.

Junior School:

Entry into Years 3 to 6 is dependent upon: 

• a report from Reception to Year 2 Department for internal candidates
• a report from the Head of their current school for external candidates
• a formal assessment of the candidates standard in English, mathematics and reading

We anticipate that pupils joining Years 3 to 6 will be capable of progressing towards gaining entry into the Senior School.

Pupils who enter the Senior School will possess sufficient academic ability to allow them to access a wide range of GCSE subjects, currently nine. They would then be expected to take A levels (the current usual three subjects at A level and an AS level) and to go on to the higher educational establishment of their choice.

For external candidates, entry into the Senior School in Year 7 is dependent upon:

• entrance examination - competitive selective examination in Mathematics, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning
• a report from their Junior School
• a formal meeting with the Head of School or Deputy Head of School, for both the candidate and their parents

Prospective families will need to complete a registration form and return it to our Registrar and School Admissions Manager.

For pupils in Year 6 at Clifton High School, entry into Year 7 is based on:

• Entrance Examination - competitive selective examination in Mathematics, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning 
• A meeting with the Head of School or Deputy Head of School, for both the candidate and their parents

Existing Clifton High School pupils do not need to complete a registration or entrance examination application form.

Entrance Examination Dates

Year 7 Entrance Examinations for entry in September 2021 will take place on Saturday 9th and 16th January 2021.

Families who have registered their interest in Year 7 entry will  be contacted in November with an Entrance Examination registration form. 

Scholarships and School Assisted Places

For more information on Senior School scholarships and school assisted places click here

Enquiries are always welcome for entry in to our other Senior School year groups and applying pupils are assessed on an individual basis.

The entrance procedure is similar to that for Year 7 candidates and is based on:

• entrance examination - competitive selective examination in Mathematics and English (appropriate to year group)
• a report from their current school
• a formal meeting with the Head of School or Deputy Head of School, for both the candidate and their parents

Prospective families will need to complete a registration form and return it to our Registrar and School Admissions Manager.

Scholarships and School Assisted Places

For more information on Senior School scholarships and school assisted places click here

External candidates are considered on individual merit and entrance into the Sixth Form is dependent upon:

• evidence obtained from each student’s current school in the form of a school report
• predicted or actual external examination results
• an interview with the Head of Sixth Form plus relevant Heads of Department
• subject specific school examination paper results, if required

International candidates for entry into Year 12 will also be required to sit our English and Mathematics entrance examination papers either in their current school or at Clifton High. In addition pupils will need to have achieved and IELTs score of over 5.5 (in some instances a score of 5 may be considered).

Scholarships

For more information about Sixth Form scholarships click here