How to Apply: Senior School

Step One – Visit us

We invite you to visit us at one of our Open Mornings or for a personal tour of the school, to get to know our school, our staff and our pupils.

Step Two – Registration

In the Senior School, the majority of girls join us at 11+ (Year 7) and at 13+ (Year 9), although, on occasion, we may have spaces in other year groups.

Simply complete our online registration form which can be found here, and pay the registration fee of £120. The registration fee for pupils applying from overseas is £240.

Step Three – Assessments and Offers

In the October prior to the following year’s September intake, once you have registered your daughter with us, you will receive an invitation for her to apply for any Scholarships and/or a Bursary attend an Entrance Assessment Day in the January of the intake year. In mid-February, we make formal offers of places, as well as offers of Scholarships and Bursaries.

On the Year 7 Entrance Assessment Day, your daughter will sit short online assessments in English, Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Comprehension and Puzzles. There is no need for girls to specifically prepare for these assessments*. Your daughter will join in with a variety of team building activities, have lunch with us and participate in group activities and a ‘getting to know you‘ session in the afternoon.

On the Year 9 Entrance Assessment Day, your daughter will online assessments in English, Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Comprehension and Puzzles.

We make formal offers of Senior School places in mid-February for the following September intake.

Should you wish your daughter to join us in other year groups in the Senior School, or at other times of the year, we are pleased to make individual arrangements for taster days, entrance assessment and admission.

Step Four – Accepting a place for your daughter

Upon making an offer of a place for your daughter, we will ask you to complete our online acceptance documentation, which includes uploading a copy of your daughter’s passport, and making a deposit payment of £500 to secure your daughter’s place with us. The deposit will be refunded to you when your daughter leaves the school.

There are a number of opportunities for girls and their families joining the school to get to know their teachers and peers before they start with us, including Welcome and Information Evenings, Welcome Days, Taster Days and other events, to ensure the transition to our school is smooth and enjoyable for all.

For further information about how to apply, please contact us on nhs.admissions@nhs.gdst.net or 01604 765765 (Admissions).