Christ's Hospital
Entry Requirements
Year 7 Entry Requirements
As a guide, children entering at age 11 into Year 7 need to show evidence of academic potential, working towards the higher end of the ability range in both the Mathematics and English National Curriculum syllabuses (i.e. predicted more than 100 in the Key Stage 2 tests and ‘working above the expected standard’).
Our assessment process for a bursary place is in two stages. An Initial Assessment in October (just before October half-term) that uses computer based tests (verbal, quantitative, non-verbal and spatial reasoning).
Those children who are successful in the Initial Assessment will be invited to our Residential Assessment in January (just before term starts). The children stay overnight, have the opportunity to experience boarding life and take part in assessment tasks, the children are being assessed not only on their academic potential but also on their suitability to board.
Residential Assessment Year 7 English
Residential Assessment Year 7 Maths
Year 9 Entry Requirements
Admission in Year 9 is based on our own assessment process. As a guide, children entering at age 13 into Year 9 need to show evidence of academic potential, working towards the higher end of the ability range in both the Mathematics and English National Curriculum syllabuses.
Candidates for entry at age 13 into Year 9 who are coming from an independent prep school may choose to apply to be tested at age 11 and have their place deferred.
Residential Assessment Year 9 English
Residential Assessment Year 9 Maths
Year 12 Entry Requirements
All applicants should be on course to achieve a minimum of four level 7 grades and four level 6 grades at GCSE. Following our own assessment process, offers are made which are conditional on achieved performance at GCSE. We recommend candidates should achieve level 7 in the subjects most relevant to their subject choices at A level.
Additional Information
In all cases reports will be requested from a candidate’s current head teacher and it is recommended that parents contact their child’s current school early in the admissions process to ask about their child’s predicted grades.