The first step is to complete our registration form [link]. There is a non-refundable fee of £120 (VAT inclusive). Once received, we can start the formal assessment process for your daughter. For international students, please complete the overseas registration form (link to form) along with a non-refundable fee of £300 (VAT inclusive).
Please find below the key dates for Admissions into Year 7 and Year 12 for September 2026.
Year 7 | Year 12 | |
Taster Day | Tuesday 10 June | Wednesday 21 May |
Scholarship Application Deadline | Friday 26 September | Wednesday 1 October |
Registration Deadline | Wednesday 15 October | Wednesday 22 October |
Bursary application Deadline | Friday 26 September | Friday 26 September |
Entrance Tests, Scholarship assessments and interview | Monday 3 November | Tuesday 11 November |
Yes! During the Summer term, Year 5 students are invited in for a Taster Day packed with different lessons and activities.
Year 10 students are also invited during Futures Week to spend the day with us including a taster timetable of the subjects your daughter is interested in and lunch alongside our current Year 10 students, with plenty of time to relax in our Sixth Form Centre.
To book onto our Taster Days please go to our events page [link] and register your daughter’s place.
For other year groups, and admissions enquiries later in the year, we offer Taster Day opportunities that allow girls to sample a typical day at The Abbey.
The entrance exam is on Monday 3 November 2025 for those students looking to join Year 7 and Tuesday 11 November 2025 for those students looking to join Year 12. In the event that you are not able to make those dates please contact us and we will look to make alternative arrangements.
The Year 7 entrance exam is prepared by the school. Your daughter will sit papers in English (45 mins – composition and comprehension), Mathematics (45 minutes) and Reasoning (45 minutes – verbal and non-verbal).
There is no specific preparation required for our entrance exam as we are looking at your daughter’s potential, and how she thinks. For that reason, we do not supply past papers. We realise an exam is a daunting experience so we will make this day as enjoyable as possible.
We don’t provide precise scores, which are in any case unhelpful without the necessary context we apply. The exam is only part of our decision-making process. We place a great deal of emphasis on your daughter’s interview and her school references: we believe this tells us as much about her personality and potential as the exam.
Yes, we contact your daughter’s current school for a reference in advance of the entrance exam.
We aim to inform families by the first week of December.
We require a Parent Contract signed by you as parents together with a non-refundable deposit of £1,000. Please note that £500 is credited to the first term’s fees and £500 is refunded at the end of your daughter’s education with us.
Yes, your daughter can sit for Year 7 entry on the basis that you wish to defer to Year 9 entry. All applications are considered on an individual basis and are at the Head’s discretion.
8.30 am to 3.45 pm.
Yes. At the Junior School Before School Care starts at 7.30am, including breakfast, and After School Care lasts until 6pm, including a hot tea. At the Senior School students may arrive from 7:45am in the morning, with breakfast available, and after school we have a Homework Club, which runs from 3.45pm to 5.45pm.
Yes, bursaries are available in the Senior School. Please see our bursaries page.
Yes, we offer both Academic and Specialist Scholarships in the Senior School. Please see our Scholarships page.
We offer a sibling discount for the eldest daughter when three or more students attend The Abbey at the same time.
We have a comprehensive transport system. Click here for details.
