Boys 11-18

Applying to Stamford School

For boys joining before the Sixth Form, we run online assessments that your son will complete as part of a day with us, either during the main entrance examination day in January, or on a date we agree with you. We’ll ask for reports and a reference from your son’s current school, take into account predicted grades at GCSE, and he’ll have an interview with a senior member of staff.

If your son will be sitting Common Entrance at his current school, and joining us in Year 9, we’ll take those results into account, and we’ll also ask him to complete our examinations for internal benchmarking.

Boarding is extremely popular in the Sixth Form; many of our students and their families see it as an opportunity to start to develop their skills in living away from their family, and to learn how to live and get along with other people before they move on to university. Mrs Heading will be very happy to arrange a taster stay as part of any visit to see the School.

Ideally, you should contact us at least a year in advance of entry, in case your son’s year group is likely to be oversubscribed. However, if we have a place available, we will be happy to consider your application at any time.

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Key Admissions Dates

Saturday 5 October 2019 – Stamford School Open Day

Wednesday 9 October 2019 – Sixth Form Open Evening

Friday 29 November 2019 – Deadline for Bursary and Scholarship Applications

Wednesday 8 January 2020 – Deadline for Entrance Examination Applications

Saturday 11 January 2020 – Entrance Examination Day

Wednesday 15 January 2020 – Talented Athlete Development Award Assessments

Saturday 18 January 2020 – Academic Scholarship Examination

Week Beginning 20 January 2020 – Scholarship Week (Art, Music, Drama, Sport & All Rounder)

Friday 31 January 2020 – Offers Issued by First Class Post

Friday 13 March 2020 – Deadline for Acceptance of Offer