5 Entrance Assessments

Entry Year Group

For entry into Little Acorns Nursery and Reception (ages 3 - 4)

For entry into the Junior School (Year 1 – Year 6, ages 5 - 10)

For entry into the Senior School (Year 7 – Year 10)

For entry into the Sixth Form (Lower Sixth)

International applications Assessments

Girls come in for a two-hour Taster Session where they will be informally observed within class.

Prospective pupils come for a Taster Day which will include an assessment, usually during the Autumn or Spring Terms. Girls who would go into Year 3 or above are asked to sit short tests in English and an online reasoning test.

Girls wishing to enter Year 7 or Year 8 sit their entrance assessments at Badminton in the January prior to entry, and girls wishing to enter in Year 9 or Year 10 sit entrance assessments at Badminton in the November prior to entry. All girls take examinations in English and Mathematics along with an online cognitive abilities test. Each girl will also have an interview with a senior member of staff. In addition, references are obtained from the girl’s current school. The dates of the entrance and scholarship assessments for Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 are published on our website.

Girls sit Sixth Form entrance papers at Badminton in the November prior to entry. They take examinations in two subjects they would like to study at A Level as well as an online reasoning test. Each girl is also interviewed by a senior member of staff and references are obtained from the girl’s current school. The dates of the entrance and scholarship assessments for the Sixth Form are published on our website.

Our preferred entrance test is the UKISET. This test can be taken at any one of the approved test centres around the world. Contact UKISET directly for the locations of approved centres near you. If international candidates have met the initial assessment criteria they will then be invited for an interview remotely with a senior member of staff. If applicants wish to apply for a scholarship, the entrance exams must be taken at Badminton in person or in an approved test centre. All deadlines for international applications are available on our website.

Open Days Open Days offer the perfect opportunity to visit the School, meet some of our pupils and staff and see Badminton in action. Our Open Days for the 2021/22 academic year are as follows:

Friday 23 September 2022 Saturday 1 October 2022 February 2023 (date tbc) February 2023 (date tbc) Monday 1 May 2023 Sixth Form Open Evening Whole School Open Day Nursery & Junior School Open Morning Senior & Sixth Form Open Morning Whole School Open Day

Personal Visits Personal visits are always welcome during Term time and offer the opportunity for a visit tailored to you and your daughter, at a day and time convenient to you. If you would like to organise an individual visit, please do get in touch with the Admissions Team.

Taster Days Your daughter is welcome to join us for a Taster Day with her current Year Group upon completing the registration process. Taster Days are the best way for her to truly immerse herself in school life and offer a great opportunity to meet with other girls in her class and experience a day at Badminton. 7