Prospective parents
Admissions Secretary Telephone: 020 8891 2898 ext 250 Facsimile: 020 8744 9629 Email: admissions@stcatherineschool.co.uk
Click here to download School application form.
Dates for your Diary from the Admissions Secretary
On the morning of Saturday 19th June 2010 we will be holding our annual Year 5 Activities Morning!
This is open to all girls that are currently in Year 5, whether here at St. Catherine’s or at another school.
Further information will be posted on the website during the Summer Term, including how you register for this very popular event.
It’s a great morning full of fun and a wonderful opportunity to let the girls see what our Senior School is all about!
Following the Activity Morning we will host an Open Afternoon for the whole school (Prep & Senior). Again further information will follow shortly.
Thank you
Mrs Angelita Faulkner
Entrance Procedures
Ages of Entry
The usual ages of entry are 3, 11 and 16. Occasional vacancies occur at other ages.
Registration
Early registration is advised for entry at all ages. There are Open Afternoons throughout the year to which we invite prospective pupils and their parents. Visits can also be arranged at other times. The school can accept applications from any area and is happy to accept advance registrations for younger children at any time. Pupils of other ages may also be accepted into the school, particularly if their family has moved into the area.
Admission to the Prep Department
Parents and pupils are invited to visit the school and meet the staff. Arrangements are then made for pupil assessment, which will become more formal depending on the age of the pupil. Information regarding the pupil’s current education is required prior to an offer of a place being made and the school will request a reference from the pupil’s current school.
Admission to the Senior School
Most pupils from our Prep department will proceed into the Senior School. For external candidates, entry to the Senior School is by written examination in January before entry in September. The closing date for registration is in November. Applicants take one-hour papers in Mathematics and English. All papers are designed to bring out the skills and potential of the candidates, whatever they may have covered in the past. Places are offered on the basis of performance in the examination, a report from the girl’s present school and an informal interview with the Headmistress.
Open Evenings and Afternoons
Senior Visitors’ Afternoon
- Wednesday 13th January 2010
- Wednesday 27th January 2010
- Wednesday 10th February 2010
- Wednesday 3rd March 2010
Prep Visitors’ Afternoon
- Wednesday 20th January 2010
- Wednesday 3rd February 2010
- Wednesday 24th February 2010
- Wednesday 17th March 2010
If you would like to reserve a place on one of the above dates, please telephone the Admissions Secretary, Angelita Faulkner, on 020 8891 2898 ext 250.
Email: admissions@stcatherineschool.co.uk
Awards
Academic Scholarships
These are available to pupils joining the school at 11+. Academic exhibitions are also available. Scholarships and exhibitions are awarded on the basis of the entrance examination and are available to internal and external candidates.
Music Scholarships
They are available to pupils joining the school at 11+. They are awarded on the basis of a practical examination and interview with the Head of Music. Candidates are expected to have reached a high standard on an orchestral or keyboard instrument. Consideration will be given to musical potential as well as actual achievement.
Auditions will take place early in the Spring Term. Candidates are required to perform one substantial or two shorter pieces, on their principal instrument, and one piece on a second instrument (if studied). There are also sight-reading and aural tests. The examination will be held during January and is additional to the Year 7 entrance examination. It is expected that the holders of Music Scholarships will play a full role in the musical life of the School. Application forms for the music scholarships are available from the Admissions Secretary.
Sports Scholarship
This is available to pupils joining the school at 11+, and who have met the entry requirements in the entry examination. Sports scholarships are worth up to a quarter of the fees. Candidates are expected to have reached a high standard in at least one sport. They are required to attend an interview with the Head of PE and an assessment of practical skills will be carried out. It is expected that holders of a Sports Scholarship will play a full role in sporting life at the school. In addition, an Art Scholarship is available to pupils joining the school at 11+. Girls who are awarded scholarships will be expected to complete their education at St Catherine’s.
The School reserves the right not to award scholarships in a particular year. Girls will be eligible for scholarship examination/interview only if they are committed/firm candidates for the Senior School. Scholarships are subject to an annual review and may be withdrawn if a scholar fails to meet the required standard or level of commitment. A major review takes place at the end of Year 11.
Bursaries
A small number of Bursary awards are available in the senior school to those girls who show good academic ability and whose parents are in need of financial assistance to meet fees.
Sibling Discounts
A reduction of 5% is made in the case of the second, and 10% in the case of the third or subsequent members of the same family, all of whom are in attendance as fee paying pupils at one and the same time.
School Information
School Uniform
All girls up to Year 11 wear the School uniform. The rules regarding uniform at St Catherine’s have a very clear rationale, and that is that we are a community with a corporate identity. Girls who look smart will have a positive self-image, and this will inevitably have an impact on their behaviour and the quality of their work. Staff and parents need to work together to achieve consistency with regards to the regulations.
Assisted Places Scheme
St Catherine’s School offers Assisted Places to provide subsidised or free places to families of girls who meet our entrance requirements.
Visits to Prep and Senior Departments on Alternate Wednesdays
For further information, to arrange a visit to the school or to request a prospectus, please contact the Admissions Secretary on 020 8891 2898 or admissions@stcatherineschool.co.uk
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