ENTRANCE ASSESSMENTS

Entry Year Group Assessments

For entry into Reception (age 4)

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

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.

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

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.

For entry into the Sixth Form (Lower Sixth)

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.

International applications

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.