This booklet contains everything parents and students need to know to apply for a place at LEH for September 2025.
If your daughter is ready to be inspired by supportive classmates and dedicated teachers who will encourage her on a daily basis to be the best she can be, we think she might enjoy everything that LEH has to offer. We look forward to welcoming you to the School, and it is our privilege to share with visitors how LEH has been a leader in girls’ education since 1710.
About the School
LEH is one of the oldest and most distinguished girls’ schools in the UK. Our students successfully balance outstanding scholarship with impressive achievements in sport and exciting creativity in the arts and beyond. With superb facilities set in 24 acres, we offer bright students a well-rounded and challenging education in a happy, purposeful environment, preparing them well for higher education and their future lives.
The School educates approximately 1000 students aged seven to eighteen, with around 192 in the Junior School and just over 800 in the Senior School. They come to us from a very wide catchment area, from as far north as Ealing, as far south as Cobham, as far east as Chelsea and as far west as Windlesham, from many different maintained and independent schools.
Statement of ethos
Our aim is to ensure that LEH is a school full of opportunity, challenge and friendship; a place to take risks and become bold; a place to discover passions, talents and yourself; a place that nurtures remarkable women.
We encourage our pupils:
• to be exactly who they are, whatever their current interests or future aspirations.
• to benefit from the warmth, respect and support of the entire School community as they stretch themselves to become their best, most confident selves, as students and as citizens of the world.
• to have the freedom to experiment, express opinions, explore and take on new challenges.
• to be supported by strong role models and inspired by their peers.
• to find confidence and strength, and acquire and build the skills they need to succeed throughout their lives.
“Pupils achieve highly due to consistently excellent learning resources and high expectations.”
ISI Report 2022
A level results (92 candidates)
AQA Extended Project (41 candidates)
GCSE results (131 candidates)
(85 candidates) AQA
(42 candidates)
Lady Eleanor Holles: Summary of 2021 Examination Results (Teacher Assessed Grades)
A level results (101 candidates)
AQA Extended Project (23 candidates)
GCSE results (99 candidates)
A level results (93 candidates)
AQA Extended Project (19 candidates)
GCSE results (103 candidates)
A level results (96 candidates)
AQA Extended Project (35 candidates)
GCSE results (100 candidates)
Please note: All figures are rounded to the nearest percentage unless they show otherwise.
This information is correct at the time of publication.
ST ANDREWS
EDINBURGH
LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
Universities in the United Kingdom (entrance to university, college and professional training 2024) CARDIFF
LIVERPOOL MANCHESTER SHEFFIELD
BIRMINGHAM BRISTOL
LOUGHBOROUGH BATH
SURREY WARWICK
SOUTHAMPTON
EXETER
CAMBRIDGE
CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
Business Law and Management
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Medical
Pharmacology
CITY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Energy and Sustainability
Engineering
DURHAM UNIVERSITY
History
Classics
Finance
Combined Honours in Social
Sciences
IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
Medicine
Computing Economics, Finance and Data
Science
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Liberal Arts
Nutritional Sciences
Dentistry
Social Sciences
Medicine
Molecular Genetics
Accounting and Management
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL
SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Geography with Economics
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Geography with Economics
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY Psychology (with placement year)
Sport Science, Coaching and Physical Education
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
Medicine and Surgery
Biomedical Genetics
Medicine and Surgery
Dentistry
OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY
Motorsport Engineering
Biological Sciences
ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Music
ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA, CARDIFF Music
ST GEORGE'S, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Medicine
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Engineering
French and History
Mechanical Engineering History of Art
History of Art
English Literature
UAL (CENTRAL ST. MARTINS / CAMBERWELL)
Art Foundation
UCL (UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON)
History
Biochemical Engineering
Psychology
Psychology
Neuroscience
Medicine
Psychology
Medicine
Biomedical Sciences
Education, Society and Culture
Human Sciences
Classics and the Ancient World
UNIVERSITY OF BATH
Business with work placement
Architecture with professional placement
Sport and Exercise Science
Economics with professional placement or study abroad
Sociology with professional placement
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Business Management with Marketing
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Physics with Computing with Industrial Experience
Politics and International
Relations
Dentistry
Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Mathematics
Biology
Physics
Business and Management
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL (CONTINUED)
Psychology
Music
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Natural Sciences
Veterinary Medicine
Classics (including preliminary year)
Natural Sciences
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
English and Creative Writing
Economics and Politics with
Industrial Experience
English
History
History
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
Dentistry
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
Psychology
Zoology
Neuroscience
Business Management with Marketing
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
Psychology
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
Physics with Astrophysics
Psychology
Ancient History and Archaeology
Psychology
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
Industrial Economics
Philosophy and Psychology
Psychology and Cognitive
Neuroscience
Classics
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
History
English Language and
Literature
Experimental Psychology
English Language and Literature
Chemistry
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Biomedical Engineering with a Foundation Year
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Biology
Computer Science
UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS
Chemistry
Mathematics
Art History
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY
Psychology
Business Economics
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Biological Sciences
Philosophy
Electrical and Electronic
Engineering
Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE)
Psychology
Mathematics, Operational
Research, Statistics, Economics (MORSE)
QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, MALTA
Medicine
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST
Law
UNIVERSITY OF MADRID
Dentistry
We encourage prospective parents to arrange to visit the School, meet pupils and staff, and hear a talk from the Head Mistress, or the Head of the Junior School, before their daughter sits the entrance assessment.
Please visit our website www.lehs.org.uk for details of our Open Events for all entry points.
Registration
Applications for admission should be made using our online application form (which can be found on our website). Applications are made during the year prior to the proposed year of admission to the school. Occasional vacancies may also occur in intermediate age groups, and the same arrangements apply. Therefore, for entry in September 2025, applications should be submitted during 2024 and before the relevant deadline for applications.
Deadline for application for September 2025:
Sixth Form Before 8th October 2024
All other Year Groups Before midday on Tuesday 5th November 2024
Entrance Assessments:
Sixth Form 8th November 2024
Junior School (Years 3, 4, 5, or 6) 30th November 2024
Senior School (Years 7, 8, 9 or 10) 1st December 2024
ISEB Common Pre-Test sessions at LEH 19th - 21st November 2024
All applicants for entry to the school must sit an entrance assessment, and may also be interviewed or invited to participate in an activity session (7+ entry). Entry is competitive. At 7+, the entrance assessment includes Mathematics and English. For 2025 entry, our 11+ assessments will include the ISEB Common Pre-Test and a problem solving paper. For the Sixth Form, applicants take papers in the subjects which they propose to study in the Sixth Form. Interviews are held as appropriate. Specimen papers are not provided.
We will also contact the current Head Teachers of applicants to request a reference.
For entry in 2026 please visit our website for the most up-to-date entry procedure information.
The School does not support or encourage tutoring prior to the entrance examinations and does not endorse any tutor.
A list of frequently asked questions and answers regarding the admissions process is available on our website.
Fees and charges
Registration and Examination Fee
£150 payable at the time of application. If you are applying to sit the entrance assessments overseas, the registration fee is £200 payable at the time of application. If you are applying for a Bursary and in receipt of free school meals or Universal Credit, please contact the Admissions Team to discuss waiving this fee.
Reservation of a Place
£1,300. This deposit is refundable only at the end of your daughter’s final term provided that the Governors’ regulations regarding notice have been fulfilled.
Tuition Fee 2024/25
Senior School (including Sixth Form) £9,953 per term (including VAT)
Junior School £8,243 per term (including VAT)
The tuition fee includes stationery and textbooks. Additionally, school lunch is compulsory for all students until they reach the Sixth Form. The cost of lunch for Senior School students is £290 per term and the cost for Junior School students is £260 per term. Information about additional fees for optional extra subjects and other charges are available from the Director of Finance. The fees and charges quoted are for 2024/25.
In normal circumstances, the Governors review fees annually and any change is made from the beginning of the academic year in September. Exceptionally, if unforeseeable conditions arise, a review may be necessary at other times. In any event, parents are informed at least a full term in advance of a change.
The School offers a number of Scholarships and Bursaries each year. All Bursaries are means-tested and reserved for pupils entering the Senior School. Academic and Music Scholarships are offered for entrants at 11+ and 16+. In addition, at 16+ we offer Art, Sport (internal candidates only), Drama and STEM Scholarships. Scholarships are usually worth 10% of school fees and Music Scholars additionally receive free tuition on one instrument. Music Exhibitions are offered (worth 7.5% of fees) in recognition of exceptional achievement which falls just short of Scholarship standard. Music Exhibition also includes one instrument tuition.
Scholarships and Exhibitions
Academic Scholarships are awarded on the basis of the 11+ and 16+ entrance examinations. No separate application is required. Those wishing to be considered for a Music Scholarship should complete the appropriate section of the application form. Auditions are held for Music Scholarships. Music Scholars must also meet the academic requirements for entry to the School.
The normal minimum requirement for an application for a Music Scholarship at 11+ is a Grade 5 Distinction and at 16+ is a Grade 7 Distinction or equivalent, although candidates with considerable potential who have been learning an instrument for only a short time should not be deterred from making an application.
At 16+ entry there is one Art Scholarship and one STEM Scholarship available to applicants planning to take A level Art or one or more STEM subjects at A level. Studying Drama and Theatre at A level is favourable when applying for the Drama Scholarship available. These Scholarships
“Positive and deeply embedded learning approaches support the development of pupils’ independence, initiative and self-challenge, resulting in them taking responsibility for their own progress.”
ISI Report, 2022
are open to external Sixth Form applicants alongside LEH students moving into the Sixth Form. At 16+ entry there are up to two Sport Scholarships available to current LEH students moving into the Sixth Form. Details of assessment requirements will be provided to interested students.
LEH’s Assisted Place Bursary Scheme was created when the Government abolished its Assisted Place scheme in 1997. Its purpose is to ensure, as far as funds allow, that students of high academic ability, but whose parents are of limited means, are able to attend the School.
Bursaries of up to 100% are available and are fully means-tested. The assessment, which takes into account parental income and certain capital assets, is carried out on a totally confidential basis by, or on behalf of, the Director of Finance. Completed forms are retained in secure conditions in the Finance Office. As part of the application process to join the Senior School, parents who wish to apply for a bursary should complete the appropriate forms. Further information about this fee assistance is available on the School website: www.lehs.org.uk.
All bursaries are subject to annual reviews of parental circumstances, thus ensuring that best use is made of charitable funds.
Full details of assessment requirements are available on our website. www.lehs.org.uk/admissions/scholarships-and-exhibitions
Students travel to the Junior and Senior Schools from a wide catchment area, and many use the School coach network.
Breakfast is available as an optional extra from 7.30am and school starts at 8.45am. There is an Assembly on most days. There are two recess periods each day during which the students may play sports, attend clubs, enjoy the apparatus or just have fun playing and chatting. School lunch is self-service and there is a wide and varied choice of food. The school day ends at 3.50pm for all Junior School pupils. After School Care is available in ‘Tea and Prep’ until 6pm Monday to Thursday and until 5pm on Friday at an extra cost. Pupils can complete their homework and have a light tea in a supervised and secure environment.
The day begins at 8.45am with Assembly or Form Time, followed by seven periods of lessons, each 45 minutes long. Breakfast is available as an optional extra from 7.45am. The school day ends at 4pm and after-school supervision is available until 6pm.
“This is a surprisingly informal school, where girls thrive academically, and then some.”
Good Schools Guide - LEH Junior School
Parents play a very welcome part in the life of the school. A weekly newsletter is available on My School Portal and the school website gives information about events, activities and achievements.
There are regular written reports and Parents’ Evenings and, in addition, parents are invited to the school to meet key pastoral staff and learn about issues relevant to their daughters’ education and personal development. We also hold regular Head Mistress’s forum events where parents can ask questions and receive updates online and in-person.
Parents are encouraged to contact the school if they have any concerns. The first point of contact is the Form Teacher in the Junior School or Head of Year in the Senior School, whose contact details can be found on My School Portal. Parents are warmly invited to join the Friends of LEH, which organises social events that provide many opportunities for parents and pupils to get to know each other, including the new parents’ welcome drinks, the very popular Quiz Night and the Christmas Bazaar.
Alumnae
LEH has a thriving alumnae network, open to all former pupils and staff.
We have a dedicated Alumnae website, Holles Connect, that keeps members in touch with one another, with the activities of the School and gives them access to a network of over 5,000 members worldwide.
So whether tracing old friends, attending a year-group reunion, sharing news, socialising at organised events, mentoring current pupils or engaging in professional networking, our alumnae continue to feel included in the LEH community long after they have left the school.
Philanthropy has played a vital role at LEH since its inception in the early 18th century when the Honourable Anne Watson chose to use an ‘overplus’ from the Will of Lady Eleanor Holles to set up a school to educate 50 poor girls in the East End of London. This early philanthropic gesture paved the way for other generous supporters throughout the School’s history, and a culture of giving continues today.
Gifts of all sizes combine to make a huge difference to fundamental aspects of school life - bursaries, buildings and educational experiences for our pupils - and, as such, we appreciate every single gift, of any amount.
Chair of Governors
Mr D H King, BSc FCA
Vice Chair
Mrs D Warman, BA (Hons), CFPID
Governors
Mrs Sarah Aziz, LLB
Ms S Bhasin
Ms A Blair, LLB
Mr P Davies
Mr M George
Mrs Sarika Haggipavlou, BSc, FCA
Mrs Allison Heau, BA (Hons)
Mr Simon Hotchin, MA, BA (Hons)
Mr R Milburn, MA, FCA
Mrs B Parson, Cert.Ed, BEd (Hons)
Mr D Sandhu, BA (Hons), ACA
Mr T Woffenden, BA (Hons), MA, PGCE (Oxon)
Clerk to the Governors and Compliance Officer
Mrs Alison Skeffington, LLB, Dip LP, Assoc CIPD
Head Mistress
Mrs Rowena Cole, BSc PGCE MBA
Deputy Head
Dr David James, MA (King’s College, London)
Deputy Head Pastoral
Mrs Amanda Poyner, BSc Exeter, MBA
Director of Finance
Mr Michael Berkowitch, BSc (Brown University), JD (Columbia) University
Head of Junior School
Mrs Paula Mortimer, BEd (Westminster College, Oxford)
This list is correct at the time of publication and the current list of Governors can be found at any time on the School website.
Further information about the school can be accessed on the LEH website www.lehs.org.uk In particular, the following policies and information are on the website and details can be viewed in school in hard or electronic copy.
• Academic Performance during the preceding school year, including public examination results
• Admissions Policies (Internal and External)
• Anti-Bullying Policies (Whole School, Senior and Junior)
• Complaints Procedure (and number of formal complaints received in the previous school year)
• Curriculum Policy
• Financial Assistance with Fees for New Parents
• First Aid Policy
• Health and Safety Policy
• Learning Difficulties and Disabilities and Special Educational Needs Policies (Senior and Junior) (incorporating educational and welfare provision for pupils with EHC Plans and pupils for whom English is an additional language)
• Most recent ISI Inspection Report
• Policies to Promote Good Behaviour (Senior and Junior) (incorporating arrangements for misbehaviour sanctions, discipline and exclusions)
• Privacy Notice
• PSHE (Personal, Social, Health & Economic Education) Policy (Junior School)
• PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education) Policy (Senior School)
• Relationships and Sex Education Policy (Senior School)
• Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) Policy (Junior School)
• Risk Assessment Policy
• Safeguarding (Child Protection) Policy
• Staff Recruitment and Selection Policy
• Trips and Expeditions Policy
In all our policies and procedures, the School will take appropriate account of pupils’ learning difficulties, and make reasonable adjustments as required.
The Senior School is situated on Hanworth Road in Hampton. The Junior School is based in Burlington House, with the main entrance on Uxbridge Road, with both sharing the same 24-acre campus.
The school is located in the outer suburbs of south-west London, and is easily accessible from the city, from Berkshire and Surrey and beyond. It is within a short distance of a number of major routes. These include the M25, M3 and M4 motorways, and also the A3, A4, A316 and A309.
Buses
Two bus routes operate along Hanworth Road, the R70 from the Richmond area and 111 which runs from Kingston to Hounslow via Hampton. In addition, the 285 operates along Uxbridge Road.
The nearest railway station is Hampton, which is connected to LEH by the 111 bus or is 15 minutes’ walk. Trains operate at half hourly intervals to London Waterloo and take 40 minutes. Faster and more frequent trains are available from Feltham, Twickenham, Teddington and Richmond stations.
Pupilcoach Ltd is a joint trading company wholly owned by Hampton School and LEH. It exists to provide a service to parents requiring help in getting their children to and from school. The service is run on a day-to-day basis by the Coach Office. Coaches are hired from reputable firms who have a good record of service.
The service, including overheads, is paid for by those parents using the service. The business plan aims to break even over the course of the financial year and to receive no subsidy from either of the schools. Charges are collected termly via the school billing system.
It is the objective of the service to provide a place for every pupil for whom a booking form has been received and who resides within the catchment area. Wherever possible this will be on the route requested by the parent. Where this is not possible you can join a waiting list and a seat on the preferred route will be allocated as soon as a place becomes available.
To find a coach route and the nearest stop to your home enter your postcode in the search box of the interactive map in our dedicated online booking system: https://pupilcoach.vectare.co.uk/
The pick-up and drop off points are notified by the Joint Coach Office to all parents who use the service. Coach drivers are only permitted to stop at these points and are expressly forbidden from deviating from this schedule.
In the morning, pupils are dropped off on the school side of Hanworth Road within easy walking distance of their respective pedestrian entrances. In the afternoon, both schools supervise the process of loading coaches within their own grounds.
The termly charge normally covers the whole of the academic year, however, we do reserve the right to make changes in-year and pass on increased costs above that allowed for in the business plan. The termly coach fees for 2023/24 will be based on the number of school days in the term. Accordingly, the fees will be:
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term
£792
£677
£600
We are acutely aware of how busy parents are these days and that it can cause inconvenience if students miss their usual coach pick-up because they are participating in extra-curricular activities. LEH runs the Late Coach Service with five routes which leave school at 6pm. The five routes cover:
• Richmond / Sheen / Putney
• Kew / Chiswick
• Kingston / Coombe Lane / Wimbledon
• Thames Ditton / Esher / Cobham
• Virginia Water / Windsor.
We ask that parents sign-up at the beginning of each term to book their daughter’s weekly seats in advance. These will be charged for the term at a cost of £5.00 per journey. Alternatively, you can book online one off ad hoc journeys and these will be charged at £10.50 per journey. The charge will be added to your next fee bill.
Many co-curricular clubs run during lunch and the majority of after-school activities, including sport squad practices, music and drama rehearsals, finish by 5.50pm at the latest to enable pupils to be ready for a prompt 6pm departure. The Learning Resource Centre (LRC) is staffed each night until 6pm which means that students can also choose to remain in school to complete homework before catching the late Pupilcoach service. Please note that sports fixtures and rowing training at the Boat House will continue to run as usual and therefore cannot be guaranteed to finish on time for the 6pm coach service.
“Pupils arrive from every direction – Ealing to Esher, Windsor to Wimbledon, Chiswick to Chertsey (we could go on) – with 50 per cent of pupils arriving on coaches that cater for a multitude of routes.”
School Year 2024 - 2025
Autumn Term 2024
Term begins: Weds 4th Sept (new Year 3, 7 & L6) Thurs 5th Sept all other pupils
Half Term: Mon 21st Oct to Fri 1st Nov
Term Ends: Fri 13th Dec (12 noon)
Spring Term 2025
Term begins: Weds 8th Jan
Half Term: Mon 17th Feb to Fri 21st Feb
Term Ends: Fri 28th March (12 noon)
Summer Term 2025
Term begins: Weds 23rd Apr
Bank Holiday: Mon 5th May
Half Term: Mon 26th May to Fri 30th May
Term Ends: Fri 4th July (12 noon)
School Year 2025 - 2026
Autumn Term 2025
Term begins: Weds 3rd Sept (new Year 3, 7 & L6) Thurs 4th Sept all other pupils
Half Term: Mon 20th Oct to Fri 31st Oct
Term Ends: Fri 12th Dec (12 noon)
Spring Term 2026
Term begins: Thurs 8th Jan
Half Term: Mon 16th Feb to Fri 20th Feb
Term Ends: Fri 27th March (12 noon)
Summer Term 2026
Term begins: Tues 21st Apr
Bank Holiday: Mon 4th May (TBC)
Half Term: Mon 25th May to Fri 29th May
Term Ends: Fri 3rd July (12 noon)
Lady Eleanor Holles
Hanworth Road
Hampton TW12 3HF
t: 020 8979 1601
f: 020 8941 8291
e: office@lehs.org.uk
LEH Junior School
Burlington House
177 Uxbridge Road
Hampton Hill TW12 1BD
t: 020 8979 2173
f: 020 8783 1962
e: junior-office@lehs.org.uk
The Lady Eleanor Holles School: a company limited by guarantee
Registered in England: company number 6871042
Registered office: The Lady Eleanor Holles School, Hanworth Road, Hampton, TW12 3HF
(Tel No: 020 8979 1601)
Registered charity number: 1130254
The Head Mistress: Mrs R Cole
Chair of Governors: Mr D H King
To contact the Chair of Governors, please write to:
Mr D H King
Chair of Governors
C/o the Clerk to the Governors
Lady Eleanor Holles Hanworth Road
Hampton TW12 3HF
The information set out in this document is correct at the time of publication but may be updated from time to time. Admission of a pupil to the school is conditional on acceptance of the terms and conditions set out in the Parent Contract (of which this document does not form part) and which, subject to any subsequent amendment, apply throughout the whole period of a pupil’s attendance at the school.
