Methods of Entry
[ Scholarships ]
| Registrars | General Enquiries | |
| Peter Klinkenberg (01884 232303) Elizabeth Thane (01884 232310) |
Tel: 01884 252543 Fax: 01884 243232 |
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| E-mail: registrars@blundells.org | E-mail: info@blundells.org |
REGISTRATION: form in back of prospectus; this requires a non-refundable fee of £50 (no fee for Blundell's Prep School applicants). All pupils taking entrance examinations, at any level, must be registered prior to the examination.
This reserves a provisional place for your child, conditional on satisfying the entrance criteria, and enters your details on our computer. You will then receive termly updates on events such as concerts, open days, plays, school matches and curriculum developments. This will obviously enable us to keep communication channels very much open and help to keep our records up to date with your intentions and changes of circumstances/address etc.
CONFIRMATION: Confirmation of Intention forms will be issued to all registered families in the year prior to admission. This will confirm that Blundell’s is your first choice school and guarantees your child a place, and a bed where appropriate, subject to them satisfying the relevant entrance requirements. The earlier this is received the more confident we can be of offering you your first choice House and of avoiding any disappointment of places being unavailable.
Once a place has been formally offered, you will be asked to complete an Acceptance Form, parent contract, and forward a 300 deposit - 1,000 for Overseas pupils - (deposit refundable on completion of child’s education at Blundell’s); Foundation Scholars are the only exemptions to the deposit. Your new pupil documents, bursarial information and medical questionnaire will be sent to you in the June prior to your child’s arrival.
| METHODS OF ENTRY | |
| 11+ Entry | By the Blundell’s Entrance Tests in English, Mathematics and Non Verbal Reasoning. These are usually taken in January at Blundell’s. Late entrants can be tested separately by arrangement, dependent on places still being available. |
| 13+ Entry | By the 13+ Common Entrance, which is taken in June at Preparatory Schools. Those not at preparatory schools take the Blundell’s Entry Tests in English and Mathematics by arrangement. |
| 16+ Entry | The minimum requirement for entry to the Sixth Form is 5 GCSE passes at grade C or above. We also require at least an A or B grade in any subject to be taken at A2 level. A report will be requested from the present school and, where possible, candidates will be interviewed at Blundell’s. |