Senior School Assessments

Entry at Year 7

Years 7, 8, 9 and 10

This is a key entry point as your daughter joins us in our Senior School. It is important that all of the candidates spend time in School getting to know us and have the opportunity to experience the exciting atmosphere at Bedford Girls’ School. We therefore invite the candidates to come and spend a day with us between the 9th and 11th January. The day comprises the following elements:

• A series of short online cognitive ability tests which in total take two hours to complete. These will consist of a number of problem-solving, language comprehension and puzzle style questions which will provide us with information relating to your daughter’s underlying ability across a range of indicators. Your daughter does not need to prepare for these assessments.

• The candidates will join some of our current Year 6 students for a delicious lunch in our Dining Hall. This gives them the opportunity to ask all of the important questions!

• After lunch all candidates will have a short interview with our Headmistress, Mrs Gibson, so that she has the opportunity to get to know your daughter.

• During the day all candidates will also attend inspiring and immersive learning experiences in our Science and Art departments.

Entry at Years 8, 9 and 10

Candidates will be invited into School on the following dates to complete their assessments and attend an interview with the Headmistress, Mrs Gibson:

• Entry into Year 8: Friday 19th January

• Entry into Year 9: Monday 15th January

• Entry into Year 10: Wednesday 24th January

Candidates will spend half a day in School, and the assessment session will comprise the following elements:

• A series of short online cognitive ability tests which in total take two hours to complete. These will consist of a number of problem-solving, language comprehension and puzzle style questions which will provide us with information relating to your daughter’s underlying ability across a range of indicators. Your daughter does not need to prepare for these assessments.

• A creative writing task: candidates will be given a prompt and be asked to complete a task which will take approximately 45 minutes.

• All candidates will have a short interview with our Headmistress, Mrs Gibson, or the Head of Year, so that they have the opportunity to get to know your daughter.

• Candidates will also have the opportunity to meet with the Head of Year to ask questions about life at Bedford Girls’ School.