Admissions

Visits to the school

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 2023, applications should be submitted during 2022 and before the relevant deadline for applications.

Deadline for application for September 2023:

Sixth Form Before 7th October 2022 All other Year Groups Before midday on Monday 7th November 2022

Entrance Assessments:

Sixth Form 4th November 2022 Junior School (Years 3, 4, 5, or 6) 3rd December 2022 Senior School (Years 7, 8, 9 or 10) 4th December 2022 ISEB Common Pre-Test sessions at LEH 23rd - 25th November 2022

Entry procedure

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 2023 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.

(For those not able to sit at their current school) We will also contact the current Head Teachers of applicants to request a reference.

For entry in 2024 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.