Admissions GUIDE FOR PARENTS
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Welcome
Each year we enrol around 60 children into our Junior House in Year 7 (1st Form), and 60 into the Senior School in Year 9 (3rd Form). In addition, each year students join us in the Sixth Form from schools, both in the local area, and from further afield. Entry into other year groups is possible dependent on availability.
We are selective but not ‘highly selective’ and rather than test already established knowledge, our application process looks to discover how each child thinks and to understand their individual learning Wepotential.offerfull, weekly and flexi boarding in all year groups as well as day places.
LWC welcomes pupils from all over the world. We have a thriving international community with students from around the world.
The Lord Wandsworth Foundation supports children who have been bereaved of one or both parents or have lost their support through other circumstances, to benefit from the structure and stability of a boarding environment. If you are considering applying for a Foundation place, please click the button below for further information.
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11+ ENTRY 13+ ENTRY INTERNATIONALSIXTH FORM ENTRY
Visits and Open Days
Open Days are the ideal opportunity to see all that we have to offer and to meet those who make our school such a special place to be – our pupils and our staff!
Our Open Days are informal occasions and include a welcome from the Headmaster, a tour of our beautiful campus with one of our pupils, and an opportunity to meet with the Admissions team.
Open Days allow you to ask lots of questions and to really get a feel of what makes our school so special.
Personal visits, which can be tailored to your child’s individual needs and interests, can also be arranged.
To book a place at our next Open Day, please click below.
OPEN DAY BOOKINGS
If you are unable to visit us in person, please do take a look at our virtual tour which can be found using the link below.
VIRTUAL TOUR
For more information on our Open Days or to arrange a personal visit on a different day, please email Admissions.
ADMISSIONS
Entry at 11+, 1st Form
ADMISSION PROCESS
At 11+ pupils join our fabulous Junior House, home to all our 1st and 2nd Form pupils. Surrounded by its own playing fields and gardens, Junior provides the perfect starting point for the LWC journey.
The ideal time to register is two years prior to entry. The deadline for registration is 1st December prior to the year of entry. If you miss the registration deadline and we still have places available, we are happy to accept late applications.
All candidates who have registered are invited to take the ISEB Pre-Test which can be taken either at their current school or at the College in the Autumn term of their Year 6. For further information on the ISEB Pre-Test and for sample questions, please click here.
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In addition, all candidates are invited to our innovative assessment morning, which allows us to evaluate their full potential in creative thinking, problem solving, analysis and teamwork. For further information on our assessment morning, please click here.
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We also request reports from current schools during the Autumn term of Year 6.
Offers are made prior to the February halfterm of Year 6.
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Scholarships at 11+
Each year we offer up to ten Scholarships for entry into 1st Form. Most are honorary but a small number may carry a financial award of a 5% reduction in annual school fees. Scholarships can be augmented by a means tested bursary.
At 11+ the following Scholarships are available: Academic, Performing Arts, Sports. For further details and information on how to apply for a Scholarship please click here.
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Entry at 13+, 3rd Form
ADMISSION PROCESS
The ideal time to register is three years prior to entry as we pre-test candidates while they are in Year 6. The deadline for registration is 1st December of Year 6. If you miss the registration deadline and we still have places available, we are happy to consider late applications.
All candidates who have registered are invited to take the ISEB Pre-Test which can be taken either at their current school or at the College in the Autumn term of their Year 6. For further information on the ISEB Pre-Test and for sample questions, please click here.
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In addition, all candidates are invited to our innovative assessment morning, which allows us to evaluate their full potential in creative thinking, problem solving, analysis and teamwork. For further information on our assessment morning, please click here.
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We also request reports from current schools during the Autumn term of Year 6. Deferred offers are made prior to the February half-term of Year 6. We do not require to sit Common Entrance in Year 8.
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Scholarships at 13+
Each year we offer up to ten Scholarships for entry into 3rd form. Most are honorary but a small number may carry a financial award of a 5% reduction of annual school fees. Scholarships can be augmented by a means tested bursary.
At 13+ the following Scholarships are available: Academic, Art, Design Technology, Performing Arts, Sports, All-Rounder.
For further details and information on how to apply for a Scholarship please click here.
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Pupils joining us in 3rd Form are all members of one of our seven senior boarding houses, and enjoy the support of their Houseparent, their Resident Tutors, and of course their Matrons!
Entry to Sixth Form
ADMISSION PROCESS
The LWC Sixth Form provides excellent preparation for the demands of university and adult life. Students are given the freedom to develop their independence, to explore new interests, and to rise to leadership opportunities, alongside their academic commitments.
Our current requirement for entry into the Sixth Form is a minimum of six grade 5s at GCSE (or the equivalent) preferably with at least a grade 7 in the subjects to be studied at A Level.
Places are offered on the basis of an academic assessment, interviews (both individual and group) , predicted GCSE results and a report from the pupil’s current school.
The assessment process for the first round of offers takes place at the end of the autumn term. Offers made in January in
Scholarships at Sixth Form
the year prior to entry. Occasionally a small number of places are available after this point, please contact the Admissions Office to find out more.
For our full guide to the Sixth Form please click here.
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To register for the Sixth Form please click here.
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Each year we offer up to ten Scholarships for entry into the Sixth Form. Most are honorary but a small number may carry a financial award of a 5% reduction in annual school fees. Scholarships can be augmented by a means tested bursary.
At Sixth Form the following Scholarships are available: Academic, Art, Performing Arts, Sports, All-Rounder.
For further details and information on how to apply for a Scholarship please click here.
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International Students
We are a UKVI licence holder and are able to sponsor international pupils under the Student Visa system.
All students applying for places must have a high level of written and spoken English in order to cope with the academic and social demands of life in a boarding school. Pupils applying whose first language is not English will be asked to undertake an English assessment.
Candidates entering at Sixth Form may be asked to sit tests in subjects they are proposing to study at A Level, and whilst they do not need to have taken an IELTS test prior to entry, the expected level of English for Sixth Form is IELTS 5.5+.
International students follow the same application and assessment process as UK
Theresidents.assessment
process can be adapted to be completed online and can be taken at the applicant’s current school. Whilst we would prefer to meet applicants in
person, we understand this is not always Allpossible.students
whose parents do not live in the UK are required to have a UK based guardian. This can be a family member or friend; however, they must be contactable and able to accommodate the pupil in the case of an emergency and when school is closed, for example at half terms and exeat weekends.
For further information about life as an international student at LWC please click here.
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To register please click here.
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Registration
To register for a place please complete our online form which can be found here.
REGISTER HERE
Whilst we accept registrations throughout the year the following deadlines apply:
For 11+ entry
December 1st of year prior to entry
For 13+ entry December 1st of Year 6
For 16+ entry December 1st of year prior to entry
A non-refundable registration fee of £250 is payable at this point.
Please note that registration does not guarantee your child a place at the school but does ensure that they are entered into our assessment process.
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Admission Fees
A non-refundable fee of £250 is payable on registration.
To accept an offer a deposit of £1000 (or a term’s fees for international pupils)must be paid. If the pupil does not take up the place after acceptance the deposit is nonDepositsrefundable.are refunded without interest after the pupil has left the school and after all fees and extras have been settled.
Bursary Applications
Bursaries are generally linked to Scholarships. However, consideration may be given for exceptional candidates who do not quite make the Scholarship criteria. If you wish to make a Bursary Application please contact Admissions.
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Learning Support
Our Learning Support department caters for a variety of learning needs. It is important that we are made aware of any additional learning requirements your child has at the beginning of the application process. We will request learning support reports from your child’s current school and will need to see any specialist reports so that we can make sure we are able to fully support your child. If you would like to arrange to speak to our Head of Learning of Curriculum Support prior to your application please contact Admissions.
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Any Questions?
If you have any questions at all or would just like to chat to one of the team about your child or your application please:
Email: admissions@lordwandsworth.org
Call: the Admissions Office 01256 861385
If you are applying for a Foundation place and have any questions please email:
FOUNDATION We are always happy to help.
