16+ sixth-form entrance preparation

Schools we have checked for 16+

Each school's own steps and where we found them. Registration wording is the school's own (English).

• Benenden School

  School entrance test · Interview · ISEB Common Pre-Test

  Registration: Deadline 1 October in the preceding year of entry; later registrations considered

  Source: www.benenden.school/admissions/entry-and-assessments/

• Cardiff Sixth Form College

  School entrance test · School entrance test · School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: Step 1: register and make a formal application via the online link (date not stated on the page)

  Source: www.ccoex.com/admissions/admissions-process/

• Clifton College

  School entrance test · Taster / assessment day

  Registration: not stated (page says: complete the online registration process to register for entry)

  Source: www.cliftoncollege.com/upper-school/admissions/start-your-jo

• Concord College

  School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: Applications open year-round; considered from the September before admission (page FAQ)

  Source: concordcollegeuk.com/admissions/overview/

• Eton College

  School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: Application form completed by early October in the year before entry; approximately 20 fee-paying places a year

  Source: www.etoncollege.com/admissions/entry-sixth-form-16-entry/

• Leicester Grammar School

  Taster / assessment day · Interview

  Registration: not stated on the Sixth Form page (application form link on the Admissions page)

  Source: www.lgs-senior.org.uk/sixth-form

• North London Collegiate School

  School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: Registration closes Friday 9 October 2026

  Source: www.nlcs.org.uk/admissions/joining-the-sixth-form/

• Oundle School

  Taster / assessment day · Interview · School entrance test

  Registration: not stated

  Source: www.oundleschool.org.uk/admissions/16-entry/

• Radley College

  School entrance test

  Registration: Register interest in Year 10 (or earlier); applications open first week of June of Year 10, close mid October in Year 11

  Source: www.radley.org.uk/apply/sixth-form-entry/

• Rossall School

  School entrance test · Taster / assessment day

  Registration: Complete a Registration Form with last two school reports and predicted GCSE grades (if available). Timing not stated

  Source: www.rossall.org.uk/admissions/sixth-form

• Rugby School

  School entrance test · School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: Register by Friday 18 September 2026 for UK Year 11 candidates; Friday 21 August 2026 for Year 10 international candidates (for September 2027 entry)

  Source: www.rugbyschool.co.uk/admissions/16

• Sevenoaks School

  School entrance test · Group activity

  Registration: Not stated on the page read (How to Apply page not read)

  Source: www.sevenoaksschool.org/admissions/entry-at-16/assessment-an

• Sherborne Girls

  School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: not stated on the page read (Sixth Form applicants section, Year 11 timing only)

  Source: www.sherbornegirls.group/sgs-how-to-apply

• Shrewsbury School

  School entrance test · School entrance test · Interview · School reference

  Registration: Registration & Application; timing not stated. Candidates are written to in August of the year before entry

  Source: www.shrewsbury.org.uk/admissions/joining-at-year-12-16-

• St Albans High School for Girls

  School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: Application deadline Monday 2 November 2026 (Music scholarship deadline Friday 15 October 2026)

  Source: www.stahs.org.uk/admissions/entry-to-sixth-age-16/

• St Mary's School Ascot

  School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: As soon as you wish; school suggests at least two years before entry date

  Source: www.st-marys-ascot.co.uk/admissions/

• St Swithun's School

  School entrance test · Interview · School entrance test

  Registration: not stated on the admissions pathways page; process described as running each autumn

  Source: www.stswithuns.com/admissions-pathways

• Stockport Grammar School

  Interview

  Registration: Online admission form; applications to be made before 11th December 2026

  Source: stockportgrammar.co.uk/sixth-form/admissions/apply/

• Tonbridge School

  School entrance test · School entrance test · School reference

  Registration: Complete online Registration Form and specify four A Level subjects; deadline for all registrations 1 October 2026

  Source: www.tonbridge-school.co.uk/admissions/year-12-16-entry/

• Uppingham School

  School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: not stated

  Source: www.uppingham.co.uk/admissions/admissions-journey

• Westminster School

  School entrance test · Interview

  Registration: Online registration begins the year before entry; for September 2028 entry it opens 1 June 2027 and closes 30 September 2027

  Source: www.westminster.org.uk/admissions/16-entry-westminster-schoo

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