Admissions

Joining Wychwood

Entry points
Our main entry points are into Year 7 (11+), Year 9 (13+) and Year 12 (16+) although pupils also join us into Year 8 (12+) and Year 10 (14+)

Admission requirements
We recommend that you visit the school, ideally before the end of the Trinity Term (prior to the September year of entry). You can attend one of our open mornings, held three times a year, or have an individual tour of the school.

The next stage is to register your child to apply for a place by submitting an online application, together with a non returnable Registration Fee of £90 for UK residents, or £150 for overseas residents.

Pupils are then invited to take part in entrance tests. These are used, not as pass or fail tests, but to ensure that the individual pupils has the capacity to benefit from a Wychwood education. 

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  • Year 7

    Pupils will spend the day with us. They will be tested in English and mathematics in the morning and spend the rest of the day having a taste of life at Wychwood School with sessions in art, computing, science and drama. This is an excellent way for prospective pupils to become better acquainted with the school, our staff and with some of the pupils with whom they may spend the next seven years of their lives.

    To arrange for your child to sit the entrance exams to apply for September 2024 entry, please click the register button below. 

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  • Years 8-10

    Your child will spend the morning with us being tested in English and mathematics. For any pupils who do not have English as their first language, we offer them to sit English as An Additional Language paper. You may also request for them to join a year group for a taster day or part-day at a mutually convenient time.

    To arrange for your child to sit the entrance exams to apply for September 2024 entry, please click the register button below. 

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  • Wychwood Sixth

    Your child will be tested in three of their four chosen A Level subjects. For external entry into Wychwood Sixth (Sixth Form) there is a minimum requirement of 6 GCSE passes at grade 9-4 with 9-6 in the pupil’s chosen A Level subjects. If a pupil is looking to study the arts then we will need to see a portfolio of work. Predicted GCSE grades are also required. Your child may also request to join their year group for a taster day or part-day at a mutually convenient time.

    To arrange for your child to sit the entrance exams to apply for September 2024 entry, please click the register button below. 

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