Admission
Senior Admissions Procedure (Year 7 to Year 10)
Please find below details of how to apply for a place in the Senior School for your daughter.
Farlington holds several Open Days, organised throughout the School year. We strongly recommend that you and your daughter come and see the School, which will give you the opportunity to speak to the staff and ask any questions you may have. However, if the dates for the Open Days are not suitable, tours are conducted personally by current students with the opportunity to meet Mrs Jonnie Goyer, Headmistress. Should you wish to attend any event at the School, or request a tour, please could you indicate your interest to the Registrar, Mrs Jo Coveney – 01403 282573, email: registrar@farlingtonschool.net
The usual ages of entry to the Senior School are at 11+ and 16+, although girls may enter at any stage, dependent upon a place being available and the entry requirements being met.
In order to be considered for entry, parents must complete a Registration Form, which should be sent to the Registrar, together with a non-refundable registration fee of £80. Once this has been received, your daughter’s name will be added to the Provisional Admissions list and details regarding the schedule for the examination day will be sent to you. The examinations are taken in January, but if your daughter is at school overseas, she will sit the papers in her own school. Those who cannot attend the Entrance Exam Day, will be offered the opportunity to sit the entrance papers at other times throughout the year.
Examination requirements by Year Group
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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English
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2 papers
– 45 minutes each
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1 paper
– 1 hour 15 minutes
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1 paper
– 1 hour 15 minutes
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1 paper
– 1hour 30 minutes
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Mathematics
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1 paper
– 45 minutes
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1 paper
– 45 minutes
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1 paper
– 45 minutes
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1 paper
– 45 minutes
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Verbal Reasoning
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1 paper
– 50 minutes
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1 paper
– 50 minutes
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1 paper
– 50 minutes
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1 paper
– 50 minutes
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Science
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Not tested
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1 paper
– 40 minutes
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1 paper
– 40 minutes
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1 paper
– 1 hour
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Interview with a member of staff
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Required
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Required
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Required
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Required
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Once the Entrance Examinations taken place, we aim to confirm an offer of a place to your daughter within four weeks. Places are offered on the basis of performance in the examinations, an interview with a senior member of staff and a report from her current school.
Key Dates
Closing date for assessment registration Friday, 25th November 2011
Assessment Day Tuesday, 3rd January 2012
Results / offers of a place released Monday, 30th January 2012
Last date for acceptance of a place Monday, 5th March 2012
Familiarisation and induction days are available for those girls who accept their place at Farlington, and these events are held at the end of the Summer term.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available at entry into Year 7 and at entry into Year 9. Academic, Music, Drama, Sport and Art Scholarships are available. There is no automatic fee reduction for scholarship awards; instead there is a study support grant of £100 per term, payable directly to the Scholars. Please note that Scholarship awards are subject to annual review.
Both internal and external candidates must apply for all subject Scholarships. Candidates should be registered and entered by Friday, 25th November. All candidates who sit the Entrance Examination in January will automatically be considered for Academic Scholarships. Internal candidates applying for Academic Scholarships should apply in consultation with the Prep School Head.
Those students applying for subject Scholarships will need to complete the additional auditions and interviews as required by each subject, on Entrance Examination day. Details of these will be supplied, once a completed registration form has been received.
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