Admissions

This section is intended to explain the admissions procedure to Amesbury.

Amesbury is a school of 325 pupils (limited in size by agreement with Waverley Borough Council). The school is normally oversubscribed. The main points of entry are Pre-Nursery and Reception (from September 2006) and Year 3 (aged 7+). Other places are offered on an occasional basis when vacancies arise.

It is now common for pupils to join us from local state primary and preparatory schools at the end of Year 6, and spend two years studying for Common Entrance before going on to their independent senior school. They join as full members of the school and in recent years such pupils have captained school teams, been elected to the School Council, Head of School, and won scholarships to their senior schools.

Places in the pre-preparatory and preparatory schools are only offered on the basis that a pupil will flourish at Amesbury and that when the time comes he or she will be able to succeed at Common Entrance or scholarship.

Places are offered in the following order of preference:

1. Siblings: The brothers and sisters of pupils already at Amesbury are offered 1st priority on places in the pre-preparatory department.
2. Places in the first year of preparatory school (Year 3) are offered to pupils in the final year of the pre-preparatory department (Year 2).
3. Date of registration: Places are offered by the date on which Registration Forms are received at the school. However in order to maintain the co-educational nature of year groups, separate registration lists are maintained for boys and girls.

Application Procedure

1. To arrange to meet the headmaster (and other key members of staff) and to tour the school please call the Headmaster’s Secretary.
2. In order to register a pupil on the ‘School List’, complete the Registration Forms and return them to the Headmaster’s Secretary.
3. From Reception class onwards pupils visit for a morning/day, meet classmates, key members of staff and undergo a variety of assessments.
4. After a visit (and subject to availability) a place may be offered. A letter confirming the offer of a place and a starting date will be sent to parents.

The school deems the place accepted and confirmed on receipt of the completed School Contract (and refundable confirmation of entry deposit). The child’s name is then placed on a class list.

The Headmaster’s Secretary can advise on Admissions and Scholarships.