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Welcome
A warm welcome from our Admissions Team. Jess Payne (11+ and 12+ entry) and Anna Spencer (13+ and 16+ entry) will answer any queries you may have about joining King’s Worcester and be your points of contact throughout the admissions process. They will be present at our Open Mornings and also your guides on Private Tours.
Admissions Booklet
Our downloadable Admissions Booklet includes all the key information for joining King’s, including Important Dates for Entry, A Step-By-Step Guide for what you need to do, information about Scholarships and Bursaries, a summary of our Fee Structure and also useful information on our Transport provision. You can download an electronic copy below or if you visit the school on an Open Morning and or Private Tour we will ensure you receive a hard copy of this too.
Key Dates for September 2025/26 Entry
Open Mornings
Saturday 28th September 2024 (Senior and Sixth)
Tuesday 26th November 2024 (Sixth Form Infomation Evening)
Scholarships and Bursaries Application Deadlines
11+: Friday 1st November 2024
13+: Wednesday 8th January 2025
Entrance Assessment Days
Before being offered a place at King’s Worcester all external candidates for Year 7 to Year 10 entry are required to take Entrance Assessments.
11+ Entrance Assessment Days
Pupils will join us at the Senior School for the morning, during which they will take an online CEM (Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring) assessment. The CEM Select entrance test assesses verbal, numerical, and non-verbal reasoning through six timed sections. Verbal reasoning includes reading comprehension, vocabulary, anagrams, missing words, and shuffled sentences, whilst numerical reasoning focuses on arithmetic, fractions, percentages, and geometry. Non-verbal reasoning involves identifying visual patterns.
The test is divided into:
- Comprehension: Reading and understanding passages (13 minutes)
- Anagrams: Rearranging letters (10 minutes)
- Missing Words: Completing partially spelled words (3 minutes)
- Shuffled Sentences: Reordering sentences (8 minutes)
- Maths: Problem-solving in arithmetic and geometry (13 minutes)
- Pictures: Visual pattern recognition (9 minutes)
Question styles include multiple-choice questions, drag-and-drop answers, and auto-completion of words. The test lasts for approximately one hour and is completed on a PC onsite.
During the morning pupils will also take part in a fun activity.
13+ Entrance Assessment Days
Pupils take papers in English and Mathematics and also have a short interview. They too will also have the opportunity to enjoy a fun activity.
16+ Entrance Assessment Days
Assessments are only required for those applying for Bursaries/Scholarships. Offers for Sixth Form places will be made based on GCSE predicted grades.
To qualify for entry to the Sixth Form, the minimum requirement for external candidates is usually six passes at least at grade 6 and a further two passes at grade 4 at GCSE. We would expect most of our Sixth Form applicants to comfortably exceed this. Ideally, candidates should expect to achieve a Grade 7 or higher in any subject that is to be taken at A-level if these subjects have been taken at GCSE, but a 6 will usually be accepted.
Our Entrance Assessment Days are as follows:-
11+, 12+: Saturday 23rd November 2024 and Saturday 7th December 2024
13+: Saturday 18th January 2025
Scholarship Assessment Days
11+ Sports Skills Assessment Sessions: Mid – End November 2024 (Sports-specific dates to be confirmed)
11+/13+ Music scholarship auditions: Monday 25th to Wednesday 27th November 2024
13+ & 16+ Sports Scholarship Assessment: Individualised training session arranged following application
16+ Academic Scholarship Assessment: Arranged on an individual basis
For more information
We provide entrance testing information to all candidates as part of our application process. However, if you have any specific questions we would be more than happy to answer them. Please contact Jess (11+ and 12+ entry) Anna (13+, 16+ entry) on 01905 721742 or via email at registrar@ksw.org.uk for more information.