Following an initial enquiry, there is an opportunity for parents to meet the Head and be given a guided tour of the school and its facilities. At this stage, parents will be invited to register their daughter by returning a completed Registration Form and non-refundable fee of £250. Parents will receive confirmation of registration for the appropriate year of entry.
All girls who are registered for entry to St Mary’s will receive regular newsletters and details of events being held at school. Girls registered for 11+, 12+ or 13+ will be invited to a Taster Day, which is an informal day full of activities that will encourage girls to get to know one another and become more familiar with the school, and enable the school to begin to know them.
Girls will be invited to attend an Entrance Day which is a time for St Mary’s to assess and evaluate each girl. St Mary’s will request references prior to this day from the Head of each girl’s school. St Mary’s will then inform parents on the next appropriate step for their daughter.
Girls exhibiting outstanding promise at Entrance Day will be invited to enter scholarship examinations. To be accepted for entry via this route, St Mary’s must be selected as the first choice school and approval for such entry must be given in writing by the girl’s present Head Teacher.
Places are offered subject to satisfactory performance at examination and acceptance of the standard terms and conditions and Parent School Contract agreement.
For 11+ 2023 Entry
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Usually 3-4 years ahead of entry |
Initial Enquiry, Visit and Registration (Registration Fee of £250) |
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Summer Term Year 5 |
Taster Days Tuesday 26th April & Wednesday 4th May 2022 |
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Autumn Term Year 6 |
Entrance Day Tuesday 20th September, Thursday 22nd September & Tuesday 27th September
After Entrance Day, conditional places will be offered subject to satisfactory performance at Common Entrance or in St Mary’s 11+ Examinations. Girls exhibiting outstanding promise at Entrance Day will be invited to sit Scholarship examinations. Acceptance of a place is confirmed by an Acceptance Fee*. |
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Spring Term Year 6 |
Common Entrance sat at Prep Schools Monday 16th & Tuesday 17th January 2023
Scholarship examinations or St Mary’s Calne 11+ examinations Tuesday 17th January 2023
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Spring Term Year 6 |
Scholarship Auditions and Assessments for Art, Drama, Music and Sport Wednesday 18th January 2023
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For 11+ Future Entry
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Usually 3-4 years ahead of entry
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Initial Enquiry, Visit and Registration (Registration Fee of £250) |
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Summer Term Year 5 |
Taster Days These are fun, non-assessment days with hands-on lessons and activities, providing registered girls with the chance to experience life at St Mary’s. Taster Days are not obligatory but are a good way for applicants to meet some of the staff and pupils at St Mary’s, in addition to other girls applying, prior to Entrance Days.
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Autumn Term Year 6 |
Entrance Days Girls will sit an online CEM test (assessing for verbal and non-verbal skills, in addition to Maths), take part in some fun team building activities, a Critical Thinking lesson where there is an assessed piece of writing, an individual interview and a small group interview with the Headmistress. A reference will also be requested from each girl’s school.
After Entrance Day, conditional places will be offered subject to satisfactory performance at Common Entrance or in St Mary’s 11+ Examinations. Girls exhibiting outstanding promise at Entrance Day will be invited to sit Scholarship examinations. Acceptance of a place is confirmed by an Acceptance Fee.* |
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Spring Term Year 6 |
Common Entrance sat at Prep Schools Sat at pupil’s Prep School in the January prior to entry.
Scholarship examinations or St Mary’s Calne 11+ examinations Sat at St Mary’s Calne in the January prior to entry.
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Spring Term Year 6 |
Scholarship Auditions and Assessments for Art, Drama, Music and Sport Held at St Mary’s Calne in the January prior to entry.
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* The Acceptance Fee is £2000. This is made up of a £750 Acceptance Fee, plus an additional £1,250 refundable deposit, which will be refunded on the final invoice when your daughter leaves St Mary’s.
For 13+ 2023 Entry
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Usually 5 year ahead of entry
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Initial Enquiry, Visit and Registration (Registration Fee of £250) |
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Summer Term Year 6 |
Taster Days Tuesday 27th April & Wednesday 5th May 2021
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Autumn Term Year 7 |
Entrance Days – Pre-Assessment Tuesday 14th September, Tuesday 21st September & Thursday 23rd September 2021
After Entrance Day, firm places will be offered. Girls exhibiting outstanding promise at Entrance Day will be invited to sit Scholarship examinations. Acceptance of a place is confirmed by an Acceptance Fee* |
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Spring Term Year 8 |
13+ Scholarship Examinations Monday 30th January 2023
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Spring Term Year 8 |
Scholarship Auditions and Assessments for Art, Drama, Music and Sport Tuesday 31st January 2023
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Summer Term Year 8 |
Common Entrance Examinations ** Monday 5th – Friday 9th June 2023
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For 13+ Future Entry
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Usually 5 year ahead of entry
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Initial Enquiry, Visit and Registration (Registration Fee of £250) |
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Summer Term Year 6 |
Taster Days These are fun, non-assessment days with hands-on lessons and activities, providing registered girls with the chance to experience life at St Mary’s. Taster Days are not obligatory but are a good way for applicants to meet some of the staff and pupils at St Mary’s, in addition to other girls applying, prior to Entrance Days.
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Autumn Term Year 7 |
Entrance Days Girls will sit an online CEM test (assessing for verbal and non-verbal skills, in addition to Maths), take part in some fun team building activities, a Critical Thinking lesson where there is an assessed piece of writing, an individual interview and a small group interview with the Headmistress. A reference will also be requested from each girl’s school.
After Entrance Day, firm places will be offered. Girls exhibiting outstanding promise at Entrance Day will be invited to sit Scholarship examinations. Acceptance of a place is confirmed by an Acceptance Fee.* |
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Spring Term Year 8 |
13+ Scholarship Examinations Sat at St Mary’s Calne in the January prior to entry.
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Spring Term Year 8 |
Scholarship Auditions and Assessments for Art, Drama, Music and Sport Held at St Mary’s Calne in the January prior to entry.
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Summer Term Year 8 |
Common Entrance Examinations ** Sat at pupil’s Prep School in the May/June prior to entry.
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* The Acceptance Fee is £2000. This is made up of a £750 Acceptance Fee, plus an additional £1,250 refundable deposit, which will be refunded on the final invoice when your daughter leaves St Mary’s. ** Common Entrance Examinations for girls whose Prep Schools have prepared them.
ENTRY TO SIXTH FORM
We welcome enquiries for girls seeking placement at St Mary’s at Sixth Form entry level. Places are offered subject to satisfactory individual assessment based on interviews at St Mary’s and reports from the Head of their current school, and sometimes written papers. An offer of a place will be conditional on satisfactory GCSE results. Girls should achieve top grades in the subjects they wish to take forward to A Level.
For Sixth Form 2023 Entry
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Usually 2 years ahead of entry
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Initial Enquiry, Visit and Registration (Registration Fee of £250) |
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Autumn Term Year 11 |
Entrance Day – Assessments with interviews and Scholarship examinations (for those wishing to apply) Monday 21st November 2022
After Entrance Day, firm places will be offered, subject to a suitable school report and good predictions of exam results.
Acceptance of a place is confirmed by an Acceptance Fee*.
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Autumn Term Year 11 |
Scholarship Auditions, Interviews and Assessments for Art, Drama, Music and Sport Tuesday 22nd November 2022 |
* The Acceptance Fee is £2000. This is made up of a £750 Acceptance Fee, plus an additional £1,250 refundable deposit, which will be refunded on the final invoice when your daughter leaves St Mary’s.
11+ Foundation Award entry
For information about our Foundation Awards, please click here.
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Information evening for parents and daughters (includes a tour of the school)
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Early Autumn Term Year 6
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Closing date for Foundation Award applications
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Mid-Autumn Term Year 6
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Foundation Award assessment morning
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Late Autumn Term Year 6 |
Please contact the Admissions Department for dates specific to your daughter’s year of entry.