Admissions

Entry to the School

Entry into the school is normally at 3+ into the Nursery, at 4+ into the Preparatory Department, at 7+ into the Junior Department and at 11+ into the Senior School. Candidates should normally reach the ages of 3+, 4+, 7+ and 11+ respectively by September 1st of the year of entry.

Palmers Green High School selects girls on the grounds of ability and aptitude. The Governors of the School are committed to equal opportunities for all, regardless of race, colour, religion, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, age or disability.

Entrance examination

The 11+ entrance and scholarship examination is normally held on the fourth Saturday in January. Interviews for candidates showing promise in the written tests will be held during February. The Reception and Year 3 tests and interviews will be held from November in the academic year before entry to the school. All other assessments for entry into the Lower School take place in the classroom with the form teacher as and when necessary.

Applications

The registration form can be found in the back of the Prospectus or downloaded from this website. This should be completed and sent together with a £40 Registration fee to the school. Candidates will be called for assessment at an appropriate time. Upon the offer of a place, parents need to accept the offer in writing within one week, enclosing their deposit of £500 which will be returned at the end of their daughter’s career at Palmers Green High School subject to full and final settlement of the final account.

Scholarships and Subject Awards at 11+

Scholarship and subject awards, for which internal and external candidates are equally eligible, may be awarded to candidates who perform well in the 11+ entrance and scholarship examination in Maths, English and Science. These scholarships and subject awards are means-tested and all girls sitting the entrance examination will be considered.

Bursaries at 11+

A limited number of means-tested bursaries, giving up to 100% remission of fees, are available for entrance into the school at 11+. Bursary forms are available from the Bursar’s office on request and all parents wishing to be considered for a bursary should complete and submit this form before their daughter sits the entrance examination.

N.B. Scholarships and subject awards are reviewed annually and the school reserves the right to require parents to provide evidence of financial circumstances. The retention of an award for the full 5 years of a successful candidate will be dependent on continuing merit and satisfactory behaviour as judged by the Headmistress. In the event that a successful candidate should leave the school before the end of the final term for which a scholarship or subject award would normally be tenable and then continue full-time education in an establishment situated within a 30km radius of this school, then the school shall have the right to payment in full on demand, of that part of the tuition fees which would have been payable had the scholarship or subject award not been awarded, starting from the first term in which the scholarship or subject award is held.

Music Awards

Music awards are available at 11+. These awards entitle successful candidates to music lessons in two instruments throughout their Senior School career at PGHS, subject to continued progress and contribution to the musical life of the school. (Music lessons are normally provided by the school’s visiting instrumental staff. Alternatively, a contribution to the costs of approved external teaching for an award holder will be granted but will not exceed the termly charge in force at the school.

Candidates should have reached at least Grade 4 Associated Board standard and should perform two contrasting pieces on their first choice instrument and (where applicable) one piece on their second and/or third instruments. The assessment will include aural tests and sight reading. Candidates for music awards must also pass the academic entrance examination. Prospective candidates may wish to contact the Head of Music to discuss their application further.