Year 7 Admissions at PGHS

Year 7 Entrance and Scholarship Examination:

Our Entrance and Scholarship Examinations for Year 7 in September 2026 will be held on Saturday 15 November 2025. If you would like your daughter to sit this examination, please complete the registration form found here. Registration must be received by 1st November 2025.

Our Entrance Examination for entry into Year 7 in September 2025 was held on Saturday 16 November 2024, but if you would still like you daughter to sit the exam, please contact the Admissions office (contact details below) to find out if we still have places.

Working Open Morning and 11+ Taster Day

We are holding a Senior School Working Open Morning on Friday 26th September and an 11+ Taster Day (for current Year 6 or Year 7 pupils) on Thursday 9th October. The Taster Day is a great opportunity for Year 5 or 6 pupils to experience a day in the life of a PGHS Senior School pupil. They will take part in exciting lessons and enjoy a picnic lunch at The Walker Ground.

Follow the links below to register for these events:

Senior School Working Open Morning

11+ Taster Day

Examination Detail:

For entry into Year 7, candidates sit examinations in English, Mathematics and Reasoning, which are designed for their age group. The Mathematics, English (Comprehension) and Reasoning (NVR and VR) assessments are done via the ISEB Common Pre-test.  In addition, pupils will sit a traditional written paper in Creative Writing. Familiarisation tests for the ISEB are available online here  and more general information can be found here.  Parents/guardians are required to register their daughters online directly with ISEB, in addition to completing the PGHS registration form. Families are encouraged to sign up to the ISEB mailing list, which can be done here.

Candidates who show promise in these academic tests are then invited for interview with the Head or another senior member of staff. This is an opportunity for areas such as interests and hobbies to be discussed so that an overall picture of the prospective pupil can be achieved. Parents will be contacted with an interview date in the week following the examination.

The dates by which results will be communicated to families and the closing date for acceptances will be available from the School Office.

Scholarships and Subject Awards at Year 7  

We are pleased to offer Academic, Art, Drama, Music and Sport Scholarships plus Subject Awards. Click here to learn more.

Bursaries at Year 7

A limited number of means-tested Bursaries giving assistance towards the tuition fees are available for entrance into the School at Year 7. Click here to learn more.

If you would like any further information please contact the Admissions Office on admissions@pghs.co.uk or call 020 8886 1135 (Option 2)

Meet our Admissions Team