Year 3 Entry
Dean Close Prep offers an academic award into Year 3. The assessment process will take into account pupil’s ability, potential, attitude and work ethos. The awards will be open to internal and external pupils alike. Pupils must be under 8 on the 1st September on the year of application.
The Prep School offers awards of up to 15% of the day fees, excluding any extras. Awards will commence on September 1st of Year 3 and run to the end of Year 6, by which time pupils will have the opportunity to sit for 11+ scholarships. There is no set number of awards; they will be awarded on merit to internal and external pupils alike.
Award assessments will take place in March 2012.
Pupils will be given an opportunity to demonstrate Literacy and Numeracy skills as appropriate for their age as well as show academic potential through baseline testing. Test that will be taken will include a computer based assessment test, an English comprehension and short extended writing exercise, and a Maths paper. Each paper will last approximately 20 minutes. There will also be some challenges and puzzles to look at group interaction and problem solving.
Confidential reports from the Pre-Prep or the candidate’s current school will also be sought to give an idea of standing in relation to their peers and all round suitability.
Once papers have been marked a review panel analyses scholarship assessments and letters of offer, as appropriate, are sent to parents within two weeks of the examinations. The final decision rests with the Headmaster of DCPS; no further correspondence will be entered into.
Any parent with questions about their child’s suitability for an academic award should contact their current Headmaster or Headmistress who will be able to give a good indication of academic potential and suitability.
Click here to download 7+ Scholarship Form.
Year 7 entry
The school offers six different types of scholarship for pupils joining in Year 7. These are Academic, Music, All-Rounder, Design Technology, Art and Sport. For those applicants who show considerable academic promise, but not of the standard required for Scholarship, an Academic Exhibition may be offered. Awards made at 11+ carry on to the Senior School until such time as the pupil leaves Dean Close. Awards are subject to good behaviour, academic endeavour and commitment to the whole life of the School. They are rarely revoked or reduced; however, they are reviewed annually.
The number of individual awards made each year depends solely on the calibre of the candidates.
DATES FOR SCHOLARSHIP ENTRY 2012
- Art and Design Technology - practical exams Tuesday 17th January 2012
- Music - Wednesday 18th January 2012
- Academic and 11+ entrance tests for All-Rounder, Art , Design Technology, Music and Sports Scholarships - Friday 20th January 2012
- Sports tests for Sports and All-Rounder Scholars - Saturday 21st January 2012
Please ring the Admissions Office on 01242 258001 if you are interested in scholarships for entry in September 2012.
CLOSING DATE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS 2012 - Friday 9 December 2011
Click to download 11+ Scholarship Forms. It is possible to print individual pages depending on which scholarship/s you are interested in. Please note that scholarship forms must be accompanied by a completed Registration Form and fee of £100.