Admissions Procedure

Key Dates for September 2013 Entry

Please register now for entry in September 2013 and beyond.

The deadlines for receiving completed application forms and the £95 registration fees for September 2013 entry are:

Tuesday 25th September 2012 for 11+
Monday 15th October 2012 for Sixth Form Scholarship Applications
Thursday 1st November 2012 for 13+ 
 
The dates of the Scholarship and Entrance Examinations for 2013 entry are:

11+ Entrance Interviews with the Headmistress:
October 2012

11+ Entrance Examinations:
Tuesday 6th November 2012, in the morning. The results of the 11+ Entrance Examination for all candidates will be posted before the end of the Autumn term 2012. 

11+ Music Scholarship auditions:
26th and 27th November 2012

11+ Academic Scholarship Examinations:
Girls who perform exceptionally in the 11+ examination on 6th November will be invited to take further scholarship papers on Monday 26th November 2012.
Girls who perform exceptionally in this paper are then invited to a further interview to take place on either 30th November or 3rd December 2012.

Sixth Form Scholarships:
Saturday 17th November 2012, ALL DAY.

13+ Scholarship and Entrance Examinations:
Interviews for all candidates: Friday 11th January 2013
Scholarship and Entrance Examination, Saturday 12th January 2013, ALL DAY.
Sport Award Assessments, Monday 14th January 2013
Drama Award Auditions, Tuesday 15th January 2013
Music Scholarship Auditions, Tuesday 15th January 2013
Art Award Examination, Monday 14th January 2013

For further information please contact the Registrar, Mrs Timms on 01732 451334/01732 468703, or email: registrar@walthamstowhall.kent.sch.uk

Admissions Procedures

Parents who are interested in Walthamstow Hall should request a Prospectus Pack by clicking on the ‘Request a Prospectus’ link at the top of any page on this website or by contacting our Registrar directly, registrar@walthamstowhall.kent.sch.uk
Before applying to the school for admission, parents are invited to read the School Prospectus and the Admissions Policy outlined in the accompanying Information Booklet, which sets out the School’s intentions and procedures regarding admission. The Admissions Policy can also be seen in the Policies section of this website.
Applications for 11+, 13+ and 16+ entry must be received on the school’s ‘Application for Admission’ form, which is included in the Prospectus Pack. When the form is returned it should be accompanied by a registration fee of £95. Applications and registration fees should be received by Tuesday 25th  September for 2013 entry at 11+.  Applications may be made after this date in exceptional circumstances, but such applicants may not be eligible for Scholarships or Awards.
A Head’s Report is requested from the student’s current school in October or November of the year preceding entry.
Interviews with the Headmistress are conducted in October of the year preceding entry.
Decisions are posted to parents before the end of the Autumn Term preceding entry.
A waiting list of pupils not offered places outright because of oversubscription, is established.

Late applications will be dealt with on receipt, depending on availability of places.

Selection Procedure

Selection will be made by the Headmistress, assisted by such appropriate senior staff as she wishes.
Applications can be made for each year group where there are places available.

Admissions Criteria

Places will be offered to girls who demonstrate their academic potential and the likelihood that they will benefit from the ethos of the school, and the broad and challenging education provided by the school.

The Selection Will be Based on:

• a Head’s report from previous schools, including assessment data e.g. baseline test scores;
• an interview with appropriate staff at the school,
• performance in the school’s own entrance examinations, the content of which can
  be obtained from the Registrar.
• d)  the parents’ expressed preference in choice of schools where they have
 applied to more than one school, should there be more applicants for places than
 places available.  In this instance, Walthamstow Hall may take into account whether it is the first choice of school.

Selection Criteria in an Oversubscribed Year

Where all things are equal the following criteria will be used:

• a daughter of a missionary;
• a sibling whose sister is in the school at the date of the application;
• in the event of a tie-breaker proving necessary, the school will, as a last resort, take into account the proximity of home to school;
• d)   see d) above.

Appeals and Complaints

The Headmistress’s decision is final, but if a parent has a concern about the admission process, the complaint should be discussed first of all with the Headmistress, and if there is no satisfactory outcome, a complaint can be made to the Governing Body. The complaint should be put in writing to the Clerk to the Governing Body.  A committee of the Governing Body will consider the complaint and make a ruling.