St. Swithun’s School, Winchester 13 Plus (13+) Pre-Assessment Information
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Introduction
St. Swithun’s School is an independent day and boarding school for girls in Winchester, Hampshire. Founded in 1884, the school retains a strong Anglican tradition through its links with Winchester Cathedral.
The Senior School curriculum comprises a wide range of subjects such as: art, biology, chemistry, classics and classical civilisation, computing, design and technology, digital learning, drama and theatre studies, economics, English, food and textiles, geography, government and politics, history, history of art, IT, learning support, mathematics, MFL, music, physics, religion, philosophy and ethics, psychology and sport.
The school undertakes major overseas expeditions to countries in the developing world, encouraging the girls’ personal development in a challenging environment. Past destinations have included Kenya, Tanzania, Malaysian Borneo, Uganda and Malawi.
Girls at St. Swithun’s are taught to be socially-aware, appreciative of cultural diversity and conscious of the wider issues the world is facing today. As a result, they leave school with a deep and well-grounded sense of confidence and resilience, fully prepared for the challenges ahead.
St. Swithun’s School 13 Plus (13+) Pre-Assessment Information
Address: Alresford Road Winchester SO21 1HA
County: Hampshire
Admissions info: admissions@stswithuns.com or 01962 835703
School type: Independent day boarding school for girls
Number of students: 720 (approx.)
Open day: February, May and June
13+ Exam date: January of Year 7
13+ Exam type / Board: ISEB Pretest
Open Events for St. Swithun’s School 13 Plus (13+) Entry
The Senior School holds an Open Afternoon in February and Open Days throughout the school year.
Open events consist of a talk from the Headmistress, meetings with teaching, admissions and pastoral staff and a pupil-led tour of the school. Staff members will be available to answer any of your questions over tea.
The events last approximately two hours. You can register your attendance via an online form or via the Admissions Team.
St. Swithun’s School 13 Plus (13+) Admissions
The admissions process starts with registration. You will be expected to complete and return the registration form and pay a non-returnable registration fee of £200.
Entry at 13+ is by means of a Pretest taken in the Autumn Term of Year 7. A current-school report will also be requested. Depending on the result of the pre‐test, your daughter may receive an offer of a place, conditional on achieving at least 60% overall at Common Entrance.
To accept the offer of a place, you will be expected to pay a deposit of £1000 (£500 of this will be offset against the first term’s fees, the remaining £500 will be refunded in your daughter’s final term).
St. Swithun’s School 13 Plus (13+) Scholarships and Bursaries
The school offers academic scholarships at 13+, which hold a value of up to 20% of the fees and are awarded at the discretion of the scholarship awards committee. Candidates are selected on the basis of results in the Common Entrance examinations and an interview.
Scholarships at 13+ are awarded in Music and Sport, as well.
Means-tested awards cover up to 100% of tuition fees and are offered to girls who meet the school’s entrance criteria and whose applications were submitted by the end of September in the year prior to entry. In rare cases, applications may be considered outside this timescale.
A means-tested award will be valid for the duration of your daughter’s time at the school. It is, however, subject to satisfactory educational progress and to an annual financial review. For more information, please contact the school.
St. Swithun’s School 13 Plus (13+) Pre-Assessment Format
The St. Swithun’s School 13+ Pretest assessment consists of:
- ISEB Common Pretest
The ISEB Pretest examines your daughter’s ability in skills such as numeracy, problem solving and vocabulary, with emphasis on how she thinks and how she responds to the curriculum. The test includes modules testing Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Please see below for further details and recommendations on how to prepare for the St. Swithun’s School 13+ entrance pre-assessment.
How to Prepare for the St. Swithun’s School 13 Plus (13+) Pre-Assessment
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Other entry points for St. Swithun’s School:
Click here to learn about Year 3 entry via the 7 Plus (7+) Exam
Click here to learn about Year 4 entry via the 8 Plus (8+) Exam
Click here to learn about Year 7 entry via the 11 Plus (11+) Exam
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