IMPORTANT NOTICE: 13+ Entry to Hampton School
Changes to the timing of the Pre-test for boys currently in Preparatory Schools
We have recently changed the timing of our Pre-test which will affect those seeking 13+ entry to Hampton. These changes have been made after consultation with the Heads of preparatory schools.
These changes have been made in response to a number of enquiries from current preparatory school parents who are concerned about the options for their son at 13+ compared with those at 11+.
We are extremely pleased to have a large 13+ transfer to Hampton School. About one third of the School community joins at 13+. The boys who join at 13+ enjoy a very smooth transition and immediately make their mark in the School settling in quickly with friends from their existing and other schools, shining academically and gaining places in teams and activities. There is a level playing field for entry and there is no difference in the overall A level outcomes between boys who join at 11+ and 13+. There is no truth in the suggestion that it is easier to gain entry at one point rather than the other.
Pre-test arrangements for entry to Hampton School in September 2014 at age 13
There will be a Pre-test on 28 January 2012 during Year 6. This will replace the previously published Pre-test on 15 September 2012. Boys achieving a sufficiently high standard in the Pre-test will be invited to interview in February 2012 and a school report will be sought in line with current practice. Offer letters (main list and waiting list) will be posted on Thursday 16 February 2012 and will, as before, be subject to a satisfactory performance in the Common Entrance or Common Scholarship examinations taken in the June preceding proposed entry to Hampton. Parents will not be asked to confirm their acceptance of a place with a non-returnable deposit until February 2013.
This year, as many candidates will be expecting to sit our Pre-test in the September of Year 7, there will be a further Pre-test on 12 January 2013 for 13+ candidates in Year 7. This will be open to those who sat earlier (28 January 2012) without gaining an offer who can sit again with a “clean slate”, as well as to those who have shown later development. As usual boys will be invited to interview and a school report will be sought. Offer letters (main list and waiting list) will be sent out by the end of February and parents asked to confirm acceptance promptly.
If you have not already visited the School, or have not visited recently, and would like to reserve a place please contact the Admissions Office on 020 8979 9273 or email s.barnett@hamptonschool.org.uk
The closing date for registration for the 13+ Pre-test for entry in September 2014 is 1 October 2012
Pre-test arrangements for entry to Hampton School in September 2015 onwards
For 13+ entry to Hampton in September 2015 onwards candidates will sit the Pre-test at the end of the January they are in Year 6 (two and half years prior to entry). The closing date for registration for the 13+ Pre-test is 1 November preceding the examination.
Please note that a candidate may not sit for entry at 11+ and 13+.
The Pre-test is on similar lines to our examination for boys at 11+: see The 11+ Examination
We allow extra time and make reasonable adjustments for a learning difficulty or a disability, if recommended by an appropriate expert. An application for extra time must be made in writing before the first Friday in December prior to the January Pre-test.
Scholarships at 13+
Further information about Awards may be found in the Scholarships and Bursaries area.