Independent School Information
As we start this academic year – and have just welcomed the September 2024 Year 7 intake - I wanted to update you on some of the recent news from Putney High School, as well as draw your attention to our upcoming events and key dates for 11+ entry in September 2025.
11+ Music Taster Morning
Saturday 14 September
Pupils who play a musical instrument may be interested in our taster morning. This is an opportunity for pupils in Year 5 or 6 in September 2024 to experience what it’s like to play at Putney High School, meet our current music scholars and teaching staff. Additional information and booking can be found here.
11+ October Open Days
We will be holding Open Events on Thursday 10, Friday 11, and Saturday 12 October. Although some are now fully booked, please do encourage your parents to book via our website for Saturday 12 October.
11+ Application Deadline
Friday 1 November
Including scholarship and bursary applications.
11+ Entrance Examination
Friday 22 November
All applicants will be invited to Putney High School to sit a 1-hour exam which will be a bespoke online assessment in Maths and English.
11+ Athena Assessment
Wednesday 15 January
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a second and final assessment, including a one-to-one interview.
We would be most grateful if you could circulate the above to your parents. A downloadable poster is available here. Should you wish for a hard copy, we would be delighted to send you one in the post, please do let me know.
The Latest News
You can find out more about recent school events on our news page here or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @putneyhigh.
If you have any queries, please do contact the admissions team and we will of course be happy to help: admissions@put.gdst.net.
Similarly, please do get in touch if you have any questions about our 11+ process.
Open events
We offer a large number of opportunities for families to come and visit us to learn more about the school through conversations with our staff and pupils. As you will appreciate, we need to balance the number of open events we run with the need to maintain the smooth running of the school. Sometimes we hear from parents who have found it hard to secure a place on their first-choice open event, so we have made a larger number of spaces available at these events this year. We continue to make a commitment to ensure that every applicant has the chance to see the school with a family member before the entrance assessments begin in late November. If a family is unable to get a place on an open event we run waiting lists for them. As we did last year, we will run a number of additional Wednesday morning coffee morning events in October for anyone who informs us know they have not had the chance to make a visit. The dates of these will be communicated directly to families once they have made an application.
Change to the length of the Maths Assessment for entry:
We are shortening the length of our Maths paper from 1 hr to 45 minutes. If you would like to know more about our assessments or to see some sample Maths and English papers, please visit the admissions page.
Key admissions dates for September 2025 entry
From September 2024: Scholarship and bursary forms become available for parents to download from the school website on this page. Please do not submit a scholarship or bursary application before registering the candidate.
Saturday 14th September 2024: Open event – tickets on waitlist available
Thursday 3rd October 2024: Open event – tickets on waitlist available
Friday 18th October 2024 (midday): Deadline for acceptance of registrations.
Friday 18th October 2024: Deadline for receipt of educational psychologist reports (if applicable), which are required to assess if a candidate qualifies for extra time or the use of a computer in the entrance exams.
Friday 18th October 2024: Deadline for receipt of a copy of the applicant's end of year school report ( as applicable) This is not sent by the primary/prep school - it must be sent by the parents and can be posted as soon as it is received.
October and November 2024: Additional Wednesday morning open events for any family who has been unable to visit the school.
Friday 1st November 2024: Deadline for receipt of scholarship and fee assistance applications from parents. All sections of the application must be received by this date, including references.
Friday 29th November 2024: Year 7 (11+) entrance exam. Details of exact timings will be sent in November. There will be a reserve date – parents may enquire about this if needed.
January 2025: Interview and group experience. Invitations to attend will be sent via email in early January.
Thursday 13th February 2025: Offer letters sent by first class post. Results will also be confirmed by email on Friday 14th February 2025.
Week beginning 24th February 2025: Offer holder events.
Wednesday 5th March 2025: Acceptance deadline