Application and Entry
Applications
Once parents decide that they would like their son or daughter to join Haileybury, they are asked to submit the formal Application Form. On receipt of this, a potential entrant's name will be formally registered on the School's lists. At Haileybury we will continue to process applications for as long as we realistically have places available. Usually there comes a point when our lists will close, and while we do not encourage multiple applications to schools, early application is always recommended and is never disadvantageous!
Once a child is registered for entry, we will explain step-by-step the procedure with regard to entry tests and the formal offering of places.
Available for download:
Application Form
Entry Requirements and Additional Information
Entry tests:
Haileybury is a selective co-educational boarding school, although we are unequivocally not one of those highly selective schools whose successful applicants are massively outnumbered by those who are denied entry after sitting tests. However, pupils' entry into Haileybury is only confirmed after they have successfully demonstrated sound academic potential in entrance tests and after we have received reports from their current schools in support of their application.
Tests for entry into the Lower School (Year 7) at 11+
Tests for 11+ entry for boys and girls are sat at Haileybury at the end of the January preceding arrival in September and comprise tests in English, Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. The results of these tests are usually published within two weeks of the candidates sitting the papers, after which places are formally offered.
Those applying for scholarships should contact the Registrar directly for further information about dates for those exams.
Tests for entry into the Main School (Year 9) at 13+
The majority of those coming to Haileybury at 13+ will have attended traditional prep schools which prepare pupils for the Common Entrance examinations. These take place in pupils' own schools at the beginning of the June preceding arrival at Haileybury in September and comprise papers covering a full range of academic subjects.
The results of the Common Entrance examinations are published within one week of the final examination paper, although places are formally offered at the beginning of the academic year preceding entry, conditional upon applicants satisfying the entry criteria. The Haileybury pass mark at Common Entrance is 55% for boarding places and 65% for day places.
For those not attending schools which automatically prepare for the Common Entrance, we have our own tests in English, Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. Overseas pupils, in exceptional circumstances, can sit the entrance tests abroad but any offers are subject to interview and a satisfactory reference.
Tests for entry into the Sixth Form (Year 12)
These are sat at Haileybury in the middle of the November preceding arrival in September and comprise tests in Maths, English, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. The results of these tests are published in early December, conditional upon pupils achieving six B grades at GCSE level (and pass grades in English and Maths), after which places will be formally offered.
Applications for entry into the Sixth Form for September 2012 are now closed. Late applications may be considered after initial offers have been made. Please send your child’s latest school report for review by the Registry via e-mail to Karen Smith.
For further details, please contact Iona Hutchinson, The Registrar
Haileybury, Hertford, SG13 7NU
Telephone: 01992 706353
