SCHOLARSHIPS

Senior School Scholarships

Overview

Every year we award a number of scholarships to recognise current talent and potential in a wide variety of fields. In addition to a financial award, our Scholars receive enhanced educational opportunities and privileges to help them develop their talents.

Please note that you may apply for multiple scholarships. If successful, you can receive one financial scholarship and an additional honorary scholarship. 

Specialist Music and Chorister Scholarships

Please note that the application process and financial awards for one of our Specialist Music programmes and Choristership are completely independent to the Scholarships outlined below. Please see this link for more information about our Music Scholarships and this link for details about our Chorister Scholarships.

We also offer a General Music Scholarship (see details below) for talented musicians who are wishing to pursue music alongside their academic programme. Please see this link for guidance if you’re unsure which path is best for you.

Academic, All Rounder, Art, Drama, Specialist Mathematics, General Music and Sport Scholarships

Financial awards

Scholarship awards are based on current merit. Most applicants will be awarded 10% of their day fees. We do award a finite number of scholarships worth up to 50% of day fees for truly exceptional candidates, which will be awarded solely at our discretion.

We may be able to supplement a scholarship with further financial assistance based on your family’s needs – please see our Bursaries page and our Remissions Policy for details.

Additional benefits

Scholarship recipients also benefit from enhanced opportunities in their particular area(s) to help them develop their talents. Please see our Scholarship Leaflet for details.

Eligibility

Our scholarships (apart from General Music) are open to pupils looking to join in Years 7, 9, 10 and 12; our General Music Scholarships are open to pupils looking to join in Years 7 and 9. We also welcome applications from our current pupils who are progressing into Years 7, 9 and 12 for our scholarships apart from General Music, which is available to current pupils progressing into Years 7 and 9. We recommend that they speak to the relevant teacher in their area before applying.

Scholarship details

For specific details about our various scholarships, please see our Scholarship Leaflet.

How to apply

Applications are now open for September 2022 entry. If you have any questions about our Scholarship Programme, please contact us on 01749 834441 or email [email protected].

Application Requirements

• Scholarship Application
• References (please see our Scholarship Application for details)
• ‘More about you’ essay (please see our Scholarship Application for details)
• Registration Form (external candidates only)
• Registration Fee (external candidates only)
• Any scholarship specific supporting information (see below for details)

Please see our Scholarship Application Checklist to ensure you have included everything required.

Find out more

If you have any questions about our Scholarship Programme for any year of entry, please contact us on 01749 834441 or email [email protected].

Scholarship specific requirements

All-Rounder Applicants only

• Return relevant information detailed below for the applicant’s area(s) of specialism
• All-Rounder Musician Applicants: a separate sheet detailing the following music supplementary information: principal study, years played and any grades or achievements with the candidate’s name and date of birth at the top
• All-Rounder Musician Applicants: prepare two pieces of contrasting music to perform at our Scholarship Day

Art Applicants only

• Art Scholarships applicants need to submit a presentation (made using PowerPoint, Google Slides or similar) entitled Art Scholarship Portfolio by email to [email protected] and [email protected]. The electronic art portfolio should include the following (and no more):
  • Title Page: The full name of the candidate.
  • Eight slides showing eight art works in any medium, created over the past year, and not earlier (preferably four class-based works and four works created out of lesson time). All to be selected by the candidate. A very short description with the dimensions of the work and media can accompany each slide.
  • Up to 10 images from selected pages out of ongoing notebooks, sketchbooks and visual journals.

Drama Applicants only

• A separate sheet listing your previous dramatic achievements: productions, qualifications, dramatic groups and societies with the candidate’s name and date of birth at the top
• Prepare two contrasting monologues (one may be musical theatre) to perform at our Scholarship Day
• Prepare a portfolio of programmes, photos or certificates to bring to assessment

Mathematics Applicants only

• Pupils currently in Years 5 and 6 (Year 7 entry) are encouraged to attend one of our Be a Mathematician for a Day events, which are held three times throughout the year. Click here for details and forthcoming dates.

General Music Applicants only

If you haven’t already, please first see this link for guidance to ensure the General Music Scholars Path is right for you.

• A separate sheet detailing the following music supplementary information: principal study, years played and any grades or achievements with the candidate’s name and date of birth at the top
• Prepare two pieces of contrasting music to perform at our Scholarship Day

Sports Applicants only

• A separate sheet listing the following details for each sport indicated on the Scholarship Form: number of years played, teams played for, level and any achievements. Please include the candidate’s name and date of birth at the top. Optional: include details for any sports in addition to the sports named on the Scholarship Form.