Year 7 entry

To register for a place at St Mary’s Senior School, please complete the registration form below and pay the non refundable £150 registration fee.

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Daughter’s name *

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Current School Name and Address (If applicable)

Names and dates of birth of siblings who you may potentially be interested in a future place at St Mary's for

Payment of Registration Fee

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Please ensure the non-refundable registration fee is received by the Registrar within seven days of the registration form being submitted. For information on paying the registration fee, please see below:

How to pay

Parents are welcome to pay the School Registration Fee of £150 (non-returnable) and Entry Deposit by internet banking, or by debit/credit card.

Internet banking

To pay by internet banking, please use the following account information, quoting your daughter’s first name and surname as the reference:

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By credit/debit card

Please contact the Finance Department on 01206 572544 to arrange.

Sunday 2 November 2025: Deadline for scholarship applications

STEM, Arts and Sports Scholarships as well as the Principal’s Award can be applied for online from 1 September 2025. Academic Scholarships are also offered on the basis of the candidate’s performance in the Entrance Assessment. All-round (Miss Comrie) Scholarships are awarded to St Mary’s Lower School pupils following interviews and cannot be applied for.

Saturday 15 November 2025: Entrance assessments, interviews and SPORT Scholarship assessment

The online entrance assessment consists of English, Mathematics, Non-Verbal and Verbal Reasoning. St Mary’s is a non-selective school, but the entrance assessment allows our staff the opportunity to gauge the suitability of the school for the prospective pupil and is also used to help with setting in Year 7. Pupils who perform exceptionally well in the entrance assessment may be considered for an Academic Scholarship. All candidates are also interviewed by St Mary’s Principal. Shortlisted Scholarship candidates will be invited to assessments on the strength of their application. Specific times will be allocated following the Scholarship application deadline.

MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2025: ART, DRAMA, MUSIC and STEM SCHOLARSHIPS ASSESSMENT AND PRINCIPAL’S AWARD INTERVIEWS 

Candidates wishing to be considered for Scholarship awards must have applied in advance and will be invited to the assessment day on the strength of their application. Please contact the Registrar for more details of the format of assessments.

WEDNESDAY 12 November 2025: All-round (Miss Comrie) Scholarship interviews

Our prestigious All-round Scholarship is named in honour of Miss Phyllis Comrie, St Mary’s headmistress, 1935-1957, who had a desire for outstanding St Mary’s Lower School pupils to progress to Senior School on a special designated Scholarship and kindly bequeathed a gift in her Will to enable this. They are awarded to St Mary’s Lower School pupils following interviews with the Principal, to those with the potential to make a substantial contribution to the life of the school.

17 December 2025: Offers of places and scholarships

Parents will receive written notification by post of any offers of places and Scholarships.

WC 12 JANUARY 2026: taster dayS

Girls who have been offered places will be invited to join us for a Taster Day, where they will experience lessons and enrichment activities.

Tuesday 3 March 2026: Deadline for acceptance of places and scholarships

Parents are requested to accept or decline the offer of a place and any Scholarship by this date. If no communication is received, it will be assumed that the place and any scholarship has been declined, and places may then be offered to any girls on our waiting lists.

THURSDAY 4 June 2026: new parents’ information evening

Key information will be shared with parents of pupils who will be joining in the September. There will be an opportunity to meet key staff and ask any questions.

FRIDAY 19 june 2026: New Pupil induction day and new scholars presentation

Girls joining Year 7 in September are introduced to their form teachers, their forms and their Buddies (older girls who will help them to settle into the school). They will enjoy a day of activities designed to help create a smooth transition to Senior School.