Joining King's

If you would like your son or daughter to be considered for a place in Year 7 in September 2022, please complete a Registration Form which should be returned to the Admissions Department, together with a registration fee of £50.  For 2022 entry, the deadline for registration is Wednesday 5 January 2022.

Entrance Examinations

External candidates seeking entry to our Senior Division will be invited to complete an Entrance Examination on 14 January 2022 (date TBC). The exams are set to standards normally expected of pupils of above average ability.

Internal candidates who joined King's Juniors prior to or at the start of Year 5 are offered assessed places for the Seniors (based on internal assessment data).

Candidates registered for the Entrance Examination spend the whole day in school (lunch included) and complete three exam papers: Mathematics, English and Reasoning. 

​Guidance on the entrance examination syllabus and sample questions will be sent to you upon receipt of a completed registration form.

Senior School Registration Form

 11+ Entrance Exam Guidelines

An important part of the admission process is an interview with you and your child. This is an opportunity for us to find out more about your child and of course a further opportunity for you to find out more about the school. Interviews take place in late January.

A reference from your child's current school will also be requested as we wish to build as full a picture as possible and use all of the this information, in addition to Entrance Exam scores and reference, when considering the offer of a place. 

Entry Offer and Acceptance Dates 2022:

King's is a member of the Greater Manchester Consortium of Schools, which operates a common system of dates for the publication of 11+ offers and their acceptances. All schools in the Consortium use the above dates for 11+ applicants.

External candidates will be invited to complete an Entrance Examination in January 2022.

The exams are set to standards expected of pupils of above average ability. Pupils spend the whole day in school and lunch is provided. The list below shows the exam papers that each year group is required to sit:

• Year 8 - VR, Maths, English. 
• Year 9 - VR, Maths, English, Science, and a Modern Foreign Language. 
• Year 10 - Maths, English, Science and a Modern Foreign Language. 

​Guidance on the entrance examination syllabus and sample questions will be sent to you upon receipt of a completed registration form.

Senior School Registration Form

 12+ Entrance Exam Guidelines

13+ Entrance Exam Guidelines

 14+ Entrance Exam Guidelines

Interviews and Candidate References
With your permission your child’s existing school will be contacted to obtain a reference in advance of the Entrance Examination. All applicants will be asked to attend an interview in January 2022.

We wish to build as full a picture of your child as possible and use all of this information in addition to the entrance examination scores. Interviews should be considered an opportunity to discuss your child’s academic interests, hobbies and other interests as well as a chance for you to obtain more information and meet key members of staff.

Offers will be sent out on Friday 21 January 2022 and replies are required by Friday 4 March 2022.

We recommend students and their parents come and visit us: we would be delighted to welcome you to our Sixth Form Open Evening on 29 September 2021 or Subject Options Evening (online event) in November. Our students and staff are keen to share what King's Sixth Form has to offer and provide more information on courses, subjects and extra-curricular opportunities.

To Register for a place in King's Sixth Form complete and return the Registration Form with a non-returnable fee of £50 to the Admissions Department.

A number of bursaries are available for entry to the Sixth Form. Please speak to a member of the Admissions Dept for more information.

Sixth Form Registration Form

Candidates and their parents will be invited for interview in December/January (prior to joining the following September). This may be a Zoom/Teams interview or may be combined with a tour of the school. A written reference from the current school will also be sought. Places are provisionally offered, subject to the attainment of the grades specified for entry.

GCSE entry requirements are a minimum of: two grade 7s (A grades) and four grade 6s (B grades) or above. All candidates must also achieve a grade 5 in English and Maths. Each A Level subject has its own GCSE entry requirements, typically a grade 6 or above for most subjects, and 7 or above for the Sciences and Mathematics.

Places are offered in the January prior to the September of joining King’s and are offered subject to the attainment of the GCSE grades specified. We ask that candidates accept the offer by returning the completed Admission Agreement with a £250 deposit to secure the place. The deposit is refundable if the candidate does not meet the grade requirements of the offer. We ask that candidates provide a copy of their GCSE results to the Admissions Department within a week of results day in August.