Admissions

2024 Applications

Date of assessments: 30th & 31st October 2023

Parents who have registered for 3+ with MTP, St John’s and St Martin’s (either all 3 schools or a combination of 2 schools) should inform the schools so that assessment dates do not clash for these families. MTP will invite relevant candidates on 30 October, St John’s will invite them on 31 October and St Martin’s will invite them from 1 November. The schools cannot avoid a clash of assessment dates if you do not inform us in advance. Many thanks for your help with this.

Closing date for registration: 6th October 2023

Offer letters will be posted on: 16th November 2023

• 3+ assessments take place in October or November each year for entry to Nursery for the following September.
• Candidates are invited to Nursery in small groups for a session that lasts about an hour.
• The assessments are play-based and children will be invited to play with other children and with our Nursery staff.
• Parents are invited to have a coffee in the adjoining room whilst their child is playing but it is also possible to stay with your child.
• Our assessment criteria are three-fold. Firstly we are looking for signs that children will take direction from one of the teachers and respond to them. Secondly, we are looking for signs of sociability and finally we are looking to see that their oral language is developing.
• Teachers completing the assessments are very experienced at working with young children and are very good at encouraging children and making them feel at ease.
• Parents are notified of our decision by letter a few weeks after the assessment.

2024 Applications

Date of assessments: 3rd January 2024

Closing date for registration: 6th October 2023

Offer letters will be posted on: 25th January 2024

• 4+ assessments take place in January each year for entry to Reception for the following September.
• Candidates are invited to school in groups of 10-15 boys for a session that lasts about an hour.
• The assessments are informal and are based on the Early Learning Goals of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. 
• All assessments activities will be very similar to activities that children carry out in their current nursery.
• We contact nurseries to provide written reports for all candidates.
• We are looking for teachability and sociability in our 4+ assessments. We are not looking to find out what the children know but whether they have the potential to flourish in our learning environment.
• All candidates are notified of our decision by post at the end of January.

2024 Applications

Date of assessments: 15th November 2023

Closing date for registration: 6th October 2023

Offer letters will be posted on: 23rd November 2023

• 7+ assessments take place in November each year for entry to Year 3 for the following September.
• Candidates are invited into school for their assessment, which lasts for about an hour and a half.
• The assessment consists of English, Maths and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
• We do not release sample papers but the assessments are based on the National Curriculum.
• We contact schools to provide reports for all candidates.
• We are looking for teachability and sociability in our 7+ assessments but we also need to ensure that candidates have the necessary skills to be successful in our learning environment.
• All candidates are notified of our decision by post in early December.