Year 7 Scholarships

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Year 7 Scholarships are available in:

  • Academic
  • Art
  • Music
  • Design Technology
  • Drama and Performing Arts
  • Sport

These scholarships are available to children currently at Gresham’s Prep School and to children applying from other schools.

All scholarships are worth up to 10% of the fees.

Assessment takes place in the January preceding entrance to Year 7.  All candidates are assessed in Mathematics, English and Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning and take part in group activities. Those applying for an academic scholarship take additional Mathematics and English papers. Those applying for scholarships in Art, Music, Drama and Performing Arts and Sport take part in relevant assessment activities. Candidates’ parents are requested to complete an application form which gives the opportunity to list the child’s achievements to date. The candidate’s current school will be contacted for a reference.

The dates for our coming assessments are Friday 20th and Saturday 21st January 2022.

Please find below the Year 7 Scholarship Supporting information form:

Year 7 Scholarship Supporting Information Form

A sample Maths paper for the Year 7 Academic Scholarship can be found below:

Year 7 Academic Scholarship Maths

For English, pupils will be assessed on an extended creative writing task based on a picture stimulus.

For queries regarding Year 7 Scholarships, please contact Prep Admissions at [email protected] or 01263 714600.