Admissions process

The main point of entry to UCS Junior Branch is at 7+ (Year 3).

If you have read the information on this website and have a query, please contact the Junior Branch reception on 020 7435 3068.

Open Evenings are held each year and parents are advised to bring their sons to one of them. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour the school with a pupil, talk to staff and meet the Headmaster.

All 7+ applicants will be invited to the school during the Autumn Term in small groups. Parents will have the opportunity to meet the Headmaster and be taken on a tour of the school by him, while their sons are given listening/discussion exercises and a reading assessment.

All 8+ applicants will sit the exam in January and successful candidates will be interviewed.

Approximately 60 boys aged 7 will be admitted into three classes each year, with about half that number coming from the Pre-Prep.

Applications are open between 1st January and 30th September, the year before entry. It is not necessary to apply for your son at birth.

Applications for 2024 entry are now closed.

Registration for 7+ 2025 entry is now open.

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A confidential report is requested from each candidate’s current school and this plays an important part in the selection procedure.

The entrance assessment in January will consist of English and Maths tests. Tests will be administered in classrooms and a teacher will also observe social interaction and behaviour. The boys will have the opportunity to play, and will be given light refreshments during the three-hour period they attend the school.

The performance of boys in the autumn assessments (when they visit the school) is included along with entrance assessment scores and any other relevant information before decisions about admissions are made.

Offer letters go out to successful candidates at the end of January with a timeframe of roughly a week before replies are due in.

If you would like any other information or to book for an Open Evening, please email: [email protected].