St Edmund's
Academic Scholarship | Year 7 | 11+
With its excellent pupil-to-staff ratio, St Edmund’s School ensures Scholars receive the personalized attention their talents merit.
The prestigious title of ‘Scholar’ recognises pupils who contribute fully to school life while embracing numerous opportunities to enhance their academic abilities. Our dedicated specialist teachers foster this enthusiasm, inspiring pupils to achieve new heights.
Academic Scholars are both challenged and stimulated, within and beyond the curriculum.
KEY DATES
Assessments will take place the week commencing w/c 16th November
Closing date for entries: Monday 2nd November 2026
REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR APPLICATION
- Candidates must be 11 years of age on 1st September 2026.
- In addition to completing the application form, you will be required to upload copies of the last two school reports as well as a Headteacher’s reference letter directly from the candidate’s present school.
Scholarship entrance test papers do not require any formal knowledge beyond the normal age-appropriate syllabuses. They are not designed to test additional rote learning, rather they are designed in an open-ended way to test skills, aptitude and intellectual potential.
- Entries should be submitted by Monday 2nd November 2026. Late entries may not be accepted.
SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA
| Essential | Desirable |
|---|---|
| An Academic scholar at 11+ should contribute to school life in a meaningful and consistent way. They should also take advantage of the enrichment and extension activities offered to them. | Experience of doing personal research, for instance, with the completion of one or more St Edmund’s Diplomas, if internal. |
| Candidate should perform at a high level in the November scholarship examinations | Able to lead groups in a classroom or be seen as an academic role model within their year group. |
| Candidate should display a significant ambition for academic pursuits. | Winner of national awards/competitions. |
| Candidates should demonstrate an ability to work at a higher level than most of their peers and a willingness to ‘go the extra mile’ in their relationships with staff and the subject material. | |
| Candidates should have won an academic prize at some point in their school career. |
HOW DO I APPLY?
- Complete the online Registration form.
- Complete and submit the Academic Scholarship form | Year 7 | 11+ and upload any relevant reports and documents.
Scholarship Examinations, scheduled for w/c 16th November 2026, will take place at St Edmund’s School. Lunch will be provided for candidates.
Awards of varying value, offset against the tuition fees for both day and boarding pupils, are awarded in the categories of Academic, Art, Drama, Music and Sport. Where fees are still prohibitively expensive, annually means-tested bursaries can be awarded to supplement a scholarship.
