Years
0 - 6
Early registration for Year 0 is recommended.
The first 30 pupils on the list are
contacted in the December before they
hope to enter the school. Girls enter
in the September Term following their
fourth birthday.
Girls are assessed in three groups of
ten children in February. The assessment
covers gross and fine motor skills e.g.
cutting out; drawing a picture of a
person; recognising patterns and the
ability to follow simple instructions.
We are looking for a group of ten little
girls who will play nicely together
and who are ready to go forward academically
at a similar pace.
This small group of ten children gradually
increases in number until Year 6 when
we have approximately 20 children in
the class. Entry is possible in any
year; the main entry dates are April
and September. For Years 1 to 6 the
entry procedure following the completion
of the Registration Form is an in-class
assessment while spending a morning
in the class. This is so that we can
judge whether or not a new girl will
fit happily into the group and will
be able to keep up academically.
Girls who are falling seriously behind
their peers will be asked to be assessed
by an Educational Psychologist in Year
2. If this assessment indicates that
the girl will have continuing difficulties
in maintaining progress and needs special
needs assistance the child’s needs
will be discussed with parents. We will
endeavour not to allow any girl to progress
beyond, at the latest, Year 4, who will
not be able to reach the necessary standard
for entry into the Senior School. |
Senior School
Entry to the Senior School is by examination
and interview. The entrance examination
is sat by all girls, including those
in our own Junior School. The examination
consists of three papers, one each in
Mathematics, English and Science and
is based on the Key Stage 2 syllabus
so that it is equally fair to those
from State primary schools as well as
Preparatory schools. The pass mark is
50% in each paper. All girls are interviewed
and places will be allocated to those
who pass the examination and are considered
to be able to make a positive contribution
to the life of the school. The school
serves well able girls whose quietness
or sensitivity makes the ‘hot house’
schools unsuitable and also the average
and above average girl who is willing
to work hard and make a good all round
contribution to the school. At interview
the girls are observed working with
others as well as having a personal
interview. They are asked to bring along
something to talk about – this
is usually a project done at school.
Occasional vacancies in the Senior School
may occur in April and September. Applicants
are required to sit an entrance examination
in Mathematics, English, Science and
a Modern Foreign Language. The pass
mark is 50%. All applicants are asked
to stay to join the class where the
vacancy lies to find out whether they
would fit into the group. |
Overseas
Pupils
is possible for girls from overseas
to sit the entrance papers at their
own school or under the supervision
of the British Embassy. |
Sixth Form
Sixth Form applicants are offered a
provisional place based on interview
and a school referral. They need to
achieve a top grade in the subjects
they wish to study and must have gained
at least seven GCSE passes at Grade
B or above. In practice most girls achieve
well beyond this. Overseas girls must
take a test in Mathematics, English
and write an essay in their mother tongue
describing how they expect to use their
time in the UK. All girls study four
AS levels in the Lower Sixth and three
A2 levels in the Upper Sixth. We do
not do GNVQ.
All applicants, at any age, must complete
the Registration Form and pay the relevant
fee before any assessment may take place. |
Offer of
a Place
If your daughter is offered a place
at the school we will contact you in
writing. For year 7 entry, this will
be mid February. Places will be held
open for your daughter until early March.
Exact dates will be given in the offer
letter.
Should you wish to accept a place then
you will need to complete the appropriate
Acceptance Form and forward the deposit
of £1250 by cheque made payable
to The Mount School Ltd. This deposit
is held by the School until the pupil
leaves the school; any outstanding fees
or disbursements due will be deducted
from it, and the remaining balance will
be forwarded to you.
Should you decide not to take your place
at the school after you have paid the
deposit, then this deposit shall be
forfeited. |
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