How to get into Alleyn’s at 7+

Introduction

Alleyn’s Junior School is a co-educational, selective school in Dulwich. The main admission points for the school are 4+, 7+ and 9+ to join Reception, Year 3 and Year 5 respectively.

Before you apply

Alleyns holds open days in the Autumn term for prospective parents and students. In Autumn 2018, these are scheduled for Saturday 22nd September between 10-12pm, Thursday 4th October 2018 and Tuesday 13th November between 1:30-3:00pm. These open mornings do not need to be booked. At the open day events, there is an opportunity to hear a talk from the Headmaster and have a tour of the school by current pupils.

As well as the open mornings, Alleyns offers small group tours reserved parents applying for entry for their child in the following September. These take place on a Tuesday and a Thursday morning between September and November and can be booked by calling the school office.

At the time of writing, Alleyn’s were charging £6,027 per term for children in Years 3-6 which works out as £18,081 per year.

Registration

Registration is open from September 1st to mid November in the year preceding potential entry. For admission in September 2019, the registration deadline is 16th November 2018. To qualify for the 7+, candidates should have reached their 7th birthday by 1st September in the year preceding entry and therefore turn 8 during the course of the academic year. Key application dates can be found on the Admission section of the website or accessed via this link

http://www.alleyns.org.uk/page.aspx?id=172

Application

Applications should be made to the school between September 1st and November of the year preceding entry (this will be in the Autumn the child is in Year 2)

As part of the application, Alleyn’s writes to the child’s current Headteacher to request a report.

Assessment(s)

For applicants aiming to achieve a place in September 2019, the assessment morning takes place on Wednesday 9th and Saturday 19th January 2019.

On the assessment morning, the candidates will have assessments in English, Maths, Non Verbal Reasoning and group tasks. In English, the assessment will include a listening exercise, oral exercises, word recognition, spelling, reading comprehension and writing. In Maths, Candidates will be assessed on number, shape space and measure, handling data and using and applying mathematics. The tests follow the age appropriate national curriculum expectations for the Year group. PArt o the tests involve standardised testing which take into account the child’s age at taking the test.

The school does not provide sample papers for 7+. However, the school does provide sample papers for Reading Comprehension, Maths and Creative writing for 9+ which can be accessed via the Admission section of their website, http://www.alleyns.org.uk/page.aspx?id=167

Alleyn’s Junior school does not offer any form of scholarship or bursary.

Results

For entry in September 2019, offers are sent out to successful applicants on Friday 1st February 2019. Acceptance of the offer must be received by the school by midday on Friday 8th February 2019. A non-refundable deposit of £1500 is required to secure the place.

Unsuccessful candidates will be placed on a waiting list. When a place arises they will be reconsidered based on their results in the assessments. The waiting list remains open and active until the September following the assessments.

Destination schools

All Alleyns Junior School have automatic entry into the senior school but sit the entrance examination with all other candidates. They make up a third of the Year 7 intake at the senior school. If a student from the Lower School fails to meet the standard, they may be put on a to year probationary period during Years 7 and 8.