How to get into North London Collegiate School at 7+

Introduction

North London Collegiate School is an independent day school for girls aged 4 -18 in Edgware, North London. Students can enter North London Collegiate School via admissions points at 4+, 7+, 11+ and 16+. At the 7+ entry point, 8-10 girls are admitted into Year 3 of the Junior School.

Before you apply

The school strongly encourages parents to visit the school during one of its open days or ‘School in Action’ mornings.

The next annual Open Morning is scheduled for Saturday 23rd September 2023 and booking is required.

Parents of girls considering applying for a place at 7+ are also invited to a School in Action morning, which gives parents the opportunity to look around the school while lessons are in progress. Prospective 7+ girls are offered Taster Mornings whilst their parents attend a School in Action morning, where they attend two taster lessons and break time.

School in Action and Taster Mornings run in the Summer and Autumn terms and sessions are from 9:45am until approximately 11.30am. Numbers for these sessions are limited and by appointment only. Please visit https://www.nlcs.org.uk/admissions/visit-us/ to register an interest.

At the time of writing, the next ‘School in Action’ morning for 7+ entry is Friday 29th September 2023 which also includes a 7+ taster. All are welcome at this event and no appointment is necessary to attend.

For the academic year 2023/24, the fees for studying in the Junior Section of North London Collegiate School are £6,283 per term, or £18,849 per year.

The school offers a variety of bursaries and scholarships, but only for older pupils.

Registration

Registration for 7+ admissions opened on Tuesday 2nd  May 2023 and will close on Wednesday 8 November 2023. To download an application form, visit the website:

http://www.nlcs.org.uk/admissions/joining-at-7

Assessment(s)

North London Collegiate School have a two-stage assessment procedure for the 7+. The first stage consists of preliminary written tests in literacy and numeracy. At the time of writing, the tests were scheduled for Friday 17th November 2023.

To give an idea what will be asked in these tests, sample papers can be found here:

NLCS Maths Paper

NLCS English Paper

Owl Tutors’ 7 Plus Papers

Selected girls will be asked to return for the second stage of the assessment process, which consists of a day at the school. At the time of writing, this was set to take place on Tuesday 5th December 2023. Candidates will be taught as a class and experience a normal day at the school. Here the school will be assessing applicants in a group setting.

Results

Successful candidates will be offered a place by Friday 26 January 2024. The deadline for accepting the offer is Wednesday 7 February 2024 at noon. Once a place is accepted, a deposit is required. This is returned at the end of a pupil’s school career.

Destination schools

There is an expectation that girls leaving the North London Collegiate Junior School will attend the North London Collegiate Senior School. You can learn more about this school (and many others) via our Schools Guide.