St Mary’s School Ascot tutors

St Mary’s School Ascot entrance guide

St Mary’s Ascot is a small Catholic boarding school catering for around 400 girls aged between 11-18. Situated around 45 minutes from London in Berkshire, the school has a few ‘day boarders’ who live locally, but most girls are full boarders, and almost all come from a Catholic background. The school has three standard entry points at 11+, 13+ and 16+, although due to its size very few new pupils are admitted at 16+. Below you can find our guide to St Mary’s Ascot and details of our tutors who have supported families seeking admission there. 

Open Days and Events at St Mary’s Ascot

There are four Open Mornings per academic year at St Mary’s Ascot, bookable directly with the school. These take place on a Saturday and consist of a concert, a guided tour, a talk from the Headmistress and a chance to meet staff. 

11+ Entry to St Mary's Ascot 

11+ entry to St Mary’s Ascot is by entrance assessment, which takes place in the late Autumn Term of Year 6. Although specimen papers are not available, the school does provide extra information to parents of girls who have registered for the test. There are three papers: English, Maths and a General paper, and a sports session. The General paper is likely to include verbal and non-verbal reasoning style questions. There will also be a short interview with a senior member of staff. Following these assessments, offers of places are sent out three weeks later and must be accepted promptly. 

13+ Entry to St Mary's Ascot 

13+ entry to St Mary’s Ascot is by entrance assessments, which are similar to Common Entrance and taken in the Spring Term of Year 8. Girls spend two days and one night at the school and sit a range of papers, including English, Maths, Science, RS, Latin, and optional subjects depending on which language they are currently studying. There will also be a short interview with a senior member of staff. Following these assessments, offers of places are sent out three weeks later and must be accepted promptly.

16+ Entry to St Mary's Ascot 

16+ entry to St Mary’s Ascot is by entrance assessments and interview. Girls take a general paper and also have interviews with senior staff from the departments they are planning on studying in at A-Level. A further interview will also take place with the Headmistress and Head of Sixth Form. Offers may be conditional on GCSE grades. 

Scholarships and Bursaries at St Mary's Ascot 

Scholarships are available at St Mary’s Ascot at all entry points, 11+, 13+ and 16+. Academic scholarships are awarded based solely on the entrance assessments and are worth 5% of fees. In addition, an ‘all-rounder’ scholarship is available at both 11+ and 13+ for one student at both entry points, and an Art scholarship at 11+, 13+ and 16+. A Music scholarship is awarded at 11+ and 13+ and a Sports scholarship at 13+ only. Scholarship assessments for these take place in the Spring Term prior to joining. 

Bursaries are available at St Mary’s Ascot for those families who would otherwise be unable to access the education provided by the school. These can be worth up to 110% of the boarding fee, thereby including extras such as uniform and trips. Further information, including an application form, is available from the school. 

We could not have asked for a better fit for our son. Emily made him comfortable from the start and he actually enjoyed the tutoring. He is now thriving and at his new school and this is part due to the dialogue between her and his teacher. Emily is really approachable and flexible. Our son was prepared and not anxious for his 11+ exams and that owes significant debt to Emily
Abigail is great with our daughter, making the lessons engaging and helping her to understand the methods behind the answer rather than rote learning. She is able to help explain things in different ways if our daughter isn't initially able to grasp the concept.
Helen is simply an amazing tutor. She is exceptional at explaining maths and english to our son, especially when he needs a bit of extra support in specific areas. She is also extremely organised, structuring his learning around his own needs, as well as highly communicative with us as parents so that we are all on the same page. The cherry on the cake is that she is also warm, friendly, and smiley. Our son always enjoys his sessions with her, as they're joyful but have also really helped him build his skills and confidence.
Alex was great at helping our daughter feel confident before and during the 11+ by working on her less strong areas. She was also excellent at supporting the interview prep making sure she had tools to deal with any questions that came up rather than scripting answers. She was notably more confident after speaking to Alex.
Jacqueline is a fabulous tutor! She is excellent at engaging my somewhat head strong daughter and has not only picked up on her strengths, but is encouraging her to build on them which is increasing her confidence. Jacqueline’s knowledge is second to none, but what makes her wonderful has been her ability to get to know my daughter, understand her way of thinking and adapt a teaching style that brings out her best work. I trust Jacqueline 100% and no longer sit in on my daughters sessions. I leave them to it as I know Jacqueline has the experience and level of expectation that is needed to help my daughter reach her full potential.