You can apply to join Oakham School from the age of 11 (Year 7). The three main entry points are at age 11 (Year 7), age 13 (Year 9) and age 16 (Year 12). However, we welcome pupils at other stages if there are spaces available. There are five main stages in the admissions process to Oakham School.
1. Register your child
Complete our registration form, along with a registration fee of £150. Parents are welcome to register their child with us at any time. We ask that registrations are received by the following dates in the year prior to intended entry:
- 16+ entry: early November (early October if applying for a scholarship).
- 13+ and 11+ entry: end of November.
Registering your child doesn’t imply any commitment; it just means we can keep in touch with you and let you know when you need to take further action.
2. Sit the entrance assessments
Oakham School is a selective school, so your child will need to sit our entrance assessments, appropriate to their age, and have an interview in order to join us. Our admissions process also requires a confidential reference from your child’s current school.
3. Consider a Scholarship
At Oakham School, we welcome applications from candidates at 11+, 13+ and 16+ for a range of scholarships to recognise academic, all-round, creative, or sporting potential and excellence.
Following entrance assessments, scholarship candidates will be invited for separate scholarship assessment days.
4. Offer and acceptance of place
Offers for 11+ and 13+ candidates are made in February. Offers for 16+ candidates are provisional based on your child achieving the required GCSE grades.
On acceptance, we will ask you to pay a deposit in order to secure the place. The deposit is returned at the end of your child’s time at the School.
5. Induction
Once we have confirmed your child’s place, we will send you a joining pack in the term before they start. This will include a wealth of information to help you prepare for your child’s start at Oakham School. In addition, we hold a Familiarisation Day in June and an Induction Day at the end of August/beginning of September to welcome your child and your family to the Oakham community and help you settle in.
