St Edmund's
Academic Scholarship | Year 9 | 13+
With its excellent pupil to staff ratio, St Edmund’s School can guarantee its Scholars the personal and professional attention that their talents deserve.
The highly prized title of ‘Scholar’ exemplifies pupils who contribute to the whole of school life but will take advantage of the many extension opportunities to develop their academic abilities. Our specialist, dedicated teachers nurture this enthusiasm, inspiring pupils to reach greater heights.
Academic Scholars will be challenged and stimulated both within and without the confines of the curriculum. At Sixth Form level, a wide range of societies gives pupils the opportunity to make presentations and lead seminar discussions on their coursework-related studies.
Beyond the curriculum, many organised activities provide the opportunity to develop powers of initiative and leadership. The Head of Careers takes a special interest in encouraging Scholars to seek the most exciting opportunities beyond school. We offer the Extended Project Qualification – a research project much supported by top universities.
KEY DATES
Assessments will take place on Saturday 8 March 2025.
Closing date for entries: Friday 10 January 2025
REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR APPLICATION
- Candidates must be under 13 years of age on 1st September 2025.
- Before submitting your Scholarship application you must complete the Registration form. Internal candidates are not required to complete a registration form but do need to complete the application form.
- You are required to upload your school reports, references and other relevant documents as part of the Scholarship Application.
- Scholarship Examinations will take place at St Edmund’s School. Lunch will be provided for candidates. They will also have an interview with the Head, or a member of the Senior Leadership team. For candidate whose first language is not English, there will also be an English Entrance exam.
- A timetable for the examinations will be issued in advance. Candidates should present themselves 15 minutes before the start of their first examination on each day.
- Entries should be submitted to the Executive Administrator by Friday 10 January 2025. Late entries may not be accepted.
Scholarship entrance test papers do not require any formal knowledge beyond the normal age-appropriate syllabuses. They are not designed to test additional rote learning, rather they are designed in an open-ended way to test skills, aptitude and intellectual potential.
| Essential | Desirable |
| A scholar will typically contribute to the whole school life but take advantage of the many extension opportunities to develop their academic abilities. | Experience of extended research, for example having completed an extended project. |
| Excellent performance in the school’s scholarship examinations need to show great academic promise, initiative and future leadership skills. | Able to make presentations and lead seminar discussions on their studies and interests. |
| A desire to know, and a desire to build the skills to allow understanding. | Exceptional aptitudes within particular area(s) of the curriculum |
| Able to shape their own learning in unanticipated ways, using reasoning to make connections across subject and domains. | Winner of national awards/competitions |
| Award/competition winner | Predicted grade 8 and above in all GCSE subjects |
| Expected to gain very good all-round grades, and certainly Grades 7-9 |
HOW DO I APPLY?
- Complete the online Registration form. (External candidates only)
- Complete and submit the Academic Scholarship form 13+ where you will be able to upload any relevant reports and documents.
Awards of varying value, offset against the tuition fees for both day and boarding pupils, are awarded in the categories of Academic, Art, Drama, Music and Sport. Where fees are still prohibitively expensive, annually means-tested bursaries can be awarded to supplement a scholarship.
