St Edmund's
Art Scholarship | Year 12 | 16+
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.
St Edmund’s School is renowned for the superb standard of its Art Department, which encompasses various material-based studies under the following headings:
Fine Art: drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media (2D and 3D), digital photography and computer graphics.
3D Design: ceramics (modelling, sculpture, pottery)
Photography: film and digital. Conventional darkroom techniques as well as computer-aided approaches. Pupils also have access to a purpose-built studio.
Consistently high grades at GCSE and A-level have secured places for our pupils at leading universities and colleges of Art and Design.
Art Scholars in their GCSE and A-level years benefit from visits to exhibitions. The Hayward Gallery, Tate Modern and Tate Britain, the Royal Academy, the National Gallery, and the National Portrait Gallery are frequent venues. Sixth Form pupils usually spend time studying and visiting the major international galleries. All these visits generate research into the work of artists, designers and art movements that are an essential part of the course. Work by pupils is featured in public exhibitions and there are permanent displays of their work throughout the school.
KEY DATES
Assessments will take place the week on Saturday 8 March 2025.
Closing date for entries: Friday 10 January 2025
REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR APPLICATION
- Awards are open to candidates entering St Edmund’s School at 11+ (Year 7), 13+ (Year 9) or at 16+ (Year 12). Candidates will be expected to sit the appropriate academic Entrance Tests.
- The Art examination will take place on Saturday 8 March 2025.
- The Head Teacher of the candidate’s present school will be asked to provide a report on the candidate’s general progress and academic ability, as well as artistic ability.
- The examination will be in three parts:
– Part I, Portfolio: Candidates should bring a portfolio of recent artwork, including sketchbooks. The candidate’s Head Teacher will be required to certify that the work is the candidate’s own.
– Part II, Timed drawing under exam conditions
– Part III, Interview
SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA
| Essential | Desirable |
|---|---|
| Candidates at 16+ must present a portfolio of art work that demonstrates outstanding artistic ability for the age group. Successful candidates will be expected to enter art competitions, to participate in after school Art sessions and study Art at GCSE. | Candidates are winners of national awards/competitions. |
| Candidates at 16+ must be predicted grade 7 or above in GCSE Art and present an outstanding portfolio of work. | Predicted GCSE grade 8 or above in Art subjects. |
| Successful candidates are expected to enter art competitions, participate in after school Art sessions, take part in art department initiatives and to study at least one of the A-level options offered by the Art Department. |
HOW DO I APPLY?
- Complete the online Registration form. (External candidates only)
- Complete and submit the Art Scholarship Application form Year 12 | 16+ and 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.
