General information
There are approximately 32 places available to join the Pre-Prep Reception class each year.
Our friendly and experienced Admissions team will be happy to answer any enquiries you have, and to guide you through each stage of the process. Please call 020 7722 4433, or email ppadmissions@ucs.org.uk.
Visit the school
We strongly encourage all families to get to know UCS better by visiting us.
We offer small, bespoke tours to prospective families where you can see the school in action. Tours last approximately 30 minutes and there is an opportunity to also meet the Headmistress. To book a suitable time and date, please contact the Admissions Office at ppadmissions@ucs.org.uk.
Due to the popularity of the tours, and the fact registration is open from birth, we do sometimes have to prioritise tours to families that are looking to apply for the coming year.
Submit an application
You can register at any time after birth and up to October before the proposed year of entry. The next application deadline for 4+ entry will be noon on Friday 18th October.
To apply for a Reception place, please complete the online application form below. You will be redirected to our secure online form and payment page. There is a £150 registration fee payable when you submit your application; you will be directed to our online payment facility once you have completed the form. There is no need to print and post your application, or to post cheques.
If you have any queries, wish to send additional information or documents, or would like to make any comments, please contact the Admissions team at ppadmissions@ucs.org.uk, or call us on 020 7722 4433.
The selection process
Once the application deadline has passed, we collate the assessment lists which are sent out in November. Every candidate is invited to attend a playdate assessment, which, in the case of candidates, will take place on 3rd, 6th and 7th January.
There is no preparation needed for the playdate assessment.
We invite some candidates to return for another playdate assessment, the second round, usually commencing the week of Monday 15th January. Offers are then made at the end of January/beginning of February.
Make an enquiry
The main point of entry to UCS Junior Branch is at 7+ (Year 3).If you have read the information on this website and have a query, please contact the Junior Branch reception on 020 7435 3068
Visit the school
Open Evenings are held each year and parents are advised to bring their sons to one of them. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour the school with a pupil, talk to staff and meet the Headmaster.
All 7+ applicants will be invited to the school during the Autumn Term in small groups. Parents will have the opportunity to meet the Headmaster and be taken on a tour of the school by him, while their sons are given listening/discussion exercises and a reading assessment.
All 8+ applicants will sit the exam in January and successful candidates will be interviewed.
Apply online
Approximately 60 boys aged 7 will be admitted into three classes each year, with about half that number coming from the Pre-Prep. Applications are open between 1st January and 30th September, the year before entry. It is not necessary to apply for your son at birth.
Entrance examinations
A confidential report is requested from each candidate’s current school and this plays an important part in the selection procedure.
The entrance assessment in January will consist of English and Maths tests. Tests will be administered in classrooms and a teacher will also observe social interaction and behaviour. The boys will have the opportunity to play, and will be given light refreshments during the three-hour period they attend the school.
The performance of boys in the autumn assessments (when they visit the school) is included along with entrance assessment scores and any other relevant information before decisions about admissions are made.
Offer & acceptance
Offer letters go out to successful candidates at the end of January with a timeframe of roughly a week before replies are due in.If you would like any other information or to book for an Open Evening, please email: jbadmissions@ucs.org.uk
General information
There are approximately 60 places available to join Year 7 each year. Boys admitted at 11+ will join the approximately 60 boys who transfer from the UCS Junior Branch to the Senior School.
Our friendly and experienced Admissions team will be happy to answer any enquiries you have, and to guide you through each stage of the process. Please call 020 7433 2117/2118, or email ssadmissions@ucs.org.uk
Visit the school
We strongly encourage all families to get to know UCS better by visiting us.
Open Evenings start at 5pm with a series of talks from teachers, pupils and the Headmaster in the Great Hall. These are followed by prospective families embarking on self-guided tours of the school where they can visit department areas to meet teaching staff and current pupils. Registration is not required for Open Evenings.
In addition to our Open Evenings, we hold an information evening each autumn for families who have applied for, or who are considering applying for, an 11+ place with fee assistance (a bursary) for the following September. There is no need to register for this event.
We also offer private daytime tours of the Senior School to prospective families. This is a great opportunity to come and visit the school during the teaching day and provides you with first-hand experience of life here at UCS. Each tour will run for approximately 40 minutes, with the option of meeting one of the Admissions team at the end of the tour.
To book a suitable time and date, please contact the Admissions Office at ssadmissions@ucs.org.uk.
Submit an application
The deadline has passed for applications for 11+ entry.We are now accepting applications for places to join Year 7 in September.The deadline for applications for 11+ is Monday 4th November .
To apply for an 11+ place, please complete the online application form below. You will be redirected to our secure online form and payment pages. We estimate that the application process will take approximately 20 minutes.
In some cases, you may wish to include additional information (as directed on the form), in which case the application may take longer. You will be able to partly complete the form and save it for completion later if you so wish. As part of the application, you will be required to upload a photograph of the applicant.
There is a £150 registration fee payable (with the exception of bursary applicants) when you submit your application; you will be directed to our online payment facility when you have completed the form. There is no need to print and post your application, or to post cheques.
If you have any queries, wish to send additional information or documents, or would like to make any comments, please contact the Admissions team at ssadmissions@ucs.org.uk, or call us on 020 7433 2117/ 2118.
The selection process
Once the application deadline has passed, we request a confidential academic reference from each candidate’s current school. Every candidate is then invited to sit our Entrance Exam, which for
Zentry will take place on Monday 8th January. The date of the assessment day will be confirmed at the start of next year.
The format and content of our 11+ Entrance Examinations match National Curriculum requirements for the end of Key Stage 2. Therefore, all 11+ candidates are judged primarily on their performance in the core curriculum subjects of English and Maths which are taught daily in every school. We do not require candidates to sit a reasoning paper. We have always advised that there should be no need for any additional preparation, particularly intensive tutoring, to sit our Entrance Exams.
The format of our English and Maths 11+ Entrance Exams, which are taken here at UCS, is as follows:
Please note that we do not provide past papers.
Taking account of the Entrance Exam papers and the academic references, we invite as many candidates to interview as we can. Interviews take place in late January and consist of a mini-lesson and a one-to-one interview with a member of our teaching staff. Parents are invited on this occasion too, and will have the opportunity to meet our Senior Leaders and some of our pupils
Help with paying fees
Our aim is to ensure that a full UCS education is available for all, without financial impediment.
Bursaries are financial awards which range from 10% to 100% of the cost of fees and, in addition, include assistance with co-curricular activities which have a direct bearing on a pupil’s education, such as curriculum-related school trips. These would include music tours, fieldwork and so on. In addition, we make a digital device (currently a Chromebook) available to bursary pupils free of charge.
Families are asked to indicate their interest in a bursary award on the initial application form – and bursary applicants do not pay the £150 registration fee. Those whose sons are called to interview will be contacted by the Finance Office and asked to submit their financial particulars on a separate Financial Disclosure Form to allow us to assess eligibility for an award. All information submitted is treated with utmost confidentiality.
Our assessment of eligibility involves the calculation of Net Relevant Income. This first considers gross annual income of both parents from all sources, minus reasonable housing costs, e.g. annual rent or mortgage. A small allowance is also made for siblings. The size of the bursary award will be informed by this figure. Please note that we will assume that capital assets (including significant equity in the family home) should be realised to meet school fees before fee assistance is offered.
The outcome of the bursary eligibility assessment is made known when we make an offer of a place. Note that there are no additional academic selection criteria applied to boys whose families are applying for a bursary.
All bursary awards are reviewed annually. Awards may go up or down from one academic year to the next reflecting families’ changing circumstances, to ensure that our funds are directed to those most in need.
Any family that experiences difficulty paying our fees should contact the Financial Controller, or the Bursary Coordinator, without delay. A limited amount of fee assistance may be available via our hardship fund for families under such circumstances.
Although our funding of fee assistance is generous, we cannot guarantee to offer a bursary to all those whose sons receive an offer and who are eligible. Under such circumstances we will take account of all aspects of the candidate’s application to UCS to determine those whose bursary applications have been successful
Music Scholarships
UCS has a proud musical tradition. We believe that music, of all kinds, makes a unique contribution to the life of the school and to the educational experience of our pupils – whether they consider themselves specialist musicians or not.
The ensemble programme is extensive and diverse, including a Symphony Orchestra, a 50-piece Concert Band, a Chamber Orchestra, four choirs, Wind, String and Brass ensembles and three Jazz groups.
Chamber Music is especially strong, with our groups achieving notable success in national competitions, while we have recently inaugurated a Rock School to include Popular Music. Every two years a full-scale musical is put on in conjunction with the Drama Department.
A Music Scholarship at UCS will entitle the holder to a reduction in the annual school fees of between 10% and 25%. In exceptional cases an award of up to 50% of fees may be made. The precise value will depend on the standard of applicants and, therefore, the competition in any one year. Music scholars are also entitled to free instrumental tuition at school on an instrument (including voice) at the discretion of the Director of Music.
General information
We offer approximately 60 places to girls aged 16 or over each year. The successful candidates will join the vast majority of our current Year 11 boys as they continue into the Sixth Form. A small number of places will also be available for boys of the same age.
Our friendly and experienced Admissions team will be happy to answer any enquiries you have, and to guide you through each stage of the process. Please call 020 7433 2117/2118, or email ssadmissions@ucs.org.uk.
Visit the school
We strongly encourage all families to get to know UCS better by visiting us.Open Evenings run during the Autumn Term. The dates for families interested in applying for a 16+ place will be announced at the start of next year.
Registration is not required for Open Evenings. You may attend without giving prior notice.
Open Evenings start at 5pm with a series of talks from teachers, pupils and the Headmaster in the Great Hall. These will be followed by prospective families embarking on self-guided tours of the school where they can visit department areas to meet teaching staff and current pupils.
We also offer private daytime tours of the Senior School to prospective families. This is a great opportunity to come and visit the school during the teaching day and will provide you with a first-hand experience of life here at UCS. Each tour will run for approximately 40 minutes, with the option of meeting one of the Admissions team at the end. To book a suitable time and date, please contact the Admissions Office at ssadmissions@ucs.org.uk.
Submit an application
We are now accepting applications for places to join Year 12 in September . The deadline for applications for 16+ will be Monday 30th September at 5pm.
Applications to join UCS Sixth Form in September have now closed.
To apply for a 16+ place, please complete the online application form below. You will be redirected to our secure online form and payment pages. We estimate that the application process will take approximately 20 minutes. In some cases, you may wish to include additional information (as directed on the form), in which case the application may take longer. You will be able to partly complete the form and save it for completion later if you so wish. As part of the application, you will be required to upload a photograph of the applicant.
There is a £150 registration fee payable (with the exception of bursary applicants) when you submit your application; you will be directed to our online payment facility when you have completed the form. There is no need to print and post your application, or to post cheques.
If you have any queries, wish to send additional information or documents, or would like to make any comments, please contact the Admissions team at ssadmissions@ucs.org.uk or call us on 020 7433 2117/2118.
The selection process
Initial selection will be by means of the UCS 16+ Assessment, which will take place on Friday 1st November.
The Assessment will not be subject-specific but will be an objective multiple-choice test of thinking, reasoning and problem-solving skills. There is also a short, 20-minute writing task on a topical issue. These papers are both designed so that they require no preparation.
A confidential report (including a forecast of GCSE grades or equivalent) will be requested from each candidate’s current school. As many candidates as possible will be called to UCS for an interview following the assessment. Offers of places will be made to successful candidates in December. These offers must be firmly and finally accepted or declined at that time. All our offers are conditional on GCSE performance, typically requiring an average grade of 7.0 across all eligible subjects. Further information about our offers and subject requirements will be provided upon application, or are available on request from the Senior School Admissions Office.
Please note that we do not provide past papers.
Interviews take place in November. Candidates who have been successful in the Assessment will be invited to UCS for two one-on-one interviews with senior members of staff. Parents are invited on this occasion too, and will have the opportunity to meet our Senior Leaders and a number of current Sixth Form pupils.
Help with paying fees
Our aim is to ensure that a full UCS education is available for all, without financial impediment.
Bursaries are financial awards which range from 10% to 100% of the cost of fees and, in addition, include assistance with co-curricular activities which have a direct bearing on a pupil’s education, such as curriculum-related school trips. These would include music tours, fieldwork and so on. Moreover, we make a digital device (currently a Chromebook) available to bursary pupils free of charge.
Families are asked to indicate their interest in a bursary award on the initial application form – and bursary applicants do not pay the £150 registration fee. Those whose children are called to interview will be contacted by the Finance Office and asked to submit their financial particulars on a separate Financial Disclosure Form to allow us to assess eligibility for an award. All information submitted is treated with utmost confidentiality.
Our assessment of eligibility involves the calculation of Net Relevant Income. This first considers gross annual income of both parents from all sources, minus reasonable housing costs, e.g. annual rent or mortgage. A small allowance is also made for siblings. The size of the bursary award will be informed by this figure. Please note that we will assume that capital assets (including significant equity in the family home) should be realised to meet school fees before fee assistance is offered.
The outcome of the bursary eligibility assessment is made known when we make an offer of a place. Note that there are no additional academic selection criteria applied to girls or boys whose families are applying for a bursary.
All bursary awards are reviewed annually. Awards may go up or down from one academic year to the next reflecting families’ changing circumstances, to ensure that our funds are directed to those most in need.
Any family that experiences difficulty paying our fees should contact the Financial Controller, or the Bursary Coordinator, without delay. A limited amount of fee assistance may be available via our hardship fund for families under such circumstances.
Although our funding of fee assistance is generous, we cannot guarantee to offer a bursary to all those whose sons receive an offer and who are eligible. Under such circumstances we will take account of all aspects of the candidate’s application to UCS to determine those whose bursary applications have been successful
Music Scholarships
UCS has a proud musical tradition. We believe that music, of all kinds, makes a unique contribution to the life of the school and to the educational experience of our pupils – whether they consider themselves specialist musicians or not.
The ensemble programme is extensive and diverse, including a Symphony Orchestra, a 50-piece Concert Band, a Chamber Orchestra, four choirs, Wind, String and Brass ensembles and three Jazz groups.
Chamber Music is especially strong, with our groups achieving notable success in national competitions, while we have recently inaugurated a Rock School to include Popular Music. Every two years a full-scale musical is put on in conjunction with the Drama Department.
A Music Scholarship at UCS will entitle the holder to a reduction in the annual school fees of between 10% and 25%. In exceptional cases an award of up to 50% of fees may be made. The precise value will depend upon the standard of applicants and, therefore, the competition in any one year. Music scholars are also entitled to free instrumental tuition at school on an instrument (including voice) at the discretion of the Director of Music.
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