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Alleyn’s School is a leading co-educational independent day school in Dulwich, London, educating pupils aged 4–18 across its Senior School and two Junior Schools: Alleyn’s Oakfield and Alleyn’s Junior School.
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Sixth Form 16+
Alleyn’s Sixth Form offers outstanding learning and strong friendships. With excellent pastoral care, induction events, and inclusive Houses, new students settle in quickly and thrive both academically and socially.
Alleyn's Sixth Form
We know that starting a new school for Sixth Form can feel like a big step, but at Alleyn’s, you’ll be warmly welcomed and well supported from the start.
Each year, around 40 new students join us in Year 12 from a range of schools and backgrounds. Before term begins, you’ll be invited to visit in July to meet your tutor, Head of House, the Head of Upper School, and some of our current pupils. When you arrive in September, you’ll take part in an induction day and team-building activities to help you settle in, make friends, and feel at home.
Our strong pastoral system and friendly tutor groups mean there’s always someone to turn to if you have questions or need support.
Joining Alleyn's
We are no longer accepting applications for 16+ 2026 entry.  Registration for 2027 entry will open on Monday 7 September 2026.
Our Admissions team is here to guide you through the application process from visiting the School, to registration, to assessments and interviews, through to confirmation of the outcome. If you have any questions about the process please email our 16+ registrar at
[email protected]
Read about our 16+ scholarships
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Registration period opens
Monday 7 September 2026
16+ Open Evening
Tuesday 29 September 2026
11+ & 16+ Open Morning
Saturday 3 October 2026
Registration period closes
Friday 16 October 2026 at midday
16+ Entrance Assessments
Tuesday 10 November 2026
16+ Performing Arts Scholarship Auditions (by invitation)
Friday 27 November 2026
16+ Sports Scholarship Trials (by invitation)
November 2026 - dates TBC
16+ Interviews
Saturday 28 November 2026
Application Form
The application form consists of two parts: Part 1 requires parents to provide the key details we need to process the application; Part 2 requires candidates to complete a "personal statement", telling us why they want to come to Alleyn's.
Entrance Assessments
Regardless of their A level choices, all candidates sit general papers that test their skills in Reasoning (comprehension and data interpretation), Mathematics and Critical Writing. Although it is expected that successful candidates will fare well in all aspects of the written assessment, we understand that these papers will not be equally relevant to all A level options and therefore we will primarily consider a candidate’s scores in the 2 papers that are most relevant, depending on the A level options they have chosen to study.
The assessment acts as a screening process to suggest those who might have the potential to cope with the academic education Alleyn's has to offer.  It is intended that our entrance assessments will enable candidates from all educational backgrounds to demonstrate their innate skills. The papers will not be syllabus-dependent and should be accessible to all.
Please note that we do not publish sample papers for the 16+ admissions assessments.
Mathematics
The paper consists of multiple choice questions, which range in difficulty, to test a candidate’s mathematical skills. No calculators are allowed. This should be accessible to anyone who is studying a GCSE Mathematics course and is not syllabus-dependent. To prepare, you could look over some of the questions you have done at school on trigonometry, algebra and numerical problems.
Reasoning
The paper consists of i) some short texts with accompanying multiple choice questions which test a candidate’s skills in analysing written information and ii) data such as graphs or tables with accompanying multiple choice questions.
Critical Writing
Candidates write a short 1 page essay on a general question. Details are given on how to structure the answer. No specific prior knowledge is required. Some example questions are given below:
Humans should never be cloned
There should be a maximum limit for salaries
Interviews
Candidates reaching a satisfactory standard in the assessments will be invited for interviews which will consist of:
A general interview with members of the Upper School team to discuss subject choices and why candidates want to come to Alleyn’s.
Two academic interviews in two of your A level subject choices. The interviewer will explore why candidates want to study the subject and assess their potential to do well in the subject by asking them to analyse a piece of information or answer some questions.
It's really important that you have teachers who are really involved in your learning and willing to give time and that is exactly what you find at Alleyn's
Frequently Asked Questions
You can register your child for 16+ entry when they commence Year 11. The registration period will open on 7 September 2026 for 2027 entry. We do not accept early applications and everyone who is registered is invited to sit the entrance examinations.
Yes. You can apply for financial assistance to help cover the cost of your child’s school fees. This financial assistance is means-tested and, depending on your circumstances, may cover the full cost of the fees.
Once you have submitted your child’s registration form we will send you a special Bursary Application Form for you to complete and return. This will provide us with important information about your family’s financial situation, which will be assessed by the School Bursar. Financial assistance is also known as an Academic Bursary.
Visit our
Help With Fees
page for comprehensive information about registration fees, what to do if you’re unable to pay them, whether your child may still be offered a place, and much more.
All candidates are expected to sit the entrance examinations on the published date and it is not normally possible to offer alternative arrangements. Please inform the Sixth Form Registrar of any examination clashes.
Candidates who are living abroad at the time of the entrance assessments may sit the assessments at another approved test centre by prior arrangement (please note this is usually only applicable to overseas applicants).
Our written assessments act as a screening process in order to identify those students with the potential to cope and thrive at Alleyn’s. We will primarily take into account the two most relevant papers out of the three papers sat by each individual candidate.
We do not publish past papers for the 16+ entrance assessments, but we give some information on the structure of the assessments on our website which will help you to prepare.
Subjects such as Art History, Economics, Psychology or Philosophy are based on the assumption that candidates will not have studied these subjects before. They are not offered at GCSE level at Alleyn’s so all of our current Alleyn’s pupils moving up from Year 11 will be starting from scratch too. The relevant Heads of Departments are aware and will not try to catch you out but rather identify the potential in each candidate based on your general knowledge.
Once the closing date has passed and for the entire admissions process we cannot change the subjects you have nominated but, if you are offered a place we will, of course, review your A Level options. Changes of mind often do take place in the final year of GCSEs and we do our utmost to accommodate them.
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