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Archived: 2026-04-23 17:09
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From September 2025, we will extend our offering for boys to 16 by opening a senior section at Alleyn Park encompassing Years 9, 10 and 11, thereby giving families the additional choice of staying with the school to GCSE.
Opening a senior section will extend choice for our families and the wider community. The school will continue to support, as strongly as ever, the most comprehensive set of options and choice of senior school, and we pride ourselves on being experts in guiding families towards the right school for each child.
Over the last few years, several changes have occurred across the Independent Schools landscape, particularly in London senior schools. Some have transitioned to only taking pupils at 11 years or to test (Pre-Test) boys at 10 years old for places taken up in Year 9, and some schools have moved or intend to move to become co-educational. Others have an all-through school model but exit children at 7, 11 and 16, where the pupil’s academic standards are not strong enough to remain.
We embraced these changes and are successful in securing schools of choice and meeting parental expectations. The school supports and manages the transition to senior school in Years 6 and 8. Significant numbers of boys sit senior school admission exams in Year 6. The majority stay with us until the end of Year 8, and around 95% of our boys achieve their first choice after Year 8.
Over the last six years, we have successfully placed boys in 50 different senior schools, including local day schools such as Dulwich College, City of London, Trinity, Westminster, and Whitgift, and further afield, such as Eton College, Harrow, King’s Canterbury, Tonbridge, and Winchester College. In addition, since 2020, our boys have been awarded over 300 scholarships.
While these outcomes remain as strong as ever, some parents and boys find the exam process highly pressured and distracting from their continued education. On average, each boy will apply to at least four schools in Year 6, which may, if successful, be accompanied by several subsequent interview processes before making a choice about whether to enter senior school in Year 7 or Year 9 and further exams in Years 7 and 8.
We recognise that boys mature at different times. For some families, there is a desire to reduce or remove the pressure of exams and the feeling of dislocation at the crucial ages of 11 and 13 and to have the security and continuity of a familiar environment where their sons are known.
Our vision will see us continue to support families to find the right senior school or sixth form at the right time for their son. We will continue to provide an outstanding, Values-led, and academically excellent all-round education in the child’s best interests whilst maintaining the widest choice of the best senior schools in the country.
We firmly believe this offers families the best of all worlds.
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Prep & Senior
Nursery & Reception
Pre-Prep
Prep
Senior
From September 2025, we will extend our offering for boys to 16 by opening a senior section at Alleyn Park encompassing Years 9, 10 and 11, thereby giving families the additional choice of staying with the school to GCSE.
Opening a senior section will extend choice for our families and the wider community. The school will continue to support, as strongly as ever, the most comprehensive set of options and choice of senior school, and we pride ourselves on being experts in guiding families towards the right school for each child.
Over the last few years, several changes have occurred across the Independent Schools landscape, particularly in London senior schools. Some have transitioned to only taking pupils at 11 years or to test (Pre-Test) boys at 10 years old for places taken up in Year 9, and some schools have moved or intend to move to become co-educational. Others have an all-through school model but exit children at 7, 11 and 16, where the pupil’s academic standards are not strong enough to remain.
We embraced these changes and are successful in securing schools of choice and meeting parental expectations. The school supports and manages the transition to senior school in Years 6 and 8. Significant numbers of boys sit senior school admission exams in Year 6. The majority stay with us until the end of Year 8, and around 95% of our boys achieve their first choice after Year 8.
Over the last six years, we have successfully placed boys in 50 different senior schools, including local day schools such as Dulwich College, City of London, Trinity, Westminster, and Whitgift, and further afield, such as Eton College, Harrow, King’s Canterbury, Tonbridge, and Winchester College. In addition, since 2020, our boys have been awarded over 300 scholarships.
While these outcomes remain as strong as ever, some parents and boys find the exam process highly pressured and distracting from their continued education. On average, each boy will apply to at least four schools in Year 6, which may, if successful, be accompanied by several subsequent interview processes before making a choice about whether to enter senior school in Year 7 or Year 9 and further exams in Years 7 and 8.
We recognise that boys mature at different times. For some families, there is a desire to reduce or remove the pressure of exams and the feeling of dislocation at the crucial ages of 11 and 13 and to have the security and continuity of a familiar environment where their sons are known.
Our vision will see us continue to support families to find the right senior school or sixth form at the right time for their son. We will continue to provide an outstanding, Values-led, and academically excellent all-round education in the child’s best interests whilst maintaining the widest choice of the best senior schools in the country.
We firmly believe this offers families the best of all worlds.