Lingfield Notre Dame School

Entrance Requirements

How to apply for Senior School entry (Years 7 - 10) in September 2010

Please note: applications are now closed for entry to Years 7 - 10 in September 2010

Events Timetable

• We would like to welcome you to our Senior School Open Morning on Saturday 10 October 2009, from 9.45am – 1.00pm. There is always a packed programme of events to enjoy; no appointment is required - just come along at a time to suit you. Mrs Shepley will be addressing prospective parents and pupils at 10.00am and again at 11.30am and we recommend planning your morning to be here for either of those times. Guided tours will be available, when you will be able to speak to Teaching Staff and view our outstanding facilities. The Principal will be on hand all morning and if your son/daughter has not met Mrs Shepley yet, this will be the ideal opportunity for him/her to do so.

• Return the Registration Fee, Registration Form, a copy of your child's Birth Certificate and an Entrance Examination Application Form. Please note the deadline for applications is 1 December 2009.

• Academic Scholarships are awarded automatically to the top candidates following our entrance exam. If you wish to apply for an Music or Sports Scholarship or a Lingfield Notre Dame Bursary, please read the document 'Scholarship & Bursary Criteria ', tick the relevant box on the Entrance Examination Application Form and return to us before the closing date of 1 December 2009. For Bursary applicants, we will then forward a 'Bursary Application Form' form to you on which all household income must be declared. This should be returned to us before the Entrance Exam. If the completed form is not returned to us we will be unable to consider you for a Bursary. For Music or Sporting Scholarship applicants, please return the documents required before the Entrance Exam, to enable us to invite your son/daughter in for an audition/assessment.

• A request for a reference will be sent to your child’s current school.

• Entrance Examinations will be held on Saturday 16th January 2010.

General Information about the Examinations

• The examination consists of three papers, English, Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning.
• We do not supply copies of past/example papers to parents.
• The content of the English and Mathematics papers is explained in the documents entitled Entrance Examination Guidelines (see links below).
• Verbal Reasoning papers are available from high street booksellers or the internet and if your child has not seen a test like this it would be useful to familiarise them with the content. Purely as a guide, we mention the following websites that sell or supply free sample papers:

  www.athey-educational.co.uk

  www.11plusswot.co.uk

  www.chuckra.co.uk

• Key Stage 2 SATs papers would also be good preparation for the 11+ examination and are also available from high street booksellers or to download free of charge from various websites, for example:

  http://www.brightminds.co.uk/sats-index.htm

  Children applying for Year 7 entry should be aiming at an achievement of at least Levels 4-5 in Literacy and Maths.

  Downloadable Forms

  Registration Form

  Scholarships and Bursary Information

  If your child's birthday falls between:	For entry in September 2010 to:	Please download the appropriate form:
  1st September 1998 and 31st August 1999	Year 7	Entrance Exam Guidelines 11+	Entrance Exam Application Form 11+
  1st September 1996 and 31st August 1997	Year 9	Entrance Exam Guidelines 13+	Entrance Exam Application Form 13+
  1st September 1995 and 31st August 1996	Year 10	Call the Admissions Office for place availability (01342 833176)