|
A few places become available
every year for admission into the Lower Sixth Form (Year
12) for both boarders and day pupils. The number of places
varies from year to year but there are usually around
a dozen places available. It is not possible to join
the School in the Upper Sixth Form (Year 13).
Admission at 16+ for boys and girls is by means of reports
and references from the applicant’s current school, interviews
at Downside, and by tests in subjects already studied
and which will also be taken at A Level. The tests are
held at Downside in either November or February in the
year of entry. 16+ scholarships are also held at the
same time.
Good passes at GCSE are expected with an A grade normally
the minimum requirement to continue a subject at A Level.
Step 1
Visit Downside at an Open Day or arrange a private visit
with the Registrar.
Step 2
Complete a Registration Form (online or from the Prospectus)
and send it to the Registrar.
Step 3
Year of entry: applicants sit Downside’s own assessments
in subjects already studied and which will also be taken
at A Level. The assessments are usually held at Downside
but assessment papers can be sent to schools overseas.
Downside obtains reports and references from the applicant’s
current school and will arrange to interview the applicant
if this has not already taken place.
Step 4
Applicants are offered a place or their application is
rejected. Parents are asked to pay a £900 deposit to
confirm the acceptance of their child’s place. £450 is
returned against the first term’s fees, the remainder
against the final bill on leaving Downside.
Step 5
The pupil starts at Downside in September in the Michaelmas
Term.
|
