FAQs

The closing date for registration is the last Friday in November. Registration Forms and Scholarship Applications must be received by 5pm on the Friday.

You will receive a telephone call from the Registrar with a suggested date.

The entrance examination and 13+ pre-test take place in January.

The School does not supply past papers.

Halliford offers Scholarships at 11+, 13+ and Sixth Form entry.

11+ and 13+ candidates will need to complete the online Scholarship application form when they are in Year 6. The online form can be found here.

Sixth Form candidates will need to complete the online Scholarship application form in the Autumn Term prior to entry. The online form for Sixth Form candidates can be found here.

The deadline to apply for a scholarship is the last Friday in November, which is also our close of registration date.

The Scholarship Assessment Days take place in December, prior to the entrance examination in January.

There is no need to apply for an Academic Scholarship. Academic Scholarships are awarded to candidates who have performed at the highest level in the 11+ entrance examination and the 13+ pre-test. Academic scholarship candidates will be invited for a further interview with the Headmaster.

For Sixth Form, offers are made after GCSE results have been received. Candidates will need to have achieved a Grade 8 or 9 in each of their GCSE subjects and will be asked to attend an interview with the Headmaster and Head of Sixth Form.

Following the entrance examination, you will receive notification of your son’s exam performance. The notification will also indicate if your son has been awarded a Scholarship.

Please indicate on the Registration form that you would like to apply for a bursary. For more information about Bursaries please click here.

Bursary applications need to be received by the School two weeks prior to the close of registration.

Bursary application packs are sent in the Autumn Term prior to entry, upon request.

Upon the receipt of the Headmaster’s letter, parents have until the first Monday in March to accept the offer of a place. If the School does not hear from a parent by this date, the place will automatically be offered to another family on the waiting list.