How to apply – 2026

Families are warmly encouraged to join an open morning or book a private family tour. You’ll meet our staff, explore the campus, and see lessons in action. Families applying for Year 5 and above may also attend senior school open events to experience the journey ahead.

open events

Applications are completed online and include:

• Most recent school report (if applicable)
• A photograph
• A short section to share more about your child
• Application fee: £150 per child (siblings require separate applications)

Application Form

• Reception–Year 2: A morning visit with gentle tasks alongside peers
• Years 3–6: A Saturday assessment morning including age-appropriate maths, English, and creative writing in a supportive small-group setting

We understand this may be a child’s first assessment experience, and our focus is to make it calm, encouraging, and even fun.

Following assessment, we’ll discuss results and next steps with you. Families accepting a place will complete paperwork and pay a deposit to confirm. Children are then invited to a settling-in afternoon in the summer term before joining in September.

Reception Entry

Children join Reception in the September following their fourth birthday, attending five full days each week.

Deadline for applications
Monday 2 November 2026 – Early applications are encouraged as the number of available places will be limited.

Admissions visits will be held weekly as applications are received.

Years 3–5 Entry

Places are available for Years 3, 4 and 5 at the start of each academic year. The main assessment takes place in November of the year before entry.

• Application Deadline: Monday 2 November 2026
• Assessment Morning: Saturday 7 November 2026
• Offers made: week commencing 16 November 2026

We also consider applications throughout the year for entry into the current or following academic year, depending on availability.

For year 1, 2, 4 or 6 enquiries, please contact the admissions team directly.

All prospective families are warmly invited to visit the school in the spring or summer term of Year 5 or the autumn term of Year 6.

open events

To apply for Year 7, 2027 we require a completed application form supported by a recent school report and a £150 non-refundable registration fee to be submitted by Tuesday 3 November 2026. Please click below to fill out the application form.

Application Form

If you have indicated that you wish to apply for a scholarship, you will need to fill in a separate scholarship application form. This will be available in your application portal following registration. For further details on the scholarships available, please visit the  scholarships page.

Requests for reasonable adjustments such as extra time or laptop must also be submitted by Tuesday 3 November 2026. Any reasonable adjustments requested will need to be supported by appropriate evidence at the time of application as follows:

• A report from an educational psychologist, specialist assessor or equivalent medical practitioner (produced within two years of the entrance exam)
• Email confirmation from the current school to the admissions office that the arrangements requested are the candidate’s normal way of working

Our entrance assessments will be held on Saturday 28 November 2026.

Applicants are invited to attend an assessment day at Claremont, where they will complete a series of age-appropriate assessments designed to evaluate their academic potential.

The assessments include:

English and verbal reasoning (a combined paper set by GL Assessment)
Mathematics and non-verbal reasoning (a combined paper set by GL Assessment)
Creative writing (set by our own English department)

Full details, including timings and arrangements, will be shared with families after the application deadline of 3 November.

To help applicants feel familiar with the style of the assessments, we recommend exploring the free familiarisation materials and sample papers available from GL Assessment before the assessment day.

At Claremont, we are proud to be recognised as a gently selective school that values both academic potential and personal character.

As part of our admissions process, every applicant is invited to attend an individual interview, which will take place during the autumn term. The interview allows us to get to know each child beyond the assessment papers, giving them the opportunity to demonstrate their communication skills, curiosity, confidence and ability to work collaboratively.

Following the admissions process, offers of places are typically made in late January. Families wishing to accept their child’s place will be asked to return their acceptance forms and deposit by early March. Full details, including key dates and next steps, will be shared alongside the offer.

Year 8, 9 & 10 entry

Although our main intake is in Year 7 and Year 12, vacancies do arise in Years 8–10, but availability cannot always be guaranteed.

We invite families to visit us on a working open morning, to get a feel for Claremont and offering the opportunity to speak to staff and pupils and ask any questions. Please email admissions@claremont.surrey.sch.uk to book a place at the next event.

For possible entry in September 2027, we warmly encourage families to submit applications by Friday 30 October in order to be considered for our occasional vacancy assessment day, taking place on Thursday 12 November 2026. Applicants will spend the day with us, taking part in lessons with year group buddies and enjoying co-curricular activities. All applicants will be interviewed by a senior member of staff during their visit and will sit their entrance exam in the afternoon.

Application Form

Please note that we are not able to accept applications into Year 11 at any time.

If you would like to talk through the process or have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact Aline Norris in our admissions team, by email on admissions@claremont.surrey.sch.uk or by telephone on 01372 473 780.

We look forward to hearing from you.

If you are considering 2027 entry and would like to book a tour, please contact a member of the admissions team via our enquiry form.

ENQUIRY FORM

If you would like to proceed with an application for September 2027, we kindly ask that an online application form is completed, supported by a recent school report and a £150 non-refundable registration fee.

If you would like to proceed with an application for September 2027, please note that the deadline for applications is Friday 2 October. For any late application inquiries, please contact Aline Norris at admissions@claremont.surrey.sch.uk or on 01372 473 780.

Please click below to fill out the application form:

Application Form

If you have indicated that you wish to apply for a scholarship, you will also need to fill in a scholarship form by Friday 2 October. Go to our scholarships page to find out more and download a form.

Please note that existing Claremont Year 11 pupils do not need to send in an application form or pay the registration fee.

All prospective students will be invited to an interview and assessment.

RECEIVE A CONDITIONAL OFFER

Successful applicants will be offered a place conditional on meeting any prerequisite GCSE grades. Prospective A level students are expected to have achieved an average GCSE points score of 6 points across at least 8 subjects and specifically to have achieved high grades in their chosen/related A level subjects (please refer to the subject prerequisites sheet for more specific information)