Entry at 11+
Each year we welcome approximately 55 new girls into the school to join those moving up from our Junior School. Girls must have reached the age of 11 before 1st September in the year of entry, and will be in Year 6 when they sit their entrance examination.
Applications for entry into Year 7 in September 2026 are now closed. If you have already submitted an application for September 2026, and wish to access your admissions account, please click here. Applications for entry into Year 7 in September 2027 will open at the end of April.
South Hampstead is one of a number of schools in the London 11+ Consortium, which aims to provide an application process which is fair, clear, robust and accessible to children from all schools and backgrounds; further information, including a full list of participating schools, is available on the consortium website.
Candidates who do well in the entrance test will be invited for interview, helping to provide a more holistic picture of whether they will thrive at South Hampstead.
Our FAQs document will be updated shortly for 2027 entry, although still provides an overview of the admissions process; familiarisation materials are available here. If you have any further queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch: senioradmissions@shhs.gdst.net
For 11+ entry in September 2027
Girls born between 1 September 2015 - 31 August 2016
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Registration for Year 7 entry in September 2027 will open at the end of April.
Assessments
All applicants will be invited to sit the entrance test at their own school or, if their school is unable to host the test, at South Hampstead. The entrance test can be taken on one of three dates at the end of November/early December - dates to be confirmed.
Interviews
Candidates who did well in the entrance test will be invited for interview at South Hampstead. Our interviews, together with Sports Scholarship assessments and Music Scholarship auditions, will take place on a weekday in mid-January 2027.
Offers
Offers will be made in mid-February 2027. The deadline for acceptance will be in early March, when a deposit of £4000 will be required to secure your place.