When to research, register, prepare and accept a UK independent school place. A clear year-by-year admissions timeline checklist for 11+ and 13+ entry.

King’s Canterbury offers academic, music, art, sport, DT, drama and dance scholarships at 13+, with up to twelve music awards and a distinctive General Paper, plus means-tested bursaries.

King’s Canterbury’s 13+ interview is a conversation with a member of staff, weighed with the assessment and school reference. What it looks for, and how to prepare your child.

King’s Canterbury boarding fees are £54,702 a year, with lower day fees. The full breakdown of fees, the registration fee and deposits, what is included, and how bursaries work.

King’s Canterbury assesses prep school children in Year 6 and non-prep and overseas children in Year 8 for 13+ entry. The two routes, the £200 fee, and the full timeline explained.

City of London School offers academic, music and sport scholarships at 11+, but they are nominal awards. Transformational means-tested bursaries do the real work, up to full fees.

City of London’s 11+ interview is a short second-round conversation alongside a group activity. What it looks for in communication and curiosity, and how to prepare your son.

City of London School is a day school with fees of £28,386 a year. The full breakdown of tuition, the registration fee, music lessons, and how transformational bursaries work.