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.

City of London School closes 11+ registration in the autumn of Year 6, before the assessment. The £160 fee, the day-school context, and the full admissions timeline explained.

Wellington College offers academic and music scholarships before entry at 13+, with sport, art and drama awarded after entry. How awards work, and how bursaries deliver the value.

Wellington’s 13+ interview is online, with a senior pastoral staff member, on a separate day. What it looks for in engagement and joy in learning, and how to prepare your child.

Wellington College boarding fees are £62,250 a year. The full breakdown of fees, the registration fee and deposit, the extras to budget for, and how bursaries work.