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Rugby’s 13+ assessment includes two interviews, one pastoral and one academic, drawn from a handwritten questionnaire. What they look for, and how to prepare your child.

Rugby’s 13+ assessment includes two interviews, one pastoral and one academic, drawn from a handwritten questionnaire. What they look for, and how to prepare your child.

Rugby School assesses 13+ candidates through the 13+ Day, an assessment day with interviews, a group activity and reasoning tests. The two routes, and how to prepare your child.

Rugby School boarding fees are around £55,056 a year. The full breakdown of fees, the registration and acceptance charges, the extras to budget for, and how bursaries work.

Rugby School assesses prep school children in Year 6 and secondary school children in Year 8 for 13+ entry. The two routes, the fees, and the full admissions timeline explained.

Benenden School offers Music and Sport scholarships at 11+, Academic awards at 13+, and means-tested bursaries including the 11+ Fourths Award. How each works, and how they differ.

Benenden’s 11+ interview is an informal conversation, part of the immersive Assessment Day. What it looks for in character and interests, and how to prepare your daughter.

Benenden School assesses 11+ candidates through an immersive Assessment Day, the ISEB Common Pre-Test, and a school reference. What each stage involves, and how to prepare.

Benenden School’s boarding fee is around £18,900 a term, roughly £56,700 a year. The full breakdown of fees, registration, extras, and how bursaries and scholarships work.

Benenden School asks families to register by the end of Year 5, around two years ahead. How Form A and Form B differ, the registration fee, and the full admissions timeline.

Shrewsbury School offers a wide range of 13+ scholarships, from academic to the Sir Michael Palin all-rounder award, plus means-tested bursaries. How each works, and how they differ.

Shrewsbury’s 13+ interview is a friendly conversation of around 30 minutes, alongside the English and Maths papers. What it looks for, and how to prepare your child.

Shrewsbury School sets its own English and Maths papers in November of Year 8, not the ISEB Pre-Test, alongside an interview. The format, and how to prepare your child.

Shrewsbury School boarding fees are £54,744 a year in the Lower School. The full breakdown of fees, the registration fee, extras, and how bursaries and scholarships work.

Shrewsbury School asks families to register around three years before entry. The £100 fee, the final entry form, and the full admissions timeline explained.

Radley College scholarships are honorary, carrying prestige but no fee reduction. How the awards work, and how the means-tested Warden’s Award actually reduces fees.

Radley’s interview is the heart of its Assessment Day. Who conducts it, what the school looks for in future boarders, and how to prepare your son authentically.

Radley College assesses in two stages: the ISEB Pre-Test in Year 6, then an Assessment Day with an interview and written exercise. The format, and how to prepare your son.

Radley College boarding fees are £63,648 a year. The full breakdown, why scholarships carry no fee reduction, and how the means-tested Warden’s Award works.