Schools / Bancroft's School
Bancroft's School
- Independent school
- Co-educational
- Day
- Ages 11–18
- 866 pupils
Bancroft's School is an independent co-educational school in Woodford Green, London. Entry to Year 7 is by the school's own competitive entrance examination in January of Year 6 — a computer-based reasoning test (CEM Select) plus written papers in English and mathematics — with around 65 places offered each year and the highest-scoring candidates invited to interview.
RegionLondon
DfE URN102875
The exam
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2027 entry
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
11+ entry (Year 7): the school's own competitive entrance examination in January of Year 6 - a computer-based reasoning test (CEM Select) plus written papers in English and Mathematics - with the highest-scoring candidates invited to interview. Around 65 places are offered each year and offers are made in February; when oversubscribed, priority follows examination score.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena independents completion research 2026-10-28
2028 entry
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
11+ entry (Year 7): the school's own competitive entrance examination in January of Year 6 - a computer-based reasoning test (CEM Select) plus written papers in English and Mathematics - with the highest-scoring candidates invited to interview. Around 65 places are offered each year and offers are made in February; when oversubscribed, priority follows examination score.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena independents completion research 2026-10-28
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Key dates & preparation
2028 entry
Test: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
2027 entry
Test: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Admissions rules
No catchment — open competition
There is no catchment area. Admission is by the school’s own assessment process (examinations and, usually, an interview); the school sets its own oversubscription criteria in its admissions policy — commonly the assessment result first, with sibling or other connections considered at some schools.
Read the school's admissions policy
Results & destinations
2025 results
A level: Average point score per A level entry 50.38 (average grade A); 62.1% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
A level: Average point score per A level entry 49.70 (average grade A)
DfE performance tables
University destinations:
- 3 leavers — Oxford or Cambridge — School-published: 'Summed from the school's published Leavers' Destinations 2024 list: University of Cambridge – Natural Sciences (2); University of Oxford – Medicine (1)' (places).
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 · official source · checked 2026-10-28
Scholarships & bursaries
Schemes recorded from the school's own published information. A scholarship is a merit award; a bursary is means-tested. Values are shown exactly as the school states them — where a scheme is honorary, its stated value says so.
11+ entry
Academic Scholarships
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Standard entrance assessments and interview; no separate scholarship test. Internal Prep candidates: review of long-term academic performance and interview in January of Year 6
When: January of Year 6 (entrance assessments/interview)
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: All entrance candidates automatically considered
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Music Awards
AwardMusic
What is assessed: Audition for shortlisted candidates who register interest in the Award
When: Timing not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: Free tuition in one instrument
How to apply: Separate application required (register interest; shortlisted candidates auditioned)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Bursaries (Assisted Places / Means Tested Awards, including Francis Bancroft & Foundation Scholarships)
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested (Financial Disclosure Form); awarded on entrance examination results, school reports and interview
When: Timing not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: Up to 100% of tuition fees (for parents on low incomes)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
16+ entry
Music Awards
AwardMusic
What is assessed: Audition for shortlisted candidates who register interest in the Award
When: Timing not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: Free tuition in one instrument
How to apply: Separate application required (register interest; shortlisted candidates auditioned)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Bursaries (Assisted Places / Means Tested Awards, including Francis Bancroft & Foundation Scholarships)
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested (Financial Disclosure Form); awarded on entrance examination results, school reports and interview
When: Timing not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: Up to 100% of tuition fees (for parents on low incomes)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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