Schools / Channing School
Channing School
- Independent school
- Girls
- Day
- Ages 4–18
- 991 pupils
Channing School is an independent school for girls in Highgate, educating around 990 pupils aged 4 to 18. As a member of the London 11+ Consortium, the school uses the consortium's shared online assessment (designed with Quest Assessments), followed by its own interview.
RegionLondon
DfE URN102162
The exam
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2027 entry
Set by Quest Assessments (produced in partnership with Atom Learning)
London 11+ Consortium assessment: a single bespoke online assessment designed with Quest Assessments (100 minutes: adaptive Maths, NVR, English and VR, plus non-adaptive Problem Solving and Creative Comprehension), taken once for all Consortium schools applied to; plus school reference and per-school interview.
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Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
2028 entry
Set by Quest Assessments (produced in partnership with Atom Learning)
London 11+ Consortium assessment: a single bespoke online assessment designed with Quest Assessments (100 minutes: adaptive Maths, NVR, English and VR, plus non-adaptive Problem Solving and Creative Comprehension), taken once for all Consortium schools applied to; plus school reference and per-school interview.
10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Key dates & preparation
2028 entry
Test: Late November of Year 6 — the London Consortium online assessment
Results: Outcomes are released through the consortium in the new year
Offers: Mid-February of Year 6 — the consortium’s shared offer point
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring 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: Late November of Year 6 — the London Consortium online assessment
Results: Outcomes are released through the consortium in the new year
Offers: Mid-February of Year 6 — the consortium’s shared offer point
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring 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
GCSE: 81% of all results were graded 7-9 (37% of all results were awarded grade 9; 64% of grades were at 8-9)
School-published
A level: Average point score per A level entry 48.68 (average grade A); 40.0% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
University destinations:
- 3 leavers — Oxford or Cambridge — School-published: three students heading off to Oxbridge colleges in autumn 2025 (places).
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 · official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
A level: Average point score per A level entry 48.27 (average grade A-)
DfE performance tables
Source: 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 Scholarship
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: 11+ entrance examination (all applicants automatically considered)
When: Entrance examination in Year 6 (as published in Senior School joining pages)
What it's worth: 10% of the fees
How to apply: All entrance candidates automatically considered (no separate application required)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Music Scholarship
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Two-stage selection: Stage One video recording of one piece on main instrument/voice (by Friday 6 November 2026); Stage Two live audition January 2027 (quick-study test, aural tests at Grade V standard, two contrasting pieces, interview with Director of Music); good Grade V standard expected
When: Stage One by 6 November 2026; audition January 2027
What it's worth: Up to 50% of the tuition fees, including free tuition in school for one instrument/voice to the end of Year 13
How to apply: Separate application required (Music Scholarship Application form, in addition to Year 7 application form)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Bursaries
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested; complete Bursary Form with Statement of Financial Circumstances; candidate must meet normal academic entry requirements
When: 11+ Application Form and Bursary Form by Friday 6 November 2026 (Year 7 2027 entry)
What it's worth: Up to 100% of tuition fees
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
16+ entry
Academic Scholarship
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Scholarship exam: 30-minute general paper (critical thinking, logic and reasoning) and 30-minute subject-specific paper of choice, ideally in a planned A Level subject (per Sixth Form Prospectus 2027 Entry, on the school's website)
When: Thursday 5 November 2026, 4.30pm-5.40pm; notify Admissions by Friday 16 October 2026
What it's worth: Up to 50% of the tuition fees
How to apply: Separate application required (inform Admissions Office by the deadline)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Art Scholarship
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Scheme confirmed on the school's website; detailed criteria are published in the school's scholarship booklet / on application (see info_url)
When: Timing not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Separate application required (Sixth Form Scholarships offered alongside Academic and Music, per the school's Sixth Form joining page)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Music Scholarship
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Letter of application to Director of Music with mark sheets of most recent examinations, details of musical experience; audition; Grade VI with merit recommended prior to November 2026; GCSE Music candidates bring samples of compositions (per Sixth Form Prospectus 2027 Entry)
When: Letter of application by Friday 16 October 2026
What it's worth: Up to 50% of the tuition fees, including free tuition in school for one instrument
How to apply: Separate application required (letter of application to the Director of Music via Admissions)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Bursaries
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested; complete Bursary Form with Statement of Financial Circumstances; candidate must meet normal academic entry requirements
When: 16+ Application Form and Bursary Form by Friday 16 October 2026 (Year 12 2027 entry)
What it's worth: Up to 100% of tuition fees
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
The June Jacobs Bursary
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Named means-tested Sixth Form bursary honouring June Jacobs CBE, among the financial support available at Sixth Form
When: Year 12 2027 bursary deadline Friday 16 October 2026
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Separate application required (Bursary Form, as for other Channing bursaries)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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