Schools / Charterhouse
Charterhouse
- Independent school
- Boys
- Day & boarding
- Ages 12–19
- Founded 1611
- 1,027 pupils
Charterhouse is an independent school for boys in Godalming, Surrey (girls join in the sixth form). The main point of entry is Year 9 (13+): candidates sit the ISEB Common Pre-Test in the autumn of Year 6, and offers made in March are confirmed by a positive Year 8 school reference — the school publishes no Common Entrance requirement. The school was founded in 1611 by Thomas Sutton, on a site whose Carthusian monastery gave the school its name.
RegionSouth East
DfE URN125340
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for Charterhouse. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
Registration deadline: register by 30 September of Year 6. Registration for these schools closes well before the entrance tests — check the school's own admissions page for the exact form and dates.
2027 entry
Set by ISEB (tests commissioned from GL Assessment)
Confirmation: Confirmed on school reports — no confirmation exam
Register by: 30 September of Year 6
13+ entry - Stage 1 (the 11+ pre-test stage, in Year 6): candidates for Charterhouse sit the ISEB Common Pre-Test in the autumn term of Year 6 (register by 30 September), reviewed alongside a current-school reference; successful applicants attend an Interview and Activities Assessment in spring Year 6, with offers in March confirmed by a positive Year 8 school reference - Charterhouse publishes no Common Entrance requirement. See the school's Independent School 13+ Entry route for the full pathway.
9489 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena independents completion research 2026-10-28
Set by ISEB Common Entrance / school scholarship papers
Confirmation: Confirmed on school reports — no confirmation exam
Register by: 30 September of Year 6
Charterhouse assesses in Year 6 (register by 30 September): ISEB Common Pre-Test, then interview, group activities and creative writing in spring, with offers in March. Offers are conditional on a positive Year 8 school reference for performance and behaviour; no Common Entrance requirement is published.
Route record: verified · Athena independents completion research 2026-10-28
2028 entry
Set by ISEB (tests commissioned from GL Assessment)
Confirmation: Confirmed on school reports — no confirmation exam
Register by: 30 September of Year 6
13+ entry - Stage 1 (the 11+ pre-test stage, in Year 6): candidates for Charterhouse sit the ISEB Common Pre-Test in the autumn term of Year 6 (register by 30 September), reviewed alongside a current-school reference; successful applicants attend an Interview and Activities Assessment in spring Year 6, with offers in March confirmed by a positive Year 8 school reference - Charterhouse publishes no Common Entrance requirement. See the school's Independent School 13+ Entry route for the full pathway.
9489 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena independents completion research 2026-10-28
Set by ISEB Common Entrance / school scholarship papers
Confirmation: Confirmed on school reports — no confirmation exam
Register by: 30 September of Year 6
Charterhouse assesses in Year 6 (register by 30 September): ISEB Common Pre-Test, then interview, group activities and creative writing in spring, with offers in March. Offers are conditional on a positive Year 8 school reference for performance and behaviour; no Common Entrance requirement is published.
Route record: verified · Athena independents completion research 2026-10-28
Key dates & preparation
2028 entry
Test: Stage A pre-assessment during Year 6 (some schools assess in Year 7); confirmation — Common Entrance or the school’s own process — in May/June of Year 8 (see the route description for this school’s exact model)
Results: Conditional offers follow the Stage A assessment, typically by the spring of Year 6
Offers: Places are confirmed in Year 8 once the school’s confirmation condition is met (see the route description)
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: Stage A pre-assessment during Year 6 (some schools assess in Year 7); confirmation — Common Entrance or the school’s own process — in May/June of Year 8 (see the route description for this school’s exact model)
Results: Conditional offers follow the Stage A assessment, typically by the spring of Year 6
Offers: Places are confirmed in Year 8 once the school’s confirmation condition is met (see the route description)
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. Entry at 13+ is governed by the school’s own pre-assessment and confirmation process (see the route description); registration deadlines fall early — typically during Year 5 or Year 6 — and places at this level are heavily oversubscribed.
Read the school's admissions policy
Results & destinations
2025 results
A level: Average point score per A level entry 44.62 (average grade B+); 23.4% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
University destinations:
- 64 leavers — UK top-10 universities — counted from school-published destinations list
- 6 leavers — Oxford or Cambridge — Summed from the school's published 2025 destinations list — the same list counted for this school's top-10 row: Oxford 3 + Cambridge 3 (places).
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
A level: Average point score per A level entry 45.24 (average grade A-)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
Athena counts a fixed UK top-10: University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, London School of Economics, University College London, Durham University, King's College London, University of Edinburgh, University of St Andrews and University of Warwick.
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.
13+ entry
13+ Scholarship — Art & Textiles
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Co-curricular scholarship assessment for pupils joining at 13+ (place holders); scholarships do not confirm the place
When: January of Year 8
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Scholarship application forms are provided after registration
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
13+ Scholarship — Design Engineering
ScholarshipOther
What is assessed: Co-curricular scholarship assessment for pupils joining at 13+ (place holders); scholarships do not confirm the place
When: January of Year 8
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Scholarship application forms are provided after registration
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
13+ Scholarship — Drama, Dance & Performing Arts
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Co-curricular scholarship assessment for pupils joining at 13+ (place holders); scholarships do not confirm the place
When: January of Year 8
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Scholarship application forms are provided after registration
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
13+ Scholarship — Music
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Co-curricular scholarship assessment for pupils joining at 13+ (place holders); scholarships do not confirm the place
When: January of Year 8
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Scholarship application forms are provided after registration
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
13+ Scholarship — Sport
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Co-curricular scholarship assessment for pupils joining at 13+ (place holders); scholarships do not confirm the place
When: January of Year 8
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Scholarship application forms are provided after registration
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Foundation (Academic) Scholarship
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Compulsory English, Maths, French or Spanish and Science, plus two optional papers based on the Common Entrance syllabus, with an interview, group lesson and personal statement. Sat by pupils already holding a place — scholarships do not confirm the place.
When: April of Year 8
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Applied for during Year 8 after holding a place; scholarship forms are provided after registration
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Means-tested bursaries
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested fee assistance, assessed on family finances; bursaries can supplement scholarship awards where there is need (no examination)
When: Applied for alongside the 13+ application
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Separate bursary application alongside registration
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
16+ entry
16+ Academic Scholarship
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: No application is necessary: candidates successful in the 16+ entrance assessments are invited to apply
When: Sixth Form entry cycle (Year 11)
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: By invitation following the entrance assessments — no separate application
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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