Schools / Cheltenham Ladies' College
Cheltenham Ladies' College is an independent school for girls in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, educating around 810 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entrance is by the school's own 11+ examinations, usually in English and mathematics, together with an interview. Boarding places are available alongside day places.
Athena holds admission-route records for Cheltenham Ladies' College. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
School-set papers - written and adaptive online tests in Mathematics, English and Verbal Reasoning set for the College.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
School-set papers - written and adaptive online tests in Mathematics, English and Verbal Reasoning set for the College.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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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
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
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.
GCSE: 50% of grades at grade 9; 74% at 9/8; 88% at 9–7
School-published
A level: Average point score per A level entry 48.56 (average grade A); 60.0% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
A level: Average point score per A level entry 48.94 (average grade A)
DfE performance tables
University destinations:
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 · official source · checked 2026-10-28
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.
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: All applicants considered, with selected candidates invited to further assessment
When: Timing not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission (Scholarship Awards do not carry fee remission)
How to apply: All entrance candidates automatically considered (selected candidates invited to further assessment)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Performance, aural tests and interview; most successful candidates at ABRSM Grade 4+ in principal study
When: Timing not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission (Scholarship Awards do not carry fee remission)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested; written entrance tests and interviews, plus financial review; UK taxpayer families only
When: Register by mid-September 2026; assessments first two weeks of October 2026; outcome January 2027 (2027 entry)
What it's worth: From 1%-100% of fees (fully or partially funded day or boarding places), plus pro-rated support towards extras
How to apply: Separate application required (Beale Award Enquiry Form, then Registration Form via Admission Portal)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: All applicants considered, with selected candidates invited to further assessment
When: Timing not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission (Scholarship Awards do not carry fee remission)
How to apply: All entrance candidates automatically considered (selected candidates invited to further assessment)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Portfolio and practical task
When: Timing not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission (Scholarship Awards do not carry fee remission)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Shortlisted candidates take part in a practical audition and interview including performance and discussion of their interest in Drama
When: Timing not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission (Scholarship Awards do not carry fee remission)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Performance, aural tests and interview; most successful candidates at ABRSM Grade 5+ in principal study
When: Timing not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission (Scholarship Awards do not carry fee remission)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Practical performance and interview; scholars often play at county level or beyond
When: Timing not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission (Scholarship Awards do not carry fee remission)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Students apply directly on their Entrance Exam Form; shortlisted candidates attend an assessment day
When: Assessment day in November of Year 11
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission (Scholarship Awards do not carry fee remission)
How to apply: Separate application required (apply on Entrance Exam Form)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Portfolio and practical task
When: Timing not stated on the published pages (16+ 2027 deadline stated as passed)
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission (Scholarship Awards do not carry fee remission)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Shortlisted candidates take part in a practical audition and interview including performance and discussion of their interest in Drama
When: Timing not stated on the published pages (16+ 2027 deadline stated as passed)
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission (Scholarship Awards do not carry fee remission)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Performance, aural tests and interview; most successful candidates at ABRSM Grade 7+ in principal study
When: Timing not stated on the published pages (16+ 2027 deadline stated as passed)
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission (Scholarship Awards do not carry fee remission)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: For promising organists: Grade 6+ keyboard skills, preferably confident sight-reading, previous experience playing/studying the organ
When: Timing not stated on the published pages (16+ 2027 deadline stated as passed)
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission (Scholarship Awards do not carry fee remission)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Practical performance and interview; scholars often play at county level or beyond
When: Timing not stated on the published pages (16+ 2027 deadline stated as passed)
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission (Scholarship Awards do not carry fee remission)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested; written entrance tests and interviews, plus financial review; UK taxpayer families only
When: Register by end of September 2026; assessments early November 2026; outcome January 2027
What it's worth: From 1%-100% of fees (fully or partially funded day or boarding places), plus pro-rated support towards extras
How to apply: Separate application required (Beale Award Enquiry Form, then Registration Form via Admission Portal)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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