Schools / James Allen's Girls' School
James Allen's Girls' School
- Independent school
- Girls
- Day
- Ages 4–18
- 1,223 pupils
James Allen's Girls' School is an independent school for girls in Dulwich, educating around 1,200 pupils aged 4 to 18. Entrance is assessed through the ISEB Common Pre-Test, followed by the school's own examination papers and an interview. It is part of the Dulwich trio of schools founded under Edward Alleyn's College of God's Gift, alongside Dulwich College and Alleyn's.
RegionLondon
DfE URN100863
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for James Allen's Girls' School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
2027 entry
Set by ISEB (tests commissioned from GL Assessment)
ISEB Common Pre-Test (November-early December), plus the school's own assessment morning (one-to-one interview, creative writing task and interactive group task).
9489 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)
ISEB Common Pre-Test (November-early December), plus the school's own assessment morning (one-to-one interview, creative writing task and interactive group task).
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
2028 entry
Set by ISEB (tests commissioned from GL Assessment)
ISEB Common Pre-Test (November-early December), plus the school's own assessment morning (one-to-one interview, creative writing task and interactive group task).
9489 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)
ISEB Common Pre-Test (November-early December), plus the school's own assessment morning (one-to-one interview, creative writing task and interactive group task).
1038 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: Autumn to spring of Year 6: the ISEB Common Pre-Test is sat at the candidate’s own school (most schools work to the autumn term), with the school’s own papers and interview day usually in January 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: Autumn to spring of Year 6: the ISEB Common Pre-Test is sat at the candidate’s own school (most schools work to the autumn term), with the school’s own papers and interview day usually in January 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
GCSE: 48% of all results were Grade 9; 76% of results were Grade 8 or 9
School-published
A level: Average point score per A level entry 50.79 (average grade A); 65.7% 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 49.75 (average grade A)
DfE performance tables
University destinations:
- 14 leavers — Oxford or Cambridge — School-published: 14 students accepted places at Oxford and Cambridge among 2024 leavers (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 Scholarship
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Based on results of the Senior School Entrance Examination; invitation to scholarship assessment depends on entrance performance and talent in chosen discipline
When: Entrance examination cycle for Year 7 entry
What it's worth: 10% of school fees
How to apply: By invitation following entrance assessment
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Art Scholarship
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment in art after entrance examination
When: Entrance cycle
What it's worth: 10% of school fees
How to apply: Application at registration / by invitation
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Music Scholarship
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment in music after strong entrance examination performance; may include fees for up to two instruments at Head's discretion
When: Entrance cycle
What it's worth: 10% of school fees (plus possible instrument tuition fees)
How to apply: Application at registration; invitation to assessment depends on entrance performance
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Sporting Scholarship
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment for sporting talent after entrance examination
When: Entrance cycle
What it's worth: 10% of school fees
How to apply: Application at registration / by invitation
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
James Allen Bursary
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested James Allen Bursary scheme; one in six Senior School pupils receive a bursary covering well over 80% of fees on average (school page)
When: Registration early September to mid November; tick bursary box on registration form
What it's worth: Up to 100% of fees plus contribution towards uniform, travel, trips and lunches
How to apply: Tick relevant box on Registration form to indicate wish to apply for a Bursary Award
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
13+ entry
Academic Scholarship
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Based on Senior School Entrance Examination results
When: 13+ entry cycle
What it's worth: 10% of school fees
How to apply: By invitation following entrance assessment
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Art Scholarship
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment in art
When: 13+ entry cycle
What it's worth: 10% of school fees
How to apply: Application at registration / by invitation
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Music Scholarship
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment in music
When: 13+ entry cycle
What it's worth: 10% of school fees
How to apply: Application at registration / by invitation
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Sporting Scholarship
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Scholarship assessment for sporting talent
When: 13+ entry cycle
What it's worth: 10% of school fees
How to apply: Application at registration / by invitation
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
16+ entry
Academic Sixth Form Scholarship
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Awarded based on GCSE results
When: Following GCSE results for Sixth Form entry
What it's worth: £2,000 per annum deducted from school fees
How to apply: All candidates automatically considered on GCSE results
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Art Scholarship
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Art scholarship assessment following application at registration
When: Sixth Form entry cycle
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Separate application required when registering
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Music Scholarship
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Music scholarship assessment following application at registration
When: Sixth Form entry cycle
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Separate application required when registering
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
James Allen Bursary
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested bursary scheme at 16+ entry (bursaries for 11+ and 16+ only, per scholarships page)
When: At Sixth Form registration
What it's worth: Up to 100% of fees plus contribution towards uniform, travel, trips and lunches
How to apply: Indicate on registration form
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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