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Lady Eleanor Holles School

Lady Eleanor Holles School is an independent school for girls in Hampton, educating around 970 pupils aged 7 to 19. It is a Church of England school. Entrance is reported to be assessed through the ISEB Common Pre-Test, followed by the school's own examination papers and an interview; secondary sources agree on the Pre-Test, though the school's own admissions page does not name the provider.

RegionLondon
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN102932

The exam

Athena holds admission-route records for Lady Eleanor Holles School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.

2027 entry

  • ISEB Common Pre-TestsStage 1 screening

    Set by ISEB (tests commissioned from GL Assessment)

    ISEB Common Pre-Tests (November, Year 6) plus the school's own Problem-Solving paper (about 1 hour); then interview. Confirmation status (October 2026): this provider is corroborated by multiple independent secondary sources, but the school's own admissions page does not currently name the provider, so treat the attribution as well-supported rather than officially confirmed.

    9489 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: needs review · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27

  • School-set second-stage papers (style class)Stage 2

    Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)

    ISEB Common Pre-Tests (November, Year 6) plus the school's own Problem-Solving paper (about 1 hour); then interview. Confirmation status (October 2026): this provider is corroborated by multiple independent secondary sources, but the school's own admissions page does not currently name the provider, so treat the attribution as well-supported rather than officially confirmed.

    1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: needs review · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27

2028 entry

  • ISEB Common Pre-TestsStage 1 screening

    Set by ISEB (tests commissioned from GL Assessment)

    ISEB Common Pre-Tests (November, Year 6) plus the school's own Problem-Solving paper (about 1 hour); then interview. Confirmation status (October 2026): this provider is corroborated by multiple independent secondary sources, but the school's own admissions page does not currently name the provider, so treat the attribution as well-supported rather than officially confirmed.

    9489 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: needs review · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27

  • School-set second-stage papers (style class)Stage 2

    Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)

    ISEB Common Pre-Tests (November, Year 6) plus the school's own Problem-Solving paper (about 1 hour); then interview. Confirmation status (October 2026): this provider is corroborated by multiple independent secondary sources, but the school's own admissions page does not currently name the provider, so treat the attribution as well-supported rather than officially confirmed.

    1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: needs review · 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: 94% of grades at 9–7; 83% at grades 9–8; 62% at grade 9 (110 candidates)

School-published

A level: Average point score per A level entry 51.09 (average grade A); 57.9% of A level students achieved AAB or higher

DfE performance tables

University destinations:

  • 98% of offers — Russell Group universities — School-published: '98% Russell Group University Offers 2025' (offers).

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 · official source · checked 2026-10-28

2024 results

A level: Average point score per A level entry 51.08 (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: Awarded on performance in the school's entrance assessment; no separate scholarship examination

    When: Entrance assessment in the 11+ cycle; outcomes with offers

    What it's worth: 10% of 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: Audition of about 20 minutes; expected standard Grade 5 Distinction (Grade 8 Distinction for piano-only candidates)

    When: Auditions in late January

    What it's worth: 10% of fees

    How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest via the tick box on the application/registration form

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Exhibition

    ExhibitionMusic

    What is assessed: Awarded from the Music Scholarship audition process

    When: Auditions in late January

    What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages

    How to apply: No separate application — Music Scholarship applicants are considered for Exhibitions

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Means-tested assessment of household finances; a full bursary is likely where household income is below £55,000 and families with income above £100,000 will not usually qualify

    When: Applied for during the admissions cycle, alongside registration

    What it's worth: From £1,000 per term up to full tuition fees; full bursaries may also cover uniform, iPad, textbooks, coach travel, trips and lunches

    How to apply: Separate application required — bursary application made as part of the admissions process

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

16+ entry

  • Academic Scholarship

    ScholarshipAcademic

    What is assessed: Awarded on entrance assessment performance for Sixth Form entry

    When: Sixth Form entry cycle

    What it's worth: 10% of fees

    How to apply: All entrance candidates automatically considered — no separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Art Scholarship

    ScholarshipArt

    What is assessed: Review of portfolio/GCSE artwork, a personal statement and interview

    When: Sixth Form entry cycle

    What it's worth: 10% of fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Drama Scholarship

    ScholarshipDrama

    What is assessed: Audition/presentation plus a written task

    When: Sixth Form entry cycle

    What it's worth: 10% of fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Scholarship

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: Audition; expected standard Grade 7 Distinction

    When: Auditions in late November

    What it's worth: 10% of fees

    How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest via the tick box on the application/registration form

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Sport Scholarship

    ScholarshipSport

    What is assessed: Assessment day including physical profiling, a trial and interview; up to three awarded

    When: Sixth Form entry cycle

    What it's worth: 10% of fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • STEM Scholarship

    ScholarshipOther

    What is assessed: Covering letter and interview

    When: Sixth Form entry cycle

    What it's worth: 10% of fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Exhibition

    ExhibitionMusic

    What is assessed: Awarded from the Music Scholarship audition process

    When: Auditions in late November

    What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages

    How to apply: No separate application — Music Scholarship applicants are considered for Exhibitions

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Means-tested assessment of household finances; a full bursary is likely where household income is below £55,000 and families with income above £100,000 will not usually qualify

    When: Applied for during the admissions cycle, alongside registration

    What it's worth: From £1,000 per term up to full tuition fees; full bursaries may also cover uniform, iPad, textbooks, coach travel, trips and lunches

    How to apply: Separate application required — bursary application made as part of the admissions process

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

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