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Merchant Taylors' School

Merchant Taylors' School is an independent school for boys in Northwood (Moor Park), educating around 1,100 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entrance is by the school's own 11+ examinations, usually in English and mathematics, together with an interview.

RegionLondon
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN117616

The exam

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

2027 entry

  • Quest Assessments 11+Assessment component

    Set by Quest Assessments (produced in partnership with Atom Learning)

    Three school-set written papers (English, Mathematics and the Merchant Taylors' General Paper, 45 minutes each) plus a short Quest online test (20-minute Mathematics and 10-minute Verbal Reasoning).

    10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam

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

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

    Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)

    Three school-set written papers (English, Mathematics and the Merchant Taylors' General Paper, 45 minutes each) plus a short Quest online test (20-minute Mathematics and 10-minute Verbal Reasoning).

    1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam

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

2028 entry

  • Quest Assessments 11+Assessment component

    Set by Quest Assessments (produced in partnership with Atom Learning)

    Three school-set written papers (English, Mathematics and the Merchant Taylors' General Paper, 45 minutes each) plus a short Quest online test (20-minute Mathematics and 10-minute Verbal Reasoning).

    10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam

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

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

    Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)

    Three school-set written papers (English, Mathematics and the Merchant Taylors' General Paper, 45 minutes each) plus a short Quest online test (20-minute Mathematics and 10-minute Verbal Reasoning).

    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: 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: 89.5% of GCSE grades were 9-7 (computed from the school's published results totals: 1,502 of 1,679 entries at grades 9, 8 or 7)

School-published

A level: Average point score per A level entry 48.58 (average grade A); 52.9% of A level students achieved AAB or higher

DfE performance tables

University destinations:

  • 9 leavers — Oxford or Cambridge — School-published: 'Nine secured places at Oxford or Cambridge and a further nine are going on to study Medicine.' (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 49.62 (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 the 11+ entrance examinations (three 45-minute written papers in English, Maths and a General Paper, plus a short online test of 20 minutes Maths and 10 minutes Verbal Reasoning) and interview; top performers are invited to an Academic Scholarship Assessment Day

    When: Main examination day Saturday 28 November 2026; interviews and Academic Scholarship Assessment Day in the week commencing 18 January 2027

    What it's worth: A reduction in school fees (amount not stated on the page)

    How to apply: All entrance candidates automatically considered — top performers are invited to the Academic Scholarship Assessment Day

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Art Scholarship (Practical Scholarship)

    ScholarshipArt

    What is assessed: Practical Scholarship assessment session in January (candidates may apply for one Practical Scholarship only)

    When: Application deadline 31 October 2026; Practical Scholarship Assessments on Friday 29 January 2027

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

    How to apply: Separate application required — apply after registration, by 31 October 2026

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Design Engineering & Technology Scholarship (Practical Scholarship)

    ScholarshipOther

    What is assessed: Practical Scholarship assessment session in January (candidates may apply for one Practical Scholarship only)

    When: Application deadline 31 October 2026; Practical Scholarship Assessments on Friday 29 January 2027

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

    How to apply: Separate application required — apply after registration, by 31 October 2026

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Drama Scholarship (Practical Scholarship)

    ScholarshipDrama

    What is assessed: Practical Scholarship assessment session in January (candidates may apply for one Practical Scholarship only)

    When: Application deadline 31 October 2026; Practical Scholarship Assessments on Friday 29 January 2027

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

    How to apply: Separate application required — apply after registration, by 31 October 2026

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Scholarship (Practical Scholarship)

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: Practical Scholarship assessment session in January (candidates may apply for one Practical Scholarship only)

    When: Application deadline 31 October 2026; Practical Scholarship Assessments on Friday 29 January 2027

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

    How to apply: Separate application required — apply after registration, by 31 October 2026

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Sport Scholarship (Practical Scholarship)

    ScholarshipSport

    What is assessed: Practical Scholarship assessment session in January (candidates may apply for one Practical Scholarship only)

    When: Application deadline 31 October 2026; Practical Scholarship Assessments on Friday 29 January 2027

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

    How to apply: Separate application required — apply after registration, by 31 October 2026

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Means-tested assessment of family finances

    When: Bursary application deadline aligned with registration (31 October 2026 for 2027 entry)

    What it's worth: Up to 100% of fees, and in some cases help towards additional costs such as uniform and coaches

    How to apply: Separate application required — apply through the Admissions office as part of registration

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

16+ entry

  • Art Scholarship (Practical Scholarship)

    ScholarshipArt

    What is assessed: Practical Scholarships are available at Sixth Form; assessment within the Sixth Form admissions process

    When: Registration, bursary and scholarship deadline 31 October 2026; Sixth Form Assessment and Taster Day Monday 16 November 2026

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

    How to apply: Separate application required — register interest with the Admissions office

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Design Engineering & Technology Scholarship (Practical Scholarship)

    ScholarshipOther

    What is assessed: Practical Scholarships are available at Sixth Form; assessment within the Sixth Form admissions process

    When: Registration, bursary and scholarship deadline 31 October 2026; Sixth Form Assessment and Taster Day Monday 16 November 2026

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

    How to apply: Separate application required — register interest with the Admissions office

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Scholarship (Practical Scholarship)

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: Practical Scholarships are available at Sixth Form; assessment within the Sixth Form admissions process

    When: Registration, bursary and scholarship deadline 31 October 2026; Sixth Form Assessment and Taster Day Monday 16 November 2026

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

    How to apply: Separate application required — register interest with the Admissions office

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Sport Scholarship (Practical Scholarship)

    ScholarshipSport

    What is assessed: Practical Scholarships are available at Sixth Form; assessment within the Sixth Form admissions process

    When: Registration, bursary and scholarship deadline 31 October 2026; Sixth Form Assessment and Taster Day Monday 16 November 2026

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

    How to apply: Separate application required — register interest with the Admissions office

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Means-tested assessment of family finances

    When: Registration, bursary and scholarship deadline Saturday 31 October 2026

    What it's worth: Up to 100% of fees, and in some cases help towards additional costs such as uniform, coaches and other expenses

    How to apply: Separate application required — apply through the Admissions office as part of registration

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

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