Schools / Newcastle High School for Girls
Newcastle High School for Girls is an independent school for girls in Newcastle upon Tyne, educating around 660 pupils aged 3 to 18. It is a Church of England school. Entrance is by the school's own 11+ examinations, usually in English and mathematics, together with an interview.
Athena holds admission-route records for Newcastle High School for Girls. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
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School-set papers - English and Mathematics papers plus a CEM Select Entrance Assessment (CEM has no profile in the taxonomy).
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 - English and Mathematics papers plus a CEM Select Entrance Assessment (CEM has no profile in the taxonomy).
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: Around two thirds of results at grades 9–7 and well over 80% of grades at 9–6
School-published
A level: Average point score per A level entry 39.59 (average grade B); 13.2% 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 43.24 (average grade B+)
DfE performance tables
Source: 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: Awarded to the highest-performing pupil in the Entrance Examinations
When: Entrance Examinations on 24 January 2026 for 2026 entry
What it's worth: Up to 50% off fees
How to apply: All Year 7 applicants automatically considered
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Awarded on performance in the Entrance Examinations
When: Entrance Examinations on 24 January 2026 for 2026 entry; award application deadline Friday 5 December 2025
What it's worth: Up to 20% fee remission per year
How to apply: All Year 7 applicants automatically considered
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ExhibitionOther
What is assessed: Subject assessment/audition in Dance
When: Application deadline Friday 5 December 2025 for 2026 entry
What it's worth: Up to £1,200 (gross) per year
How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest on the main application form
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ExhibitionDrama
What is assessed: Subject assessment/audition in Drama
When: Application deadline Friday 5 December 2025 for 2026 entry
What it's worth: Up to £1,200 (gross) per year
How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest on the main application form
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ExhibitionMusic
What is assessed: Audition in Music
When: Application deadline Friday 5 December 2025 for 2026 entry
What it's worth: Up to £1,200 (gross) per year
How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest on the main application form
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ExhibitionSport
What is assessed: Subject assessment in Sport
When: Application deadline Friday 5 December 2025 for 2026 entry
What it's worth: Up to £1,200 (gross) per year
How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest on the main application form
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested on household income; also requires strong performance in the entrance examinations
When: Application deadline Friday 5 December 2025 for 2026 entry
What it's worth: Up to 100% of fees
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Awarded to the highest-performing pupil in the Year 12 award process
When: Award application deadline Friday 5 December 2025 for 2026 entry
What it's worth: Up to 50% off fees
How to apply: Separate application required — Scholar Award application process
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Awarded through the Year 12 Scholar Award application process
When: Award application deadline Friday 5 December 2025 for 2026 entry
What it's worth: Up to 20% fee remission per year
How to apply: Separate application required — Scholar Award application process
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ExhibitionArt
What is assessed: Subject assessment in Art (Sixth Form entry only)
When: Application deadline Friday 5 December 2025 for 2026 entry
What it's worth: Up to £1,200 (gross) per year
How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest on the main application form
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ExhibitionOther
What is assessed: Subject assessment/audition in Dance
When: Application deadline Friday 5 December 2025 for 2026 entry
What it's worth: Up to £1,200 (gross) per year
How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest on the main application form
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ExhibitionDrama
What is assessed: Subject assessment/audition in Drama
When: Application deadline Friday 5 December 2025 for 2026 entry
What it's worth: Up to £1,200 (gross) per year
How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest on the main application form
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ExhibitionMusic
What is assessed: Audition in Music
When: Application deadline Friday 5 December 2025 for 2026 entry
What it's worth: Up to £1,200 (gross) per year
How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest on the main application form
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ExhibitionSport
What is assessed: Subject assessment in Sport
When: Application deadline Friday 5 December 2025 for 2026 entry
What it's worth: Up to £1,200 (gross) per year
How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest on the main application form
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
AwardOther
What is assessed: Means-tested awards run in partnership with the Reece Foundation, for outstanding young engineers currently in Year 11 at a maintained school
When: Sixth Form entry cycle
What it's worth: Up to 100% fee remission
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested on household income; also requires strong academic performance
When: Application deadline Friday 5 December 2025 for 2026 entry
What it's worth: Up to 100% of fees
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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