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Nottingham High School

Nottingham High School is an independent co-educational school in Nottingham, educating around 1,200 pupils aged 3 to 19. Entrance is by the school's own 11+ examinations, usually in English and mathematics, together with an interview.

RegionEast Midlands
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN122915

The exam

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Key dates & preparation

2028 entry

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

2027 entry

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

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

A level: Average point score per A level entry 49.75 (average grade A); 65.4% 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 48.07 (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 Part Scholarships

    ScholarshipAcademic

    What is assessed: Awarded in a limited number on the basis of the school's assessment of pupils (internal Year 6 pupils and external joiners). Equivalent awards for Years 8 and above are based on end-of-year examinations

    When: Year 7 entry assessment cycle

    What it's worth: £1,400 deduction off school fees, for Year 7 only

    How to apply: All assessed pupils automatically considered

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Scholarship

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: Audition in the Music department; guide standard around Grade 4 or above on the principal instrument

    When: Auditions during the first term of Year 7

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

    How to apply: Separate application required — audition arranged in the first term of Year 7

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Means-tested on parental income; awards are made by ranking in the entrance assessment plus interview, together with family circumstances. Finances are resubmitted each May/June

    When: Tick 'bursary-assisted place' on the application form by 1 November in Year 6; entrance assessment in January

    What it's worth: May cover full or partial tuition fees

    How to apply: Separate application required — indicate 'bursary-assisted place' on the application form by the deadline

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

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