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Putney High School

Putney High School is an independent school for girls in Putney, London, and a member of the Girls' Day School Trust. Entry to Year 7 is in two stages: a one-hour digital assessment in maths and English in November of Year 6, then the school's own Athena Assessment — a creative group task and problem-solving — with an interview in January.

RegionLondon
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN101072

The exam

Athena holds admission-route records for Putney High 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+11+ route

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

    11+ entry (Year 7, GDST), two stages. Stage 1: a bespoke one-hour digital assessment in Maths and English hosted on the Quest platform, sat at the school in November of Year 6; stage 1 results are shared before Christmas. Stage 2, by invitation in January: the school's own 'Athena Assessment' (a creative group task and problem-solving) plus a one-to-one interview. Offers are made in mid-February, in line with other London independent girls' schools. 2027 cycle: Stage 1 on 20 November 2026, Stage 2 on 13 January 2027.

    10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: verified · Athena independents completion research 2026-10-28

2028 entry

  • Quest Assessments 11+11+ route

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

    11+ entry (Year 7, GDST), two stages. Stage 1: a bespoke one-hour digital assessment in Maths and English hosted on the Quest platform, sat at the school in November of Year 6; stage 1 results are shared before Christmas. Stage 2, by invitation in January: the school's own 'Athena Assessment' (a creative group task and problem-solving) plus a one-to-one interview. Offers are made in mid-February, in line with other London independent girls' schools.

    10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: verified · Athena independents completion research 2026-10-28

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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: 92% of GCSE grades were Grades 9-7

School-published

A level: Average point score per A level entry 51.28 (average grade A); 68.1% 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 50.55 (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 merit, taking into account the 11+ entrance assessment, the 11+ interview and information provided by the pupil's current school

    When: 11+ entrance cycle

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

    How to apply: All applicants automatically considered

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Scholarship

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: Separate assessment for Music scholarship candidates

    When: 11+ entrance cycle

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

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Sports Scholarship

    ScholarshipSport

    What is assessed: Separate assessment for Sports scholarship candidates

    When: 11+ entrance cycle

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

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Means-tested, with joint household income and assets taken into account

    When: Applied for at entry to Year 7

    What it's worth: Up to 100 per cent of school fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

16+ entry

  • Academic Scholarship

    ScholarshipAcademic

    What is assessed: 16+ interview and, where applicable, scholarship assessment; between 10 and 15 Academic Scholarships have been awarded in recent years

    When: Application deadline Friday 2 October 2026 (12 noon); Assessment Day Friday 13 November 2026; results in early December 2026

    What it's worth: Awards are typically around 10 per cent, although they can be higher on occasion

    How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest on the 16+ application form, then complete a separate online scholarship form

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Art Scholarship

    ScholarshipArt

    What is assessed: 16+ interview and scholarship assessment in the discipline; assessment detail is published in the Sixth Form Scholarship Information Pack

    When: Application deadline Friday 2 October 2026 (12 noon); Assessment Day Friday 13 November 2026

    What it's worth: Awards are typically around 10 per cent, although they can be higher on occasion

    How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest on the 16+ application form, then complete a separate online scholarship form

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Design Scholarship

    ScholarshipOther

    What is assessed: 16+ interview and scholarship assessment in Design (Product Design and Technology, and Textiles); assessment detail is published in the Sixth Form Scholarship Information Pack

    When: Application deadline Friday 2 October 2026 (12 noon); Assessment Day Friday 13 November 2026

    What it's worth: Awards are typically around 10 per cent, although they can be higher on occasion

    How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest on the 16+ application form, then complete a separate online scholarship form

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Drama Scholarship

    ScholarshipDrama

    What is assessed: 16+ interview and scholarship assessment in Drama; assessment detail is published in the Sixth Form Scholarship Information Pack

    When: Application deadline Friday 2 October 2026 (12 noon); Assessment Day Friday 13 November 2026

    What it's worth: Awards are typically around 10 per cent, although they can be higher on occasion

    How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest on the 16+ application form, then complete a separate online scholarship form

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Scholarship

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: 16+ interview and scholarship assessment in Music; assessment detail is published in the Sixth Form Scholarship Information Pack

    When: Application deadline Friday 2 October 2026 (12 noon); Assessment Day Friday 13 November 2026

    What it's worth: Awards are typically around 10 per cent, although they can be higher on occasion

    How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest on the 16+ application form, then complete a separate online scholarship form

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Sports Scholarship

    ScholarshipSport

    What is assessed: 16+ interview and scholarship assessment in Sport; assessment detail is published in the Sixth Form Scholarship Information Pack

    When: Application deadline Friday 2 October 2026 (12 noon); Assessment Day Friday 13 November 2026

    What it's worth: Awards are typically around 10 per cent, although they can be higher on occasion

    How to apply: Separate application required — indicate interest on the 16+ application form, then complete a separate online scholarship form

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Elsa Maud Plant Academic Scholarships

    AwardOther

    What is assessed: Two travel scholarships — one for a Modern Linguist and one for a Scientist — for current Putney pupils in Years 12 and 13, to conduct a university-level research project overseas (named in the school's published scholarships information)

    When: During the Sixth Form (Years 12–13)

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

    How to apply: Internal applicants only — open only to current Putney High School pupils

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Means-tested, with joint household income and assets taken into account

    When: Applied for at entry to Year 12

    What it's worth: Up to 100 per cent of school fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

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