Schools / Sheffield High School for Girls
Sheffield High School for Girls is an independent school for girls in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, educating around 700 pupils aged 3 to 19. Entrance is by the school's own 11+ examinations, usually in English and mathematics, together with an interview.
Athena holds admission-route records for Sheffield 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 - Year 7 entrance examination papers in Mathematics and English.
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Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
School-set papers - Year 7 entrance examination papers in Mathematics and English.
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: 80% of grades were awarded at 9-7 (64% of grades at 9-8; 40% of all grades a grade 9)
School-published
A level: Average point score per A level entry 48.47 (average grade A); 48.6% 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 46.15 (average grade A-)
DfE performance tables
University destinations:
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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: Scheme confirmed on the school's website; detailed criteria are published in the school's scholarship booklet / on application (see info_url)
When: Scholarship and bursary applications by the early December deadline
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Application route not stated on the published pages
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Entrance examination (usually top 30% performance) plus GDST means test based on family income and resources
When: Deadline in early December each year
What it's worth: From 30% up to a maximum of the full published fees
How to apply: Separate application required — indicate on the registration form, then GDST online bursary platform
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Students put themselves forward; aptitude test and panel interview, selected on assessment outcomes plus school reports and mock exam results
When: Sixth Form entry cycle
What it's worth: £1000
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Letter of application; selected after department interview and/or assessment, at the Head of Department's discretion; available in every A Level subject
When: Sixth Form
What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission stated
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAll rounder
What is assessed: Awarded at the Head's discretion for outstanding contribution to the school community, special achievements and academic excellence; no application process published
When: Awarded at the end of each academic year
What it's worth: Honorary
How to apply: By invitation/nomination
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Entrance assessment plus GDST means test based on family income and resources
When: Deadline in early December each year
What it's worth: From 30% up to a maximum of the full published fees
How to apply: Separate application required — indicate on the registration form, then GDST online bursary platform
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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