Schools / St John's School, Leatherhead
St John's School, Leatherhead
- Independent school
- Co-educational
- Day & boarding
- Ages 11–18
- 892 pupils
St John's School, Leatherhead is an independent co-educational school in Leatherhead, Surrey, with an Anglican foundation open to families of all faiths and none. Entry to Year 7 is through the ISEB Common Pre-Test in October or November of Year 6; every candidate is then invited to an Experience Day in January, with around 80 places available.
RegionSouth East
DfE URN125353
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for St John's School, Leatherhead. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
2027 entry
Set by ISEB (tests commissioned from GL Assessment)
11+ entry (Year 7): all applicants sit the ISEB Common Pre-Test in October or November of Year 6, and every candidate who sits it for St John's is invited to an Experience Day in January of Year 6, with group activities and a friendly one-to-one interview. Around 80 places. St John's is an Anglican foundation open to families of all faiths and none; its means-tested support includes a dedicated bursary route for children of Anglican clergy.
9489 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena independents completion research 2026-10-28
2028 entry
Set by ISEB (tests commissioned from GL Assessment)
11+ entry (Year 7): all applicants sit the ISEB Common Pre-Test in October or November of Year 6, and every candidate who sits it for St John's is invited to an Experience Day in January of Year 6, with group activities and a friendly one-to-one interview. Around 80 places. St John's is an Anglican foundation open to families of all faiths and none; its means-tested support includes a dedicated bursary route for children of Anglican clergy.
9489 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: Autumn to spring of Year 6: the ISEB Common Pre-Test is sat at the candidate’s own school (most schools work to the autumn term), with the school’s own papers and interview day usually in January 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: Autumn to spring of Year 6: the ISEB Common Pre-Test is sat at the candidate’s own school (most schools work to the autumn term), with the school’s own papers and interview day usually in January 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
GCSE: 80% of GCSE grades were 9-7 (58% at 9-8)
School-published
A level: Average point score per A level entry 44.56 (average grade B+); 27.9% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
University destinations:
- 4 leavers — Oxford or Cambridge — School-published: four pupils secured places at Oxford or Cambridge among 2025 leavers (places).
- 84% of leavers — Russell Group universities — School-published: '84% progressed to Russell Group or equivalent universities' (2025 leavers).
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 · official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
A level: Average point score per A level entry 46.78 (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: Scheme confirmed on the school's website; detailed criteria are published in the school's scholarship booklet / on application (see info_url)
When: Scholarship applications by the registration closing date (1 November of Year 6 for 11+)
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
Art Scholarship
ScholarshipArt
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: Not stated on the published pages
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
Design and Engineering Scholarship
ScholarshipOther
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: Not stated on the published pages
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
Music Scholarship
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Music (instrumental and choral) scholarship assessment, per the school's How to Apply admissions brochure
When: Not stated on the published pages
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
Performing Arts Scholarship
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Performing Arts scholarship assessment (drama, musical theatre and dance), per the school's admissions publications
When: Not stated on the published pages
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
Sport Scholarship
ScholarshipSport
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: Not stated on the published pages
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: Must meet the school's entry criteria; means-tested assessment by Bursary Administration Limited including full financial disclosure and a home visit; annual review
When: Awards confirmed when a place is offered
What it's worth: Percentage reduction of tuition fees only; value not otherwise stated on the published pages
How to apply: Separate application required — forms from the Admissions Office
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
13+ entry
Academic Scholarship
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: Not stated on the published pages
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
Art Scholarship
ScholarshipArt
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: Not stated on the published pages
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
Design and Engineering Scholarship
ScholarshipOther
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: Not stated on the published pages
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
Music Scholarship
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Music (instrumental and choral) scholarship assessment
When: Not stated on the published pages
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
Performing Arts Scholarship
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Performing Arts scholarship assessment (drama, musical theatre and dance)
When: Not stated on the published pages
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
Sport Scholarship
ScholarshipSport
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: Not stated on the published pages
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: Must meet entry criteria; means-tested BAL assessment with home visit; for Year 9 entry the award is indicative, with a further review in the spring of the year of entry
When: Further review in spring of year of entry
What it's worth: Percentage reduction of tuition fees only
How to apply: Separate application required — forms from the Admissions Office
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
16+ entry
Academic Scholarship
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: Not stated on the published pages
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
Art Scholarship
ScholarshipArt
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: Not stated on the published pages
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
Design and Engineering Scholarship
ScholarshipOther
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: Not stated on the published pages
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
Music Scholarship
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Music (instrumental and choral) scholarship assessment
When: Not stated on the published pages
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
Performing Arts Scholarship
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Performing Arts scholarship assessment (drama, musical theatre and dance)
When: Not stated on the published pages
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
Sport Scholarship
ScholarshipSport
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: Not stated on the published pages
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: Must meet entry criteria; means-tested BAL assessment with home visit; annual review
When: Awards confirmed when a place is offered
What it's worth: Percentage reduction of tuition fees only
How to apply: Separate application required — forms from the Admissions Office
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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