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St Paul's Girls' School

St Paul's Girls' School is an independent school for girls in Hammersmith (Brook Green), educating around 830 pupils aged 10 to 19. It is a Church of England school. Entrance is assessed through the ISEB Common Pre-Test, followed by the school's own examination papers and an interview.

RegionLondon
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN100366

The exam

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2027 entry

2028 entry

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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

A level: Average point score per A level entry 54.91 (average grade A+); 83.9% of A level students achieved AAB or higher

DfE performance tables

University destinations:

  • 48 leavers — Oxford or Cambridge — School-published: 'Summed from the school's published University Destinations 2025 list: University of Cambridge 24 (as stated in the list's totals) and University of Oxford 24 (summed from the per-course entries)' (places).

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 · official source · checked 2026-10-28

2024 results

GCSE: 94.1% of entries gained grades 8 or 9 (81.9% grade 9)

School-published

A level: Average point score per A level entry 54.75 (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

  • Music Scholarship

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: Video application, followed by practical audition and interview with the Director of Music and music staff. The only scholarships awarded at 11+ entry are music scholarships; no academic scholarships are available

    When: 11+ application cycle

    What it's worth: Lessons in one instrument/voice worth £975 per annum; tenable for five years

    How to apply: Separate application required — indicate on the initial application form / main 11+ application

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Exhibition

    ExhibitionMusic

    What is assessed: Awarded following the music scholarship auditions, at the Director of Music's discretion

    When: 11+ audition cycle

    What it's worth: No financial award; mentoring, recognition and increased music-making opportunities; tenable for five years at 11+

    How to apply: Separate application required — via the music scholarship application

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Entrance examination plus means-tested assessment of family income, realisable assets and other factors, case by case; annual financial assessment form required

    When: 11+ entry cycle

    What it's worth: Partial bursaries up to full bursaries; maximum value is the full published fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

16+ entry

  • Art Scholarship

    ScholarshipArt

    What is assessed: Portfolio submission and workshop (per the school's scholarship details); external candidates must be successful in the Senior School entrance examination

    When: 16+ entry cycle

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

    How to apply: Separate application required — indicate on the initial application form

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Drama Scholarship

    ScholarshipDrama

    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: 16+ entry cycle

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

    How to apply: Separate application required — indicate on the initial application form

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Scholarship

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: Audition-based scholarship for talented and committed applicants; external candidates must be successful in the Senior School entrance examination

    When: 16+ entry cycle

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

    How to apply: Separate application required — indicate on the initial application form

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Exhibition

    ExhibitionMusic

    What is assessed: Awarded following the music auditions, at the Director of Music's discretion

    When: 16+ entry cycle

    What it's worth: No financial award; mentoring and recognition; tenable for two years at 16+

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Senior School entrance examination plus means-tested assessment, case by case; annual review

    When: 16+ entry cycle

    What it's worth: Partial bursaries up to full bursaries; maximum value is the full published fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

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