Schools / St Swithun's School
St Swithun's School
- Independent school
- Girls
- Day & boarding
- Ages 2–18
- 667 pupils
St Swithun's School is an independent school for girls in Winchester, Hampshire, educating around 670 pupils aged 2 to 18. 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. Boarding places are available alongside day places.
RegionSouth East
DfE URN116534
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for St Swithun's School. 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)
Combination - ISEB Common Pre-Test plus the school's own English and mathematics papers.
9489 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
Combination - ISEB Common Pre-Test plus the school's own English and mathematics papers.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
2028 entry
Set by ISEB (tests commissioned from GL Assessment)
Combination - ISEB Common Pre-Test plus the school's own English and mathematics papers.
9489 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
Combination - ISEB Common Pre-Test plus the school's own English and mathematics papers.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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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: 60% of grades were 9/8/A* with 77% being 7/A and above (37% of grades at grade 9)
School-published
A level: Average point score per A level entry 49.13 (average grade A); 58.3% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
University destinations:
- 16% of offers — Oxford or Cambridge — School-published: '16% of students received offers to study at either Cambridge or Oxford' (offers, not places).
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 · official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
A level: Average point score per A level entry 48.36 (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: External candidates selected on pre-test scores, school reference and written entry papers; invited for interview
When: Scholarship interviews week commencing Monday 15 January (Year 7)
What it's worth: Scholarship awards from 2026 will not carry any fee remission (honorary)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Music Scholarship
ScholarshipMusic
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: Scholarship awards from 2026 will not carry any fee remission (honorary)
How to apply: Separate application required — scholarship application form linked from the scholarships page
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Means-Tested Award (Bursary)
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Same entrance procedure as all other applicants, plus means-tested award application; candidates must first have registered for a place
When: Means-tested award applications by 30 September in the year prior to entry
What it's worth: Up to 100% of tuition fees
How to apply: Separate application required — complete the school application form at the earliest opportunity, then MTA application via the school office
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
13+ entry
Academic Scholarship
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: UK-based candidates may be put forward by their current school and take the Common Academic Scholarship papers; overseas/late candidates selected on the school's own entry papers, with possible interview
When: Common Academic Scholarship papers in February of the year of entry; interviews Monday 26 – Wednesday 28 February (Year 9)
What it's worth: Scholarship awards from 2026 will not carry any fee remission (honorary)
How to apply: By invitation/nomination — candidates put forward by their current school
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: Scholarship awards from 2026 will not carry any fee remission (honorary)
How to apply: Separate application required — Art application form linked from the scholarships page
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: Not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: Scholarship awards from 2026 will not carry any fee remission (honorary)
How to apply: Separate application required — Drama application form linked from the scholarships page
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Mathematics 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: Scholarship awards from 2026 will not carry any fee remission (honorary)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Music Scholarship
ScholarshipMusic
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: Scholarship awards from 2026 will not carry any fee remission (honorary)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Means-Tested Award (Bursary)
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Same entrance procedure as all other applicants, plus means-tested award application
When: Means-tested award applications by 30 September in the year prior to entry
What it's worth: Up to 100% of tuition fees
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
16+ entry
Academic Scholarship
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Academic assessments in intended A Level subjects (internal and external candidates examined together)
When: Examined in November in the year preceding entry
What it's worth: Scholarship awards from 2026 will not carry any fee remission (honorary)
How to apply: Separate application required — internal candidates invited to apply
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: Scholarship awards from 2026 will not carry any fee remission (honorary)
How to apply: Separate application required
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: Not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: Scholarship awards from 2026 will not carry any fee remission (honorary)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Mathematics 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: Scholarship awards from 2026 will not carry any fee remission (honorary)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Music Scholarship
ScholarshipMusic
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: Scholarship awards from 2026 will not carry any fee remission (honorary)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Sports Scholarship
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Sports scholarships awarded at 16+ for internal and external candidates (sports scholarships are also awarded at the end of Year 9 to current pupils)
When: Not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: Scholarship awards from 2026 will not carry any fee remission (honorary)
How to apply: Separate application required — Sport application form linked from the scholarships page
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Means-Tested Award (Bursary)
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Same entrance procedure as all other applicants, plus means-tested award application
When: Means-tested award applications by 30 September in the year prior to entry
What it's worth: Up to 100% of tuition fees
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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