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Uppingham School

Uppingham School is an independent co-educational boarding school in Uppingham, Rutland. Its main point of entry is Year 9 (13+): the school does not use the ISEB Pre-Tests — its pre-tests are Quest Assessments sat in the autumn of Year 7, with an interview and extended writing task — and places are confirmed by Common Entrance at an expected 55% average or the school's own papers in Year 8.

RegionEast Midlands
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN120320

The exam

Athena holds admission-route records for Uppingham 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+Stage A — pre-test at 11+

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

    Confirmation: Confirmed by Common Entrance

    13+ entry - Stage 1 (the pre-test stage, in Year 7): candidates for Uppingham sit the Quest Assessments pre-tests (verbal and non-verbal reasoning, maths, English) online between September and December of Year 7 - Uppingham does not use the ISEB Common Pre-Tests - with a current-school reference, a 20-minute interview and a 30-minute extended writing task. Confirmation in Year 8 is by Common Entrance at an expected 55% average, or Uppingham's own Maths and English papers. See the school's Independent School 13+ Entry route for the full pathway.

    10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: unverified · Route source

  • Independent School 13+ Entry (Common Entrance & Scholarship)Stage B — confirmation at 13+

    Set by ISEB Common Entrance / school scholarship papers

    Confirmation: Confirmed by Common Entrance

    Uppingham does not use the ISEB Pre-Tests — its pre-tests are Quest Assessments (verbal/non-verbal reasoning, maths, English) sat September–December of Year 7, with an interview and an extended writing task. Confirmation is by Common Entrance at an expected 55% average, or Uppingham's own Maths and English papers from autumn of Year 8.

    Route record: unverified · Route source

2028 entry

  • Quest Assessments 11+Stage A — pre-test at 11+

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

    Confirmation: Confirmed by Common Entrance

    13+ entry - Stage 1 (the pre-test stage, in Year 7): candidates for Uppingham sit the Quest Assessments pre-tests (verbal and non-verbal reasoning, maths, English) online between September and December of Year 7 - Uppingham does not use the ISEB Common Pre-Tests - with a current-school reference, a 20-minute interview and a 30-minute extended writing task. Confirmation in Year 8 is by Common Entrance at an expected 55% average, or Uppingham's own Maths and English papers. See the school's Independent School 13+ Entry route for the full pathway.

    10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: unverified · Route source

  • Independent School 13+ Entry (Common Entrance & Scholarship)Stage B — confirmation at 13+

    Set by ISEB Common Entrance / school scholarship papers

    Confirmation: Confirmed by Common Entrance

    Uppingham does not use the ISEB Pre-Tests — its pre-tests are Quest Assessments (verbal/non-verbal reasoning, maths, English) sat September–December of Year 7, with an interview and an extended writing task. Confirmation is by Common Entrance at an expected 55% average, or Uppingham's own Maths and English papers from autumn of Year 8.

    Route record: unverified · Route source

Key dates & preparation

2028 entry

Test: Stage A pre-assessment during Year 6 (some schools assess in Year 7); confirmation — Common Entrance or the school’s own process — in May/June of Year 8 (see the route description for this school’s exact model)

Results: Conditional offers follow the Stage A assessment, typically by the spring of Year 6

Offers: Places are confirmed in Year 8 once the school’s confirmation condition is met (see the route description)

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: Stage A pre-assessment during Year 6 (some schools assess in Year 7); confirmation — Common Entrance or the school’s own process — in May/June of Year 8 (see the route description for this school’s exact model)

Results: Conditional offers follow the Stage A assessment, typically by the spring of Year 6

Offers: Places are confirmed in Year 8 once the school’s confirmation condition is met (see the route description)

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. Entry at 13+ is governed by the school’s own pre-assessment and confirmation process (see the route description); registration deadlines fall early — typically during Year 5 or Year 6 — and places at this level are heavily oversubscribed.

Read the school's admissions policy

Results & destinations

2025 results

A level: Average point score per A level entry 45.01 (average grade A-); 29.5% 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 45.02 (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.

13+ entry

  • Academic Scholarship

    ScholarshipAcademic

    What is assessed: Academic Scholarship examination for 13+ entrants (candidates are exempt from Uppingham's own non-CE confirmation papers). Pupils may enter a maximum of two scholarship disciplines and hold one award.

    When: Examination 23 February 2027 (entry deadline 11 January 2027)

    What it's worth: Ordinarily up to 5% of fees (non-means-tested); top-ups are possible in individual cases

    How to apply: Scholarship entry by the published deadline (11 January 2027 for the 2027 cycle)

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Art Scholarship

    ScholarshipArt

    What is assessed: Scholarship assessment for 13+ entrants; maximum two disciplines per pupil, one award

    When: Year 8 scholarship season (dates published by the school)

    What it's worth: Ordinarily up to 5% of fees (non-means-tested); top-ups are possible in individual cases

    How to apply: Scholarship entry by the published deadlines

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Design Technology Scholarship

    ScholarshipOther

    What is assessed: Scholarship assessment for 13+ entrants; maximum two disciplines per pupil, one award

    When: Year 8 scholarship season (dates published by the school)

    What it's worth: Ordinarily up to 5% of fees (non-means-tested); top-ups are possible in individual cases

    How to apply: Scholarship entry by the published deadlines

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Drama Scholarship

    ScholarshipDrama

    What is assessed: Scholarship assessment for 13+ entrants; maximum two disciplines per pupil, one award

    When: Year 8 scholarship season (dates published by the school)

    What it's worth: Ordinarily up to 5% of fees (non-means-tested); top-ups are possible in individual cases

    How to apply: Scholarship entry by the published deadlines

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Scholarships

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: Music scholarship examinations/auditions for 13+ entrants; maximum two disciplines per pupil, one award

    When: 25–28 January 2027

    What it's worth: Ordinarily up to 5% of fees (non-means-tested); top-ups are possible in individual cases

    How to apply: Scholarship entry by the published deadlines

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Sport Scholarship

    ScholarshipSport

    What is assessed: Scholarship assessment for 13+ entrants; maximum two disciplines per pupil, one award

    When: Year 8 scholarship season (dates published by the school)

    What it's worth: Ordinarily up to 5% of fees (non-means-tested); top-ups are possible in individual cases

    How to apply: Scholarship entry by the published deadlines

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Textiles Scholarship

    ScholarshipOther

    What is assessed: Scholarship assessment for 13+ entrants; maximum two disciplines per pupil, one award

    When: Year 8 scholarship season (dates published by the school)

    What it's worth: Ordinarily up to 5% of fees (non-means-tested); top-ups are possible in individual cases

    How to apply: Scholarship entry by the published deadlines

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Thring Award

    AwardAll rounder

    What is assessed: The Thring Award, Uppingham's named award for 13+ entry only (see the school's scholarships and fee assistance page)

    When: Year 8 scholarship season

    What it's worth: Ordinarily up to 5% of fees (non-means-tested); top-ups are possible in individual cases

    How to apply: Scholarship entry by the published deadlines

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

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