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Warwick School

Warwick School is an independent school for boys in Warwick, educating around 1,200 pupils aged 7 to 19. Entrance is by the school's own 11+ examinations, usually in English and mathematics, together with an interview. Boarding places are available alongside day places.

RegionWest Midlands
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN125781

The exam

Athena holds admission-route records for Warwick School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.

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Key dates & preparation

2028 entry

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

2027 entry

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

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: 75.6% of grades were graded 9–7 (A/7–9) or better; 54% of results were awarded 9/8

School-published

A level: Average point score per A level entry 45.47 (average grade A-); 40.8% 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 44.19 (average grade B+)

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: Awarded to pupils who perform well in the entrance examinations for Year 7 entry (three papers: Maths, English and an online ability test)

    When: Entrance examinations in November

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

    How to apply: All entrance candidates automatically considered

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • All Rounder Scholarship

    ScholarshipAll rounder

    What is assessed: Offered at Year 7 entry; pupils are expected to perform exceptionally well in two subjects from Art, Music, Sport or Drama

    When: Alongside the Year 7 entrance examinations

    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

  • King Henry VIII Scholarship

    ScholarshipAll rounder

    What is assessed: For pupils living in the CV34 postcode only; offered at Year 7 entry, with pupils expected to perform exceptionally well in two subjects from Art, Music, Sport or Drama

    When: Alongside the Year 7 entrance examinations

    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

  • Music Scholarship

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: Pupils are invited in for an audition if they meet the eligibility criteria

    When: Not stated on the published pages

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

    How to apply: By invitation/nomination

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • CV34 Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Means-tested bursary for families living in the CV34 postcode; household income (including assets and savings) is assessed by third-party Bursary Assessment Associates — the financial threshold is £99,000; successful applicants also receive pro-rata help with uniform, compulsory trips and a BYOD laptop; also based on the child's exam results, interview and current-school report; re-assessed annually

    When: Bursary deadline earlier than the main application deadline

    What it's worth: Sliding scale up to 100% of fees

    How to apply: Tick the bursary box on the application form ahead of the bursary deadline

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Foundation Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Means-tested bursary for families living outside the CV34 postcode; household income (including assets and savings) is assessed by third-party Bursary Assessment Associates — the financial threshold is £69,000; also based on the child's exam results, interview and current-school report; re-assessed annually

    When: Bursary deadline earlier than the main application deadline

    What it's worth: Sliding scale up to 100% of fees

    How to apply: Tick the bursary box on the application form ahead of the bursary deadline

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

13+ entry

  • Music Scholarship

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: Pupils are invited in for an audition if they meet the eligibility criteria (music is the only scholarship offered at Year 9 entry)

    When: Not stated on the published pages

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

    How to apply: By invitation/nomination

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

16+ entry

  • Academic Scholarship

    ScholarshipAcademic

    What is assessed: A small number of academic scholarships are offered for Year 12 entry based on GCSE results

    When: On GCSE results

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

    How to apply: All entrance candidates automatically considered

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Scholarship

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: Pupils are invited in for an audition if they meet the eligibility criteria

    When: Not stated on the published pages

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

    How to apply: By invitation/nomination

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • CV34 Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Means-tested bursary for families living in the CV34 postcode; household income (including assets and savings) is assessed by third-party Bursary Assessment Associates — the financial threshold is £99,000; successful applicants also receive pro-rata help with uniform, compulsory trips and a BYOD laptop; re-assessed annually

    When: Bursary deadline earlier than the main application deadline

    What it's worth: Sliding scale up to 100% of fees

    How to apply: Tick the bursary box on the application form ahead of the bursary deadline

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Foundation Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Means-tested bursary for families living outside the CV34 postcode; household income (including assets and savings) is assessed by third-party Bursary Assessment Associates — the financial threshold is £69,000; re-assessed annually

    When: Bursary deadline earlier than the main application deadline

    What it's worth: Sliding scale up to 100% of fees

    How to apply: Tick the bursary box on the application form ahead of the bursary deadline

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

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