Schools / Westminster Under School
Westminster Under School
- Independent school
- Co-educational
- Day
- Ages 4–14
- 275 pupils
Westminster Under School is an independent co-educational school in Westminster, educating around 280 pupils aged 4 to 14. 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
DfE URN101165
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for Westminster Under 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)
Stage 1: ISEB Common Pre-Tests (November, Year 6). Stage 2: school-set written papers in Mathematics and English (January), then interview. Pupils progress to Westminster School in Year 9 with no further testing.
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)
Stage 1: ISEB Common Pre-Tests (November, Year 6). Stage 2: school-set written papers in Mathematics and English (January), then interview. Pupils progress to Westminster School in Year 9 with no further testing.
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)
Stage 1: ISEB Common Pre-Tests (November, Year 6). Stage 2: school-set written papers in Mathematics and English (January), then interview. Pupils progress to Westminster School in Year 9 with no further testing.
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)
Stage 1: ISEB Common Pre-Tests (November, Year 6). Stage 2: school-set written papers in Mathematics and English (January), then interview. Pupils progress to Westminster School in Year 9 with no further testing.
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
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: Awarded on an applicant's musical ability determined by audition; the School does not offer academic scholarships
When: Not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: 10% of the day fee, lasting two years (until the pupil leaves the Under School)
How to apply: Application route not stated on the published pages
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Bursary
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested, according to financial need; parents must indicate at the time of the main application, completing 'Part A' documentation before the September deadline and 'Part B' (a full financial overview) strictly before the published deadline; eligibility is restricted to families where one parent is a British, EEA or Swiss passport holder or has indefinite leave to remain, and who live inside the M25
When: Part A before the September deadline; Part B before the published deadline
What it's worth: Up to 100% of the fees, including a travelling and uniform allowance
How to apply: Indicate at the time of the main application
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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