Senior admissions

Please complete the form below and a member of the Admissions team will contact you to discuss your enquiry. Alternatively, you can contact the Admissions team directly on 01353 660702.

Please note that enquiries for all year groups in Senior can be made all year round, although visits during term-time are subject to availability.

To register, please complete and return our Registration Form along with the appropriate registration fee.

Taster Days are available at King’s Ely Junior, Senior and Sixth Form. Following registration, students are invited to join King’s Ely for an informal day in the life of a student. For more information about our Taster Days, please contact Admissions.

For Year 9 entry in September 2018, two assessment days will be held on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 January 2018. Assessments are carried out in English, Maths and Science. Pupils also take a Lucid online Dyslexia screening test. Candidates will also be interviewed by the Principal or Vice Principal on the day of their assessment.

Topic lists, guidance notes and past papers for Year 9 entry are available to download. 

Offers are usually made within a few weeks of the assessment. The offer letter will explain our required timescales for accepting the offer.

Parents are required to sign an Acceptance Form, which includes confirmation that they have read and accepted the school’s Terms and Conditions, and to pay the required acceptance deposit.

The main Induction Days for King’s Ely Senior children starting in September is in mid-June each year.

For parents of children in Year 7 at King’s Ely Junior, there is an Introduction to King’s Ely Senior Evening held in the Summer Term. A further Parents’ Information morning is held on the third Saturday in June for all parents who have accepted places for Year 9 the following September.

We welcome late enquiries after the January assessments. These can progress to registration and assessment subject to space in the appropriate year group. Please contact the Admissions team in the first instance.

King’s Ely believes that it has a duty to ensure the continuation of excellence in the school by the designation of awards to talented pupils. Such awards are restricted to maximum of 10% of the day tuition fee and are subject to satisfactory performance and behaviour, and are reviewed on an annual basis and at the end of Year 11. Award holders whose families are unable to meet the remaining fees may apply for bursary support (Financial assistance). We advise that pupils should apply for a maximum of two scholarships/awards.

We are delighted to receive scholarship applications from pupils for the following:

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
Academic (Mathematics, English and Persuasive Writing)
Music
Sport
Drama
Art

The combined value of any two scholarships cannot exceed 10% of the day tuition fee. Occasionally, the parent(s) of a pupil who has been elected to a scholarship is willing to surrender all or part of the emoluments for the benefit of another pupil who needs assistance. In such a case the student retains the title and privileges of a scholar. The school particularly appreciates gestures of this kind.

Scholarship guidance, practice papers and application forms for Year 9 entry are available to download.

Deadline for All Year 9 Scholarship Applications: Friday 5 January 2018

Awards dates:
STEM: Friday 19 January 2018
Music: Friday 19 January 2018
Sport: Friday 19 January 2018
Art: Tuesday 16 January 2018
Drama: Friday 26 January 2018

Academic Written Papers: Wednesday 24 January 2018
Academic Scholarship Interviews: Monday 29 January 2018

We wish our child to join mid-year. Is this possible?
Should you require a mid-term or mid-year start in a particular year group, please contact Admissions to enquire about availability.

My child has Special Educational Needs. What provision do you have?
Most recent school reports and an Educational Psychologist’s report may be requested before a visit. During a visit, provision can be discussed. However, we do not offer in-class support in Years 9 to 11.

Will King’s Ely contact my child’s current school when we apply for a place?
Confidential school reports are requested after Registration and are considered before a place can be offered. Therefore, it is advisable for you to contact your child’s school in advance of registering at King’s Ely.

If my child joins King’s Ely Junior will they need to take an entry assessment to transfer into King’s Ely Senior at Year 9?
Continual assessment is used for children wishing to progress from King’s Ely Junior Year 8 to King’s Ely Senior Year 9 with no formal assessment required.

Can my child bring a packed lunch?
All Senior pupils attend lunch in the Monastic Barn, where food is provided and inclusive of the fees. Pupils do not bring packed lunches.

Is there school on Saturdays?
Pupils do not have compulsory lessons on Saturdays. There are fixtures on Saturday afternoons which pupils are required to attend should they represent a team. Other compulsory Saturdays are published in advance, such as Open Events and Ely Scheme Stage Camps.

I need my child to stay later after the end of the school day. Is there provision for this?
After school clubs finish at 17:30. We also offer flexi boarding, subject to availability.

We wish to apply for a scholarship for Year 10 entry. Is this possible?
We offer scholarships for entry into Year 9 and Year 12.

We would like to apply for Financial Assistance with the fees. How do we do this?
Bursary applications are accepted for Year 9 upwards. Please see the Financial assistance section for further information.

How do I accept an offer of a place and secure this for my child?
A deposit is payable to secure your child’s place at King’s Ely Senior.