Admissions Process
Our friendly and welcoming Admissions team will be pleased to guide you through our admissions process. Our main entry points and the year of entry we are currently working towards are Prep School (2025), Year 7 (2025), Year 9 (2027) and 16+ (2025). Please contact our Admissions team directly on registration@ardingly.com if you are interested in the possibility of a place outside of these main entry points.
11+ (2025) Entry
Year 7
13+ (2027) Entry
Year 9
16+ (2025) Entry
Sixth Form
11+ (2025) Entry
Year 7
13+ (2027) Entry
Year 9
16+ (2025) Entry
Sixth Form
11+ (2025) Entry
Book an open day
The application process for 11+ entry (Year 7) takes place when your child is in Year 6. Parents are asked to visit the College for an Open Day in Year 5 or early in Year 6.
Lower School (Year 7) Open Morning
Friday 20th September 2024
11+ (2025) Entry
Register for a Place
You then need to register your child by the registration deadline. Once you have registered, you will be invited to bring your child to the College for an 11+ individual visit.
11+ 2025 Registration Deadline
Friday 18th October 2024
11+ (2025) Entry
Come for an Individual Visit
Individual visit includes a meeting with the Head, a member of the Admissions team and an individual tour with a senior member of staff.
Individual Visits
Tuesday and Thursday mornings during term time.
11+ (2025) Entry
11+ Engagement Day
Applicants will sit short academic assessments in English and Maths (paper based) and a short online verbal reasoning assessment. Applicants will also participate in some fun group activities and team-building sessions to get to know children from other schools.
Engagement & Assessment Days
Saturday, 16 November 2024
11+ (2025) Entry
References request
We will contact the Head of your child's current school and request a reference.
Reference Request
November of Year 6
11+ (2025) Entry
Scholarship Assessment
Academic, Art, Dance, Drama, Music, Sport Scholarships are offered. These one day assessments take place between Saturday 16th November and Friday 22nd November.
Scholarship Assessment
Saturday 16 November - Friday 22 November 2024
11+ (2025) Key Dates
Our Next Lower School (11+) Open Morning
Friday 20th September 2024
Registration Deadline for 2025 entry (and the deadline to apply for all 11+ scholarships)
Friday, 18 October 2024
11+ Engagement Day
Saturday, 16 November 2024
Academic Scholarship
Saturday, 16 November 2024
Art, Dance, Drama, Music & Sport Scholarships
1 day during 18th - 22nd November
11+ Offers sent
December 2024
Acceptance deadline
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
13+ (2027) Entry
Book an open day
The application process for 13+ entry into Shell (Year 9) takes place when your child is in Year 6. Parents are asked to visit the College for an Open Day in Year 5 or early in Year 6.
Senior School Open Morning
Saturday 5th October 2024
13+ (2027) Entry
Register for a Place
Registered applicants will then be invited for an individual visit to the College and your child will also be asked to sit the ISEB online Pre-Test at their Prep School in the Michaelmas term of Year 6.
13+ 2027 Registration Deadline
Friday 22nd November 2024
13+ (2027) Entry
Individual Visit
After registration you will be invited for an Individual visit. This includes a meeting with the Head, a member of the Admissions team and an individual tour with a senior member of staff.
Individual Visits
Wednesday or Friday morning during the Michaelmas Term of Year 6
13+ (2027) Entry
Engagement & Assessment
Selected candidates will then be invited to attend an Engagement Day during the following February where they will undertake short written tests and participate in a carousel of lessons and fun activities with their peers. Offers will then be made to the successful candidates in March of Year 6 for Year 9 entry.
Engagement & Assessment Days
February of Year 6
13+ (2027) Key Dates
Our next Senior School Open Morning
Saturday 5th October 2024
Registration Deadline for 2027 Entry
22nd November 2024
Ardingly Engagement Day
February 2025
Decision letter sent
March 2025
16+ (2025) Entry
Book an Open Event
Every year we welcome a significant cohort of new joiners to our Sixth Form at Ardingly, both from the UK and from overseas, attracted by our outstanding Sixth Form provision and the broad choice of academic pathway we offer, including a wide range of A Levels or the IB Diploma. We encourage prospective applicants and their parents to attend our 16+ Open Evenings in either Year 10 or Year 11.
Sixth Form Open Evening
Wednesday 25th September 2004
16+ (2025) Entry
Register for a Place
The next step is to formally register for a place. Once registered we will request a reference from your child’s current school.
16+ 2025 Registration Deadline
Monday 7th October 2024
16+ (2025) Entry
16+ Assessment Day
Applicants will be invited to a 16+ Assessment day in November of their Year 11, where they will sit an online CAT test, as well as further papers, depending on the subjects they wish to study in the Sixth Form. The day will also include a one-to-one meeting with a senior academic member of staff.
16+ Assessment Day
Saturday, 9 November 2024
16+ (2025) Entry
16+ Scholarship Assessment Days
Academic, Art, Drama, Music and Sport Scholarships are offered. Each discipline requires one day of assessment.
16+ Scholarship Assessment Days
12th - 14th November 2024
16+ (2025) Key Dates
Our next Sixth Form Open Evening
Wednesday 25th September 2024
Our next Senior School Open Morning (relevant to Sixth Form entry)
Saturday 5th October 2024
Registration Deadline for 2025 Entry
Monday 7th October
16+ Assessment Day
Saturday 9th November 2024
16 Scholarship Assessments
During Tuesday 12th November - Thursday 14th November
Offers Made
December 2024
Acceptance Deadline
Monday 6th January 2025
Prospectus Packs
Our website provides comprehensive information about Ardingly College but we also have prospectuses which provide more in-depth information about certain areas of school life.
Year 7 to Fifth
Senior School Prospectus
Years 12 & 13
Sixth Form Prospectus
KS3, GCSE, Sixth Form
Academic Information
Whole School
Sport at Ardingly
