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Admissions Calendar 2025-26

Saturday 4 October 2025
0930-1230

 Whole School Open Morning. An opportunity to meet teachers, pupils and parents

Tuesday 14 November 2025
1645-1730

Information afternoon for Year 7 entry 2026 for prospective applicants
Welcome and presentation by the Head, Deputy Head (Teaching & Learning) and pupils, in the Drama Studio. The Directors of Music and Sport will also attend

Friday 14 November 2025 Deadline to register for Year 7 entry 2026

w/c Monday 17 November 2025 to
Thursday 11 December 2025

Short interviews for all registered Year 7 applicants for entry 2026, with two senior members of staff: The Head, Deputy Heads, Heads of House

Thursday 8 January 2026

Deadline for Y7 2026 Bursary applications (the form is on the website and full documentary evidence is required at the time of submission)

Thursday 8 January 2026

Deadline for Year 7 2026 Music and Sport Scholarship applications. Application forms are available from the website

Friday 9 January 2026

Orientation Day for all registered applicants for Year 7 entry in September 2026. This is an opportunity to experience a typical day at The Cathedral School

Saturday 10 January 2026
8.30am-11.30pm

Entrance Testing for registered applicants for Year 7 entry in September 2026

w/c Monday 19 January 2026

Music Scholarship auditions with the Director of Music
Sport Scholarship assessments with the Director of Sport

w/c Monday 26 January 2026

Academic Scholarship interviews - by invitation, following entrance testing

Friday 13 February 2026

Candidates with scholarships, places and waiting list allocations notified. Bursary outcomes notified

Monday 2 March 2026 Deadline to accept Year 7 entry September 2026 offers. An acceptance deposit of £500 is required to confirm the place
Tuesday 23 June 2026

Induction Day. Year 7 2026 pupils will be placed in their House group and will meet their House Tutor and House Master as well as experiencing lessons

Friday 28 Aug to Sunday
30 August 2026 TBC
Year 7 Bonding weekend in Powys. Two-night residential activity weekend at Manor Adventure in Powys. Cost will be approximately £300
Thursday 3 September 2026 TBC

Start of Michaelmas Term 2026

Saturday 4 October 2025
09:30-12:30

Whole School Open Morning

Thursday 16 October 2025
16.15-18.45

Sixth Form Options Evening- meet the Head, Head of Sixth Form Wellbeing and Heads of Faculty and discuss subject options for A level
Monday 3 November 2025

Deadline for Academic Scholarship applications.  Application forms are available to download from the website

Monday 3 November 2025 Deadline for all Sixth Form Bursary applications

w/c Monday 10 November 2025 and
Monday 17 November 2025

Sixth Form Academic Scholarship interviews for all candidates with Head, Deputy Head (Teaching and Learning) and Deputy Head (Curriculum and Operations)
Saturday 15 November 2025 Sixth Form Academic scholarship exams
Thursday 20 November 2025 Options form released for Be a Sixth Former for a Day (Friday 16 January 2026)
Friday 12 December 2025 Results of Academic Sixth Form scholarships and means-tested bursaries released
Thursday 11 December 2025 Options deadline for Be a Sixth Former for a Day (Friday 16 January 2026)
Thursday 8 January 2026 Deadline for acceptance of Academic Sixth Form scholarship offers and bursaries
Friday 16 January 2026 Be a Sixth Former for a day – for internal and prospective Y11 pupils. A chance to explore the Sixth Form at The Cathedral School.
Monday 19 January 2026 A level option forms released
Monday 2 February 2026

Deadline for Music and Sport Scholarship applications.  Application forms are available to download from the website

Friday 6 February 2026 A level options form deadline
w/c Monday 9 February 2026 Auditions for Music Scholarships and Assessments/Trials for Sport Scholarships
w/c Monday 9 March 2026 Results of Music and Sport Sixth Form scholarships released
Thursday 19 March 2026 Confirmation of options for Year 12 entry 

Monday 23 March 2026

Deadline for acceptance of all places in the Sixth Form for prospective applicants (offers for Music and Sport scholars)
Wednesday 2 September 2026 TBC Induction for Sixth Form students

Thursday 3 September 2026 TBC

Start of Michaelmas Term 2026

Saturday 4 October 2025 Whole School Open Morning
Thursday 16 October 2025 Sixth Form Options Evening
Tuesday 11 November 2025 Information Afternoon Year 7 entry 2023 
Friday 16 January 2026 Be a Sixth Former for a day 
Wednesday 11 February 2026 Primary Open Morning
Wednesday 18 March 2026 Senior Open Morning
Wednesday 13 May 2026 Nursery to Year 2 Open Morning
Wednesday 20 May 2026 Forest School 
Thursday 4 June 2025  Discovery Day (current Y5) for Y7 entry 2025