Whole School Open Morning
Saturday 3 October 2026
Admissions Calendar
Admissions Calendar 2026-27
| Saturday 3 October 2026 0930-1230 |
Whole School Open Morning. An opportunity to meet teachers, pupils and parents |
| Tuesday 10 November2026 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 13 November 2027 | Deadline to register for Year 7 entry 2027 |
| w/c Monday 23 November 2026 to Friday 11 December 2026 | Group interviews for all registered Year 7 applicants for entry 2026. Pupils will be placed in small groups and asked to work together to solve a challenge. Call the Registrar for a date, after 13 November. |
| Friday 18 December 2026 | Deadline for Y7 2027 Bursary applications (the form is on the website and full documentary evidence is required at the time of submission) |
| Friday 18 December 2026 | Deadline for Year 7 2027 Music and Sport Scholarship applications. Application forms are available from the website or the Registrar |
| Friday 15 January 2027 | Orientation Day for all registered applicants for Year 7 entry in September 2027. This is an opportunity to experience a typical day at The Cathedral School |
| Saturday 16 January 2027 8.30am-11.30pm | Entrance Testing for registered applicants for Year 7 entry in September 2027 |
| w/c Monday 25 January 2027 | Music Scholarship auditions with the Director of Music Sport Scholarship assessments with the Director of Sport |
| w/c Monday 1 Feb 27 | Academic Scholarship interviews - by invitation, following entrance testing |
| Monday 15 February 2027 | Candidates with scholarships, places and waiting list allocations notified. Bursary outcomes notified |
| Monday 1 March 2027 | Deadline to accept Year 7 entry September 2027 offers. An acceptance deposit of£500 is required to confirm the place |
| Tuesday 22 June 2027 | Induction Day. Year 7 2027 pupils will be placed in their House group and will meet their House Tutor and House Master as well as experiencing lessons |
| Friday 3 to Sunday 5September 2027 | Year 7 Bonding activities. |
| Wednesday 8 September2027 | Start of Michaelmas Term 2027 |
| Saturday 3 October 2026 09:30-12:30 |
Whole School Open Morning |
| Thursday 15 October 2026 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 |
| Friday 23 October 2026 | Deadline for Academic Scholarship applications. Application forms are available to download from the website |
| Friday 23 October 2026 | Deadline for all Sixth Form Bursary applications |
| w/c Monday 9 November 2026 andMonday 16 November 2026 | Sixth Form Academic Scholarship interviews for all candidates with Head, Deputy Head (Teaching and Learning) and Deputy Head (Curriculum and Operations) |
| Saturday 14 November 2026 | Sixth Form Academic scholarship exams |
| Friday 18 December 2026 | Results of Academic Sixth Form scholarships and means-tested bursaries released |
| Tuesday 12 January 2027 | Deadline for acceptance of Academic Sixth Form scholarship offers and bursaries |
| Monday 18 January 2027 | Deadline for Music and Sport Scholarship applications. Application forms are available to download from the website |
| Friday 22 January 2027 | Be a Sixth Former for a day – for internal and prospective Y11 pupils. An opportunity to explore the Sixth Form at The Cathedral School. |
| w/c Monday 15 February 2027 | Auditions for Music Scholarships and Assessments for Sport Scholarships |
| Thursday 4 March 2027 | Results of Music and Sport Sixth Form scholarships released |
| Thursday 4 March 2027 | Confirmation of options for Year 12 entry |
| Friday 19 March 2027 | Deadline for acceptance of all places in the Sixth Form for prospective applicants (offers for Music and Sport scholars) |
| Tuesday 7 September 2027 | Induction for Sixth Form students |
| Wednesday 8 September 2027 | Start of Michaelmas Term 2027 |
TBC