Preparatory Admissions
Ages 8-13

Pupils may enter King’s Preparatory School from Year 4 (age 8) to Year 8 (age 12). Whilst most pupils join in September at the start of the academic year, new pupils are welcome at any time, provided there are available spaces.

Attend an Open Event or arrange to meet Mr Tom Morgan, our Head of the Preparatory School, and tour the school. Contact the Admissions Office by email at admissions@kings-rochester.co.uk or telephone at 01634 888590 to arrange a visit.

Parents may register their child at any time before or after a visit by completing the online registration form and paying a non-refundable £100 registration fee. Your child’s name will be added to the provisional list for entry in the indicated term. Please note that your child cannot be assessed for entry without being registered first.

Upon receipt of the registration form, we request a school reference report from your child’s current school. We would also be grateful if you could forward the most recent end of year school report to admissions.

Once you have registered your child we will arrange for them to sit our entrance assessment. The assessment includes verbal and non-verbal reasoning, Maths, English and creative writing.

We apply these criteria to all pupils, considering any disabilities and making reasonable adjustments to ensure no pupil is at a substantial disadvantage. While we do not have a specialist unit, we try to accommodate children with Additional Educational Needs (AEN) as much as possible.

For pupils with diagnosed additional needs, a current educational psychologist’s report is required. A meeting with our Head of Additional Needs will be arranged to assess the level of support needed and determine our capacity to provide it.

If the assessment is successful, the Head of the Prep School will make a formal offer of a place, sending the offer to the parents along with the Acceptance Form and Terms and Conditions. Parents accept the place by completing the Acceptance Form and agreeing to the school’s terms and conditions. A £1000 deposit is required, which is refundable against the final term’s fees but non-refundable if your child does not join the school.