Prep Admissions Process

1. Visit Us

The best way to get a feel for our School is to visit us.

We warmly invite you to see the School for yourself, and to meet our wonderful pupils and staff.

We offer open events and small group tours throughout the academic year. Please click on the link below to  see our admissions events dates and to book your place.

BOOK YOUR PLACE

2. Register Your Child

To apply for a place you will need to register your child by clicking on the button below.

We operate a rolling registration system and welcome early registrations for later years. You will be asked to pay a registration fee. Please note that this fee is non-refundable but may be transferred to a subsequent year.

If you experience any difficulties with the online registration process please contact our Registrar who will be happy to help.

REGISTER YOUR CHILD

3. Assessment Day

We hold an assessment day for pupils wishing to join Prep 3.

On the 7+ assessment day, children will sit papers in Reading, Arithmetic and Mathematical Reasoning (non-verbal reasoning). The assessment follows the National Curriculum so will cover what children have already learnt at their current school. We encourage parents not to tutor their child as this is not helpful in providing an accurate picture of their current level or their potential. 

Children also take part in a number of workshops focusing on subjects offered at Ibstock. These are designed to be fun and give children the opportunity to show how they work with others and how they might enjoy the activities that we have on offer. We want to get to know each child, so as part of these workshops we are looking to see how they engage with other children and whether we think they will enjoy the Ibstock curriculum.

4. Places Offered

If a child is successful following their assessment, a formal offer of a place will be made.

Offers will be sent to you via email. You will be asked complete an acceptance form and pay the acceptance deposit. Our offer of a place will be deemed to have lapsed if it is not formally accepted by the deadline stated in the offer.

5. Offer Holder Event for Parents

All parents whose children hold an offer will be invited into school.

 The event will provide you with the opportunity to hear from key members of staff, ask questions and have another look at the School before making your final decision. 

6. Deadline For Acceptance Of Offers

You will be asked to confirm acceptance of our offer by the deadline stated in the offer letter and pay an acceptance deposit of £2,000.

The deposit is non-refundable should the place subsequently be declined if more than 14 days have elapsed after the acceptance deadline. This deposit will be returned to you when your child leaves the School.

7. Prep Welcome Morning

EARLY JULY

New Prep School pupils are welcomed into School to meet their classmates and teachers.

The morning provides an opportunity for pupils to familiarise themselves with the School setting, meet their teachers and to make new friends.