Lower Sixth Scholarships

Scholarships and awards are offered for entry into Sixth Form for September 2026. Applications are open to both external candidates who have completed the registration form and current Badminton Year 11 girls.

All candidates must sit the required assessments below as needed, plus the relevant scholarship assessments and have an interview with a member of the Senior Leadership Team. The scholarship application must be received by Sunday 2 November 2025 along with the online registration (external candidates only).

Assessment papers and interviews for entry in September 2026 will be held at Badminton on Saturday 8 November 2025.

Assessments for Academic Scholars will take place on the same day as the entrance assessments on Saturday 8 November 2025.

Art, Drama, Music, and Sport practical assessments will take place on Wednesday 12 November 2025.

Candidates may apply for only one scholarship or award unless applying for an Academic Scholarship when we will accept a second application in another category. Please note, only one will be awarded.

Please read the information below for more information. Our Awards and Bursaries Policy is available on request from the Bursar: [email protected]. If you have any questions, contact our Admissions Team at [email protected].

Lower Sixth Scholarships Available:

Academic Scholarship

The Academic Scholarship is aimed at students who show a genuine interest in the academic side of school life and are prepared to be an academic role model to other pupils. Sixth Form Academic Scholars will be affiliated to a particular subject and will be expected to act as an ambassador for that subject under the direction of the Head of Department.

Candidates are required to take the following assessments:

• Scholarship subject paper of choice 1
• Scholarship subject paper of choice 2
• An interview with a member of the Senior Leadership Team

Apply for Academic Scholarship

Art Scholarship

The Art Scholarship will be offered to girls with a talent in the creative arts and will be expected to make a significant contribution to the life of the Art Department.

Candidates are required to take the following assessments:

• Art practical assessment
• Present a portfolio of their art
• An interview with the Head of Art

Please note that Art Scholars MUST take one of the following subjects in the Sixth Form: A Level Art; A Level Photography; A Level History of Art; AS Graphics.

As candidates will take a practical art assessment, it must be taken at the school.

Apply for Art Scholarship

Music Scholarship

The Music Scholarship is awarded to students who are passionate about music and work to ensure it plays a key role in the life of the school. Candidates are expected to have achieved at least Grade 7 standard in their first instrument, and/or demonstrate outstanding potential.

Candidates are required to do the following:

• Music audition in primary instrument or two instruments if played. The audition should consist of two contrasting pieces on the candidate's first instrument/voice or one piece primary and one piece on secondary instrument. Candidates should state which pieces of music they will be performing on the application form.
• An interview with the Director of Music.

Please email your highest graded certificate for both instruments/voice by email to [email protected].

Interviews and auditions can also be conducted online for for overseas candidates.

Apply for Music Scholarship

Drama Scholarship

A Drama Scholar will have a passion for theatre and all types of performance. They will have a strong interest in performance and will be expected to take part in the school productions. Scholars will also show an interest in watching theatre productions and take part in theatre trips where appropriate. Scholars should show keen interest in becoming fully involved in the life of the Drama Department.

Candidates are required to take the following assessments:

• Perform two contrasting monologues, both from published plays of the candidates choice. The pieces will need to demonstrate a difference in characters or theatre styles. Each monologue should last no longer than two minutes and should be performed off-book with a copy provided for the audition.
• An interview with the Head of Drama about the candidate's drama experience.

Auditions and interviews can be arranged online for overseas candidates.

Apply for Drama Scholarship

Sport Scholarship

Badminton values sport as an important part of its holistic education and is keen to encourage those with specific interest and skill in this field. Candidates will demonstrate a high level of performance in their chosen sport or multitude of sports, with potential to excel/progress within the National Governing Body’s framework of player development.

Candidates are required to take the following assessments:

• Sport assessment of skills including core physical abilities (e.g. strength, speed, power, agility), as well as generic and sports specific skills (through drills and small sided games).
• Interview
• Report(s) on the ability and attitude of the candidate from the candidate’s current PE teachers and/or coaches.
• In addition to the above, external applicants will also need to sit a scholarship subject paper of choice 1 and a scholarship subject paper of choice 2, as well as an online test (verbal and non-verbal reasoning).

Please request written reference(s) from current PE teachers and/or coaches and email to [email protected] after submitting your application.

As candidates will undertake an assessment of skills, the assessment must be taken at the school.

Apply for Sport Scholarship

Results

The results of the entrance assessments will be published at the beginning of December 2025. Candidates who are offered an award will be required to respond with a decision within an agreed period of time or it will be forfeited and may be offered to another pupil.