St James Schools are delighted to have launched 7+ and 11+ scholarships.
Scholarships are available to external and internal applicants who are currently in Year 2 (in September 2023-2024) moving into Year 3, for September 2024-2025 fees. Candidates can apply for two scholarships but will only be awarded one allowance. The scholarship will be following your child for the remainder of their time at St James Prep School; provided they maintain their excellent academic standing or performance in sports or creative arts. We will review this at the end of each academic year.
The deadline for applications was Friday 12 January 2024.
Assessments will take place on Monday 15 January 2024.
Applicants for the Academic Scholarship will sit an assessment in English and Maths and be interviewed by the Headmistress or a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
The assessments will last no more than an hour per subject covering spelling, grammar, punctuation and reading comprehension in English, while the Maths assessment will cover mental maths, and applying and understanding mathematics.
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This is open to candidates who can demonstrate exceptional strengths in either Music, Performing Arts, or Visual Arts.
Candidates should show evidence of real musical ability and if they are offering more than one instrument, should perform one piece on each instrument.
It is not essential for candidates to have taken music examinations, but as a guide, the standard expected will correspond with recognised exam boards. We welcome children to offer a song in addition if they wish to. We would also need to know about how long they have been playing their instrument.
For drama, candidates will have an active interest in performance and perhaps have performed at some level. They will be asked to deliver some type of prepared performance.
For art, candidates will have a keen interest in visiting galleries and exhibitions. They may even have exhibited their own work or have entered age-relevant art competitions. They will be asked to demonstrate their work in some format.
For creative arts candidates, assessment will depend on their chosen medium, so please let us know more information about the candidate on your application.
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Candidates should be actively involved in competitive sports at school and possibly club level.
All applicants will be assessed in the following:
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The Pause
At St James, we feel it is important to introduce our pupils to stillness and allow them to discover how to be inwardly free and deeply at ease within themselves. A short period of 5-10 minutes at the beginning and middle of every day is allocated to quietude in which pupils may meditate, contemplate or simply be still – according to their own spiritual inclinations.