All prospective candidates wishing to sit Bromsgrove School entrance examinations must complete a registration form and pay the registration fee prior to sitting the examinations. Offers of entry into Bromsgrove School will be made on the basis of performance in these examinations. Sixth Form applicants from the UK must complete a registration form but do not sit entrance examinations.
No preparation is required for Entrance Examinations.
Years 3 & 4 Entry – Saturday 10th January 2026Online CAT4 (Cognitive Ability Testing)
Creative Writing (30 minutes)
Video presentation which must be sent to Bromsgrove no later than 6.00pm on Friday 9th January 2026. See below.
Years 5, 6 & 8 Entry - Saturday 10th January 2026Online CAT4 (Cognitive Ability Testing)
Creative Writing (45 minutes)
Video presentation which must be sent to Bromsgrove no later than 6.00pm on Friday 9th January 2026. See below.
Year 7 / 11+ Entry – Friday 28th November 2025Online CAT4 (Cognitive Ability Testing) which will be sat at home prior to the examination day.
On the examination day applicants will undertake Mathematics and English tests and a Creative Writing task.
Video presentation which must be sent to Bromsgrove no later than 6.00pm on Monday 24th November 2025. See below for further details.
Year 9 / 13+ Entry – Friday 28th November 2025Online CAT4 (Cognitive Ability Testing) which will be sat at home prior to the examination day.
On the examination day applicants will undertake Mathematics and English tests and a Creative Writing task.
Video presentation which must be sent to Bromsgrove no later than 6.00pm on Monday 24th November 2025. See below for further details.
Video PresentationAll Candidates up to and including 13+/Year 9 entry should submit a three minute (maximum) video presentation. The title/subject of the presentation will be given to candidates a week before the final submission date below. This video presentation must be sent to Bromsgrove no later than 6.00pm on the date specified above.
Please send the video presentation via WeTransfer clearly stating the candidate’s full name, date of birth and year group of entry in the file name. (eg: John Smith 25.12.2010 Entry to Y5)
Sixth Form EntryEntry into the Sixth Form from another British school is based on an interview with the Headmaster during a visit, a confidential reference and GCSE results. A conditional offer is made and then confirmed once GCSE results have been published. Pupils wishing to be considered for a place in Bromsgrove Sixth Form must complete a registration form.
Those applicants wishing to be considered for a scholarship in the Sixth Form must also submit a scholarship application form and sit the scholarship examinations.
For further details, please contact the Admissions Manager, Mrs Liberty ChanceCandidates wishing to apply to the School via the Common Entrance Examination at 13+ will also be considered. Please ensure the student is formally registered. Further details are available from the candidate’s own school.
