Senior School Entrance Day and Scholarship Day (for year 7 entry September 2026)

Senior School Entrance Day (for year 7 entry September 2026)

Our Entrance Day is held each January for Year 7 admission in September of that year and will take place on WEDNESDAY 14th JANUARY 2026.

Entrance Day is not a day of formal assessments. Pupils will participate in several lessons or activities with key teachers, which will give us an indication of their abilities, aptitudes to learning and social skills. Additionally, each pupil will have an interview with the Head or a senior member of staff. Places will be offered to pupils who display qualities that suggest they will respond to a Hollygirt education.

At our small, warm and nurturing school we pride ourselves on the excellent progress of our mixed-ability pupils teamed with exceptional pastoral care and exciting opportunities to enhance both their personal and academic development. We take pupils from a wide range of ability and can cater well for many individual needs: stretching the most able and providing support and scaffolding where needed.

Senior School Scholarship Day

Our Scholarship Day  will be held on THURSDAY 15th JANUARY 2026.

  • We invite prospective Year 7 students to participate in our Academic Scholarship Testing, designed to identify and celebrate outstanding academic potential. Our Academic Scholarship papers assess pupils’ ability to think logically and solve problems, using both language skills and visual information such as non-verbal reasoning.

Please contact our Admissions Manager if you would like more information or to register your child for the testing morning. (Attendance is not compulsory and does not affect your opportunity to apply for a place in year 7)

  • We also invite applications for our Creative Scholarships. This is an opportunity for imaginative and passionate pupils to be recognised and supported in one or more creative disciplines as they begin their senior school journey. Please click here  for more information on our Creative Scholarships and how to apply.

To register your interest or to book a place for Entrance Day, please complete the attached registration form  and return it to our Admissions Manager, Mrs Charlotte Schmidt on charlotteschmidt@hollygirt.co.uk or call 0115 958 0596.

Please do contact us if you have any questions about the day or about admissions in general or you would like to book a tour in advance of Entrance Day.

Current year 7 Admissions

If you are interested in enquiring about a place in year 7, please contact our Admissions Manager, Mrs Charlotte Schmidt on charlotteschmidt@hollygirt.co.uk or call 0115 958 0596.

Applicants who have not been able to attend our Entrance Day will be invited to attend a taster day where they can meet our staff and we can observe their aptitudes for learning, social skills, and readiness for a Hollygirt education. Please ask for more information on how to book a taster.

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