Admissions
The majority of children join us in Year 7, but children are welcome to join in other year groups as space allows. Children who want to come to Princethorpe sit an entrance examination in the November of the year before they are due to start in September.
We understand that choosing the right school for your child is an important decision. This is why we encourage prospective pupils and their parents to visit us both formally and informally to get a true flavour of the school before registering to take the entrance examinations in November.
Competition for places is high, as are standards, but the school also looks for young people who will contribute to the wider life of the school. In recent years we have been considerably oversubscribed.
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September 2026 Admissions
Year 7 - 10 Admissions 2026
The Admissions Cycle for 2026 entry to the College is now well underway. Key dates can be found below and full details can be found below in our Admissions and Entrance Examinations Booklet for 2026.
Entrance Examinations Day for September 2026 entry will take place on Saturday 8 November 2025 from 9.30am to 3.30pm. The deadline for registrations, scholarship and bursary applications is Friday 26 September 2025, to facilitate the seeking of references from the candidate’s current school. Registrations after the deadline date will be considered on an individual basis. Please contact the Admissions Team.
The outcome of the application will be posted first class on Thursday 27 November 2025, and the decision is also shared with the candidate’s current school shortly after this date.
Sixth Form Admissions 2026
Our Sixth Form 2026 Admissions cycle will launch with our Sixth Form Open Evening, which will take place on Wednesday 15 October 2025 from 6.30pm - 9.00pm. The deadline for registrations, scholarships, and bursary applications is Monday 19 January 2026. Letters detailing the outcome of the application will be posted first class the week commencing Monday 23 March 2026.
Admission to the Sixth Form is based on satisfactory GCSE results, with the addition of an informal interview for external candidates.
The minimum academic requirement for entry to Princethorpe Sixth Form is six GCSEs of grades 9-5, including at least three grade 6s. We also accept equivalent qualifications.
Candidates are normally expected to have at least a grade 6 in the subjects to be studied to A-level. However certain subjects have higher entry requirements.
Click here to visit our Sixth Form Admissions Page
Our Registrar, Mrs Catherine Rogers and Assistant Registrar Miss Georgia Newborough, will be pleased to talk you through the admissions process.
Please contact the team on 01926 634201/297.
If you have any further questions you can also email them at admissions@princethorpe.co.uk
Admissions Update e-Newsletter
Why not take a look at our Admissions Update e-newsletter. This publication is packed with news to give you a feel for College life, forthcoming events which are open to prospective pupils and their families and helpful advice about the admissions process.
To view our latest Admissions Newsletter please click here.
" We definitely made the right choice of school and are very grateful that you gave her a place. The main reason we initially fell in love with the school was hearing about the 'ethos' and the pastoral care. At the time I said to others that all schools talk about these things but yours was the only school where I really believed it. My instincts were right!"
“Throughout the whole process we always felt fully informed and we like the personal touch of all information coming to us both and with our child's name on”
If you would like to read our admissions policy please click here. Our Right to Study policy is available on request, please contact policies@princethorpe.co.uk.