Year 7 Entry
Newstead Wood School is a highly selective girls school, with a co-educational Sixth Form.
(The Selection Test for potential entry to Year 7 in September 2027 will take place over Friday 24 and Saturday 25 September 2026. Parents who intend to register their daughter(s) for this test should keep these two dates free as no other dates can be offered.)
General Application Process
To apply for a Year 7 place at Newstead Wood School you must first register your daughter for the selection test by completing our Supplementary Information Form ("SIF") which will only be available here from 1 May to 30 June of each admissions year. Your daughter will be in Year 5 at this point.
After midnight on 30 June no further registrations will be acccepted.
We have an open morning in July of each year only for Year 5 students who have registered to sit the selection test. Booking for this is online via this page and will be open around Easter time each year.
The selection test takes place at the end of the September of the year preceding entry to the school, just after your daughter has entered Year 6.
You will receive an email towards the end of the first full week of September providing all information for the test day. Within that email we will confirm the date window in October during which the test results will be emailed to parents.
You will need to name Newstead Wood School as one of your school choices on your Local Authority secondary school common application form ("CAF") which should be submitted by 31 October.
If your daughter has any special educational need or disability that requires access arrangements, her current SENDCo will need to complete a form providing details of the access arrangements currently in place for her whilst sitting timed tests at school. This form will be available while the registration form (SIF) is open and the completed form must be uploaded to your online registration form at the same time as uploading the medical/diagnosis reports.
Before registering your daughter for the test, please carefully read the Admissions Policy relating to your daughter's entry year and the accompanying Frequently Asked Questions document, which can be found further down this page.