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ADMISSIONS

Welcome to Notre Dame Admissions

Deciding the first / next step in your child’s educational journey is an exciting and important time. We are delighted that you are considering Notre Dame as part of your search.

The best way to discover if our School is right for your child, is to come and visit our unique and vibrant environment. We host a number of open events, discovery days, taster experiences and, of course, private tours to accommodate your availability. Each of these provide a valuable opportunity to meet our students, Heads, teachers and staff (including Ted, our wellbeing dog).

Whether you are enquiring about our Early Years, Infants, Prep, Senior or Sixth Form (ND6), our friendly Admissions Team are happy to answer any questions you may have.

We understand that this will be one of the most important investments you will make, so we feel privileged to be a part of it. 

Visit Us

You can visit our school by attending an event (below) or by booking a private tour:

Forthcoming Events

Senior School Open Evening:
Thursday 12th June 2025, 4:30pm – 6:30pm

We warmly invite you to our Senior School Open Evening & Art Exhibition: An excellent opportunity to discover all that Notre Dame School has to offer.

During your visit, you will hear from our Senior Headmistress – Anna King , gain insight into our inspiring curriculum and exceptional pastoral care, and a guided tour of our beautiful School. Join our Alumnae Manager, Mrs Roberts, to reveal where our girls head off to following Notre Dame and how they support our existing pupils to flourish. Tours led by our Senior School girls, will give you the opportunity to explore our key facilities, including our Theatre and state-of-the-art STEM Innovation Space, where creativity and innovation thrive. Later, experience an exclusive viewing of our Senior School Art Exhibition, where you will be able enjoy GCSE and A Level art masterpieces created by our talented pupils.

The evening will conclude with refreshments, providing the opportunity to meet members of our Senior Leadership Team, ask questions and learn more about how we nurture every pupil’s potential.

Find out why we are ranked in the top 14% for ‘Value Added’ at GCSE and 12% nationally for A Level.

Whole School Open Events:
Friday 10th October 2025, 9am – 11.30am & Saturday 11th October 2025, 10am – 12pm

We warmly invite you to our Whole School Open Morning—an excellent opportunity to discover all that Notre Dame School has to offer.

During your visit, you will hear from our Prep Headmistress – Amelie Morgan & Senior Headmistress – Anna King, gain insight into our inspiring curriculum and exceptional pastoral care, and a guided tour of our beautiful school. Join our Alumnae Manager, Mrs Roberts, to reveal where our girls head off to following Notre Dame and how they support our existing pupils to flourish. You will also have the chance to explore key facilities, including our Theatre and state-of-the-art STEM Innovation Space, where creativity and innovation thrive.

The evening will conclude with refreshments, providing the opportunity to meet members of our Senior Leadership Team, ask questions and learn more about how we nurture every pupil’s potential.

Find out why we are ranked in the top 14% for ‘Value Added’ at GCSE and 12% nationally for A Level.

private tours

If you are unable to attend one of our Open Events and prefer to book a private tour, please do so below:

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Entry Points

Our normal entry points are Nursery, Reception, Year 3, Year 7 (11+), Year 9 (13+) and Sixth Form. We accept students at other entry points throughout the School, where spaces are available. Our entrance process includes an assessment, review of a reference and school reports from the candidate’s current school and in our Prep School, this includes a taster visit. Whilst Notre Dame is an academically selective school, the assessment is in place to ensure that girls would sit comfortably within their cohort, be happy and thrive with us. Our Year 5 and 6 candidates are further assessed to ensure they would meet our entry requirements for our Senior School. Details for each entry point assessments will be confirmed on registration.

Our Reception class is a single form entry which benefits from remaining within our Early Years Learning Centre. There is no formal assessment for Reception but students are invited to visit our Wise Owls Nursery class with their parent.

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Year 3 is one of our usual entry points and we often increase to two form entry to accommodate the new intake.

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The Notre Dame 11+ process ensures a seamless and stress-free experience with our ‘7/26 Program’ designed for families interested in a place in our Senior School for entry in September 2026. Our ‘7/26 Program’ offers key information and invites to events which guide you and your daughter through each stage of the process.

Information and registration is available on our Year 7 Admissions Page.
Year 7 Admissions

Candidates who wish to take up a place in Year 9 (13+) will sit at the 11+ entry point and defer their place. We do not hold Common Entrance Exams in Year 8.

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Candidates interested in joining our Sixth Form are encouraged to read our prospectus outlining all that is on offer in ‘ND6’, from our academic philosophy and the detail of individual courses, to co-curricular and extra-curricular provision and pastoral support. It also has details of general entry requirements and each subject page includes details of subject requirements. Our Sixth Form page has further information about entry to the Sixth Form.
Sixth Form

Scholarships

At Notre Dame, we offer a range of scholarships at 11+ (Year 7), 13+ (Year 9) and 16+ (Sixth Form).

Fees & Bursaries

Our fees for Nursery, Prep School and Senior School for the current academic year can be found on our fees page, which also outlines payment options as well as our terms and conditions.

FAQs

We have compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions, which we hope you will find useful. If you do not find an answer to your question, please do not hesitate to contact admissions@notredame.co.uk

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