Admissions and Fees
Upper School 16+ Entry Registration
The minimum requirements for entry into the A fee of £100 (£125 for non EU pupils) is required
Sixth Form are a satisfactory academic report and on registering. We will ask prospective parents to
character reference from the candidate’s Headmaster pay a deposit of £800 (UK and EU applicants) or one
or Headmistress. The academic report should term’s fees in advance (non EU applicants).
indicate that the student is likely to gain seven GCSE The timing of our request will depend on the
passes at grade B or higher with a minimum of prospective pupil’s age of entry. Payment of this
B grades in the subjects to be studied. deposit confirms Oakham is the parents’ first choice
of school for their son or daughter. Upon receipt of
After visiting the School, candidates can opt to take this deposit a provisional House allocation will be
the Oakham Scholarship Examination in November made and a place offered conditional upon the
of the year before the intended year of entry, or may admission requirements being fulfilled. This deposit
accept a conditional offer of a place pending their is refunded if the School is unable to offer a place or
GCSE results. Arrangements can be made for at the end of the pupil’s final term. The deposit is
overseas candidates to take the Scholarship forfeited if a place is offered but not accepted or in
Examination at their own school. Those whose first the event of non-payment of school fees.
language is not English may be required to take
Oakham School’s own English Language test.
Examination dates are on page 39 and details of
scholarships are published in a Scholarships and
Bursaries booklet available on request.
The Scholarship Examination consists of interviews
and three or four papers, preferably in the subjects
which are to be studied in the Upper School.
Students choosing the IB programme should be
able to demonstrate all-round skills reflecting the
breadth of disciplines to be studied. Full details
of the AS/A2 and International Baccalaureate
programmes can be provided on request.
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