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Registrations for 2025 are now closed while we process the first wave of applications from Year 7 candidates. We expect there to be a further opportunity for the assessment of later applicants during the Lent Term. Please contact mh2@rugbyschool.net in the New Year with any supporting documentation such as recent school reports, academic data, assessments and exam results.

13+ Boarding

Registered candidates for 13+ Boarding are invited to our assessment sessions in the Advent Term of Year 7, and new for 2024, also Year 6 – please click here for details

Year 7 candidates will spend the morning or the afternoon here. During this time, they will take part in:

  • Interview with Housemaster/Housemistress (Pastoral focus)
  • Interview with a Moderator (Academic focus)
  • Collaborative (and enjoyable) group activity
  • Tour of the House
  • Lunch for candidates with current students
  • Refreshments for parents during conversations with Hm and House staff

For more information contact mh2@rugbyschool.net

International Applicants

Rugby School welcomes applications from candidates who live overseas.  We ask that applicants from overseas should provide us with a UKiset report as soon as possible during the application process and certainly before the closing date for applications. Please visit: www.ukiset.com 

13+ Scholarships

Applications for Scholarship Awards are made in Year 8.

Click here for the range of Scholarship awards we offer. 

13+ Day

Registered candidates who are at a prep or primary school are invited to our 13+ Day assessment sessions in the Lent Term of Year 6please click here for details.

Registered candidates who are at a local secondary school, independent or grammar school, who study the National Curriculum, are invited to our 13+ Day assessment sessions in the Lent Term of Year 8.

Registered candidates who are at a prep school can make a late enquiry for a potential place in Year 9. Entry would only be possible through a Foundation or Scholarship application, which takes place during Year 8.

Candidates will spend the morning, or the afternoon here. During this time, they will take part in:

  • Interview with Housemaster/Housemistress (Pastoral focus)
  • Interview with a Moderator (Academic focus)
  • Refreshments for parents
  • Candidates who study the National Curriculum will also be required to sit tests is English, Maths, Science & a VRT test.

For application information click here

For more information contact mdj@rugbyschool.net

13+ Foundation Award and Scholarships

Applications for Foundation Awards and Scholarship Awards are made in Year 8.

Click here for the range of Scholarship awards we offer. 

For more information about Foundation Awards (Day only) click here

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