Apply to the Middle Years

Please do come and visit us at an Open Day or attend one of the weekly tours with the Registrar. Tours are held every Thursday morning at 9.30am.

Alternatively call Admissions on 020 8614 0857 or email admissions@hchnet.co.uk.

Entry at 11+ (into Year 7) is now our main point of entry and as such is always greatly oversubscribed.

If you would like to register your son or daughter for a place:

• The majority of Middle Years applications are 11+ (ie for entry into Year 7); a handful of candidates each year will apply for occasional places via 9+ (for entry into Year 5), 10+ (for entry into Year 6) or 12+ (for entry into Year 8).
• Please complete and return a registration form and the non-refundable registration fee of £150 (£500 if from outside the EU) by Friday 11th December 2020.
• Your son or daughter will be invited to sit our entrance exams in English and mathematics.
• The entrance exams will be held on Tuesday 19th January 2021 for entry to Years 5 to 7, and on Thursday 21st January 2021 for entry to Year 8.
• Previous school reports and any other supporting documentation such as educational psychologist reports are required.
• A confidential reference will be requested from your child’s current school.
• Candidates who perform well in the examinations will be invited for interview with the Headmaster in early February 2021.
• Places will be offered by mid-February and need to be accepted by 1 March 2021.