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Introduction

School Name: Forest School
Description: Co-education
Acceptance Ages: 4+, 11+ and 13+

Overview

  • Admissions Contact:
  • Total Number of Students in School: 1,340 (Approximately)
  • Number of places available:
    • For 4+: 48 places
    • For 11+: Approximately 140 places
    • For 13+: Forest School does not reserve a set number of places for entry at 13+
  • Open Days:
    • Prep School Open Morning: Saturday, 16 May 2020
    • School 4+ and 11+ Virtual Open Day: Saturday, 19th September 2020
    • To find out more about Forest School view the school’s Virtual Open Event films here.
  • Registration Form:
  • Closing Date for 4+ Registrations: The closing date for registrations is Tuesday, 22 September 2020 (Midday)
  • Closing Date for 11+ Registrations: The closing date for registrations is Friday, 27 November 2020 – 12 noon
  • Closing Date for 13+ Registrations: The closing date for registrations is Monday, 18 January 2021 – 12 noon
  • Exam Provider: Forest School
  • ISI Report: ISI Report | Forest School, London

Forest School 4+ Exam Dates

  • 4+ Assessments: Monday, 28 September – Thursday, 8 October 2020
  • Offers emailed: w/c Monday, 12 October 2020
  • Deadline for acceptance of offer: Tuesday, 3 November 2020 (Midday)

Forest School 4+ Exam Styles

A series of low-key activities which include: – picture recognition, some letter recognition, following a pattern, knowing colours, counting, drawing, naming simple shapes, sequencing, listening to a story, playing and responding sensibly to the adults who are present.

Forest School 11+ Exam Dates

  • 11+ Virtual Information Morning: Saturday, 21 November 2020 (sign-up here)
  • 11+ Interview (Via Microsoft Teams): Saturday, 28 November 2020
  • Closing date for Non-Academic Scholarship Application Forms: Friday, 4 December 2020 –12 Noon
  • Closing date for Bursary Application Forms: Friday, 11 December 2020 – 12 Noon
  • 11+ Sports Scholarship Assessments: w/c Monday, 7 December 2020 (Boys & Girls)
  • 11+ Entrance Exam: Monday, 11 January 2021
  • 11+ Music Scholarship Auditions: Tuesday, 12 January – Thursday, 14 January 2021
  • 11+ Academic Scholarship Interviews: w/c Monday, 18 January 2021
  • 11+ Offers Posted: Thursday, 18 February 2021
  • Tours offered to candidates holding offers: Wednesday, 24 February and Friday, 26 February 2021
  • Taster Days for candidates holding offers: Wednesday, 24 February and Friday, 26 February 2021
  • Deadline for Acceptance of Offer: 10am on Thursday, 4 March 2021

Forest School 11+ Exam Styles

  • Selection criteria
    • School team will be interviewing ALL registered applicants before the Entrance Exam, which is different from the previous years. This will enable the school team to identify potential pupils who may not perform as well as they otherwise might in the Entrance Exam. Please note following the interview ALL applicants will be invited to sit the entrance exam on Monday, 11 January 2021.
    • A written, confidential report from the current school.
    • Performance in English and Mathematics examinations.
  • Entrance examination:
    • Mathematics – 45 minutes(non-calculator)
      • Numerical skills and Reasoning questions that require arithmetical knowledge such as addition, multiplication and fractions.
      • Problems to solve in a variety of contexts which applicants may have not met before. These will be explained in the question.
      • School is looking for applicants who can use logical and creative thinking when problem-solving.
      • This year there will be a separate answer sheet on which to write the final answers. This will be clearly explained in the examination.
    • English – 45 minutes
      • Reading and comprehension assessments. Applicants will read a short passage and then answer questions on the passage.
      • School is looking for evidence that candidates have clearly understood what has happened in the passage. Candidates who do well demonstrate that they can understand layers of meaning and show sensitivity to the writer’s use of language.
      • In relation to the passage, there will be at least one question giving applicants the opportunity to write creatively, either in a short piece of fiction or non-fiction.
      • School is looking for original and accurate writing. Applicants who do well write in an imaginative and engaging manner.

Forest School 13+ Exam Dates

  • Closing Date For Non-Academic Scholarship Application Forms and Bursary: Friday, 29 January 2021 – 12 Noon
  • 13+ Entrance Exam: Tuesday, 2 February 2021
  • 13+ Non-Academic Scholarship Assessments:
    • 13+ Sport w/c Monday, 8 February 2021
    • 13+ Music Thursday, 11 February 2021
  • 13+ Academic Scholarship Interviews: Wednesday, 10 February 2021
  • 13+ Fee Paying Interviews: Thursday, 11 February 2021
  • Offers Posted: Monday, 1 March 2021
  • Deadline for Acceptance of Offer: Friday, 12 March 2021 – 12 Noon
  • Parents of current Year 8 Forest pupils will be contacted in November 2020 regarding internal 13+ registration.

Forest School 13+ Exam Styles

  • Selection criteria:
    • Performance in English and Mathematics examinations.
      • A written, confidential report from the current school.
      • After the entrance examinations, applicants who have performed well and are being considered for a place will be invited to attend an interview and talk about their interests and achievements, both academic and co-curricular.

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