Introduction
School Name: St. George’s College
Description: Independent co-educational day school
Acceptance Ages: 11+
Overview
St. George’s Weybridge School is an independent co-educational Roman Catholic day school in Surrey, educating pupils from 3-18.
The school was founded in 1869 by a Belgium Catholic order of priests called the Josephites, and was originally located in Croydon. The school soon outgrew its Croydon location and moved near Weybridge in 1884. The Josephite order once represented the entire staff and management of the school.
Girls first joined the 6th Form in 1960. The school became fully co-educational in 1998, whist in 2000, it acquired the nearby girls’ school St. Maur’s, run by the Congregation of the Holy Infant Jesus. The acquisition resulted in another phase of expansion of the school’s campus and provided a new site for the Junior School.
In Years 7 and 8, the school’s emphasis is placed on building skills and striving for excellence across the curriculum, which includes history and politics, geography, religious studies, music, drama, art, biology, chemistry, physics, technology and computing.
Latin is compulsory in the First and Second Year. Pupils will choose a language option which they will continue to study in the Third Year from French, German or Spanish.
Rugby, Hockey, Netball, Rounders and Cricket are sports that are considered co-curricular activities for students in the First, Second and Third Year.
The school offers outstanding pastoral care, with yearly pastoral team meetings that reflect the needs of the pupils. Academic and pastoral matters are closely linked, with each student’s personal development is a core concern.
Characterised by outstanding relationships among the students and between the students and the staff, the school succeeds at creating a highly developed sense of a Catholic community that promotes kindness, tolerance and a sense of justice.
This year, with over half (53%) of papers graded A*/A and 80% graded A*/B and a total of 40 students graded A*/A in every subject, the school remains true to its mission statement: “To inspire all in our Josephite, Georgian Family to be the very best version of themselves.”
Open Events for St. George’s Weybridge 11 Plus (11+) Entry
Open Mornings allow families the opportunity to explore St. George’s Weybridge via a pupil-guided tour.
Open Mornings will be held in April and September/October, the families will attend one of the Headmistress’ addresses and meet with the teaching staff.
Parents have the chance to arrange an appointment with the Headmistress after they attend an Open Morning. Book your place here.
St. George’s Weybridge 11 Plus (11+) Admissions
Registration for admission will be in November of the year preceding entry.
Entry is determined according to the following criteria:
- The family should be sympathetic to the Christian, Catholic, Josephite ethos of St. George’s.
- The results of the entrance examination should be satisfactory.
- The report from the current school should be positive.
- The family demonstrated an interest in enrollment and attended an Open Morning.
- A sibling or someone in the family attends or attended the College in the past.
- The applicant is a pupil of the Junior School.
Boys and girls must be under 12 years of age on the 1st of September of the year of entry.
The entrance examination takes place in January and consists of:
- Verbal reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning assessment (CEM Select)
- A mathematics paper
- An English paper (evaluates extended writing, comprehension and technical skills)
Applicants will also be interviewed by a senior member of staff.
St. George’s Weybridge 11 Plus (11+) Exam Format
- The English paper aims to evaluate applicant’s reading, comprehension and writing skills which contains a technical, reading and writing section. The paper is a combination of standard and multiple-choice questions.
- The maths paper is outlined to evaluate applicant’s skills in problem-solving and arithmetic that last for an hour, whilst the English paper lasts 45 minutes.
- Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning will be tested online using the CEM Select Evaluate Abilities assessment which consists of Verbal, Non-Verbal and Numerical Ability through a series of short, online modules. Please see below for further details and recommendations on how to prepare for this test.
