Admissions Timetable
We thank you for your interest in Withington Girls’ School as a future school option for your daughter.
Admissions for September 2024
The entrance procedure varies depending on your daughter’s age. Below is an overview of key dates for September 2024:
If you would like us to keep in touch with you about updates regarding 2024 admissions, please contact us at any time at admissions@wgs.org or complete our enquiry form. We will then keep you updated with details of Open Events and other opportunities to visit the School, application deadlines and arrangements for the Entrance Examination/Assessments.
Year 7 (11+) Entry for September 2024
| Here is an overview of the Admissions Timetable for Year 7 (11+) entry in September 2024. Your point of contact throughout the process is our Admissions team on admissions@wgs.org or 0161 249 3371. Please do not hesitate to get in touch at any time if you have any queries. | |
| Summer Term 2023 | Prospective parents and pupils are warmly invited to contact us at any time at admissions@wgs.org to register their interest in applying to joining us in Year 7 in September 2024, to request information about the Admissions Process or to arrange visits as appropriate. |
| July & August 2023 | Throughout the Summer Break, we will be providing information to families who register with us about relevant admissions events in the Autumn Term of 2023 along with offering opportunities to sign up for these events. Applications for Year 7 entry for September 2024 will open during the course of the summer. |
| Monday 16th October 1.30 – 3.30pm | Withington in Action This is an opportunity to observe part of a School day here at WGS and also to meet the Headmistress and other senior members of staff and talk to our admissions team. Places are limited, and are offered on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Visitors will be guided around School by current pupils and will visit classrooms during lessons. We will keep parents who complete our enquiry form informed when booking opens for these events. |
| Before October Half Term | Make sure that you have registered your interest in coming along to one of our Whole School Open Events in November by completing our enquiry form |
| Thursday 2nd November 2023 4.30 – 6.30pm | Whole School Open Evening Enjoy a tour of the School and take the chance to sign up for a November Taster Day when your daughter will have the chance to spend a Saturday morning in School attending two different subject lessons. |
| Saturday 4th November 2023 10am – 12noon | Whole School Open Morning Enjoy a tour of the School and take the chance to sign up for a November Taster Day when your daughter will have the chance to spend a Saturday morning in School attending two different subject lessons. |
| 11th & 25th November 2023 | Two Saturday Taster Days will run, which offer girls who are currently in Year 5 or Year 6 the chance to spend a morning in School and attend two lessons. |
| Friday 1st December 2023 | Deadline for submitting applications for Year 7 places for September 2024 |
| Thursday 7th December 2023 | Deadline for submitting applications for Bursary assistance for Year 7 applicants in September 2024 Please note that we will not be able to accept applications for Bursary assistance which are submitted after the Entrance Examination has taken place. |
| Before the end of the Autumn Term | Details of the Entrance Examination Day sent to parents of applicants |
| Friday 5th January 2024 | Year 7 Entrance Examination Day (please note this is before the start of term for many schools) |
| by week commencing Monday 15th January | Everyone who sat the Year 7 Entrance Examination contacted to advise whether the applicant will be invited to attend for interview |
| week commencing Monday 22nd January 2024 | Interviews for Year 7 applicants begin |
| Friday 9th February 2024 | Interviews for Year 7 applicants completed |
| Tuesday 27th February 2024 | Notification of Year 7 decisions (by post and email) |
| Tuesday 5th March 2024 | Noon deadline for responding to offers of a Year 7 place that include an offer of financial assistance |
| Thursday 7th March 2024 | Noon deadline for responding to all other offers of Year 7 places |
| Friday 14th June (tbc) | Year 7 Induction Day |
| Wednesday 4th September 2024 | First day of the Autumn Term |
Junior School Entry for September 2024
For Year 3 (7+), Year 4 (8+), Year 5 (9+) and Year 6 (10+) pupils
| Here is an overview of the Admissions Timetable for Junior School entry in September 2024. Your point of contact throughout the process is our Admissions team on admissions@wgs.org or 0161 249 3371. Please do not hesitate to get in touch at any time if you have any queries. | |
| Summer Term 2023 | Prospective parents and pupils are warmly invited to contact us at any time at admissions@wgs.org to register their interest in joining our Junior School in September 2024, to request information about the admissions process or to arrange visits as appropriate. |
| July & August 2023 | Throughout the Summer Break, we will be providing information to families who register with us about relevant admissions events in the Autumn Term 2023 along with offering opportunities to sign up for these events. Applications for Junior School entry for September 2024 will open during the course of the summer. |
| Before October Half Term 2023 | Make sure that you have registered your interest in coming along to one of our Whole School Open Events in November. |
| Thursday 2nd November 2024 4.30 – 6.30pm | Whole School Open Evening |
| Saturday 4th November 2023 10am – 12noon | Whole School Open Morning |
| November 2023 (date to be confirmed) | Year 3 Taster Morning For Year 2 pupils looking at entry to Year 3 at Withington Junior School in September 2024 |
| Thursday 7th December 2023 | Deadline for submitting applications for Junior School places for September 2024 |
| Tuesday 12th December 2023 | Deadline for submitting applications for Bursary assistance for Year 5 and 6 applicants in September 2024 Please note that we will not be able to accept applications for Bursary assistance which are submitted after the Entrance Assessments have taken place. |
| Before the end of the Autumn Term 2023 | Details of the Entrance Assessment Day sent out to parents of applicants |
| Saturday 13th January 2024 | Junior School Entrance Assessment Day |
| By Friday 26th January 2024 | Junior School staff will contact the families of all applicants by phone or letter to confirm the outcome of the Entrance Assessments Those families receiving an offer of a place for their daughter have three weeks in which to respond to Offer Letters. |
| Friday 14th June 2024 (tbc) | Junior School Induction Afternoon |
| Wednesday 4th September 2024 | First day of the Autumn Term |
Year 12 (16+) for September 2024
Places in Withington’s Sixth Form are limited and prospective students who wish to apply are advised to visit us, on the Sixth Form Information Evening and/or one of our Open Days.
If after your visit you wish to take the next step in the admission process, you should complete a Statement of Interest by Thursday 30th November 2023 (the form is available from admissions@wgs.org). This will enable our Sixth Form admissions team to review the Statements of Interest submitted by candidates to gain an understanding of factors such as predicted grades and A Level subject choices, but also why candidates wish to take those subjects and their aspirations beyond school.
We recommend this route for students who know their A Level subject choices and whose predicted grades meet our entry requirements (a minimum of six 7-9 grades at GCSE, with 8-9 grades in the subjects you wish to study).
After reviewing the Statements of Interest we will invite a number of candidates to submit a formal application by Thursday 8th February 2024. Once an application is received, references from current schools will be taken and an appointment made to take part in an interview. Interviews may take place in person or online.
Following the interviews, conditional offers of places in our Sixth Form in September 2024 will be made by Friday 29th March.
Please note that if you have missed the November deadline and wish to be considered to make a Sixth Form application, please do contact us as we may continue to have places available as we work through the Sixth Form admissions process. We would also be happy to hear from candidates who submitted a Statement of Interest and were not invited to apply with updated predicted grades or subject choices.
If you have any questions regarding the admissions process and events, please do not hesitate to contact our Admissions team on 0161 249 3371 or admissions@wgs.org
| Here is an overview of the Admissions Timetable for Sixth Form entry in September 2024. Your point of contact throughout the process is our Admissions team on admissions@wgs.org or 0161 249 3371. Please do not hesitate to get in touch at any time if you have any queries. | |
| Summer Term 2023 | Prospective parents and students are warmly invited to contact us at any time at admissions@wgs.org to register their interest in applying for Year 12 in September 2024, to request information about the admissions process or to arrange visits as appropriate. |
| July & August 2023 | Throughout the Summer Break, we will be providing information to families who register with us about relevant admissions events in the Autumn Term of 2023 along with offering opportunities to sign up for these events. |
| Thursday 12th October 2023 5.00 – 7.00pm | Sixth Form Information Evening This event offers the chance for prospective Year 12 students and their families to learn more about life in our Sixth Form and to meet Heads of Academic Department to discuss A Level courses. |
| Before October Half Term 2023 | Please register your interest in coming along to one of our Whole School Open Events in November where you will be able to have a tour of the school. Consider submitting a Statement of Interest if you know your A Level subject choices and your predicted GCSE grades meet WGS minimum entry requirements* *The requirement for girls wishing to enter the Sixth Form from another school is a minimum of six 7-9 grades at GCSE, with 8-9 grades in the subjects you wish to study to A Level. |
| Thursday 2nd November 2023 4.30 – 6.30pm | Whole School Open Evening |
| Saturday 4th November 2023 10am – 12noon | Whole School Open Morning
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| Thursday 30th November 2023 | Deadline for submitting Statement of Interest for consideration ahead of first round of applications |
| W/c Monday 11th December 2023 | Following review of Statements of Interest, candidates invited to submit a formal application |
| Thursday 8th February 2024 | Deadline for submission of full application for formal interviews |
| Wednesday 14th February 2024 | Deadline for submitting applications for Bursary assistance for Year 12 applicants in September 2024 |
| End February/early March 2024 | Sixth Form interviews begin |
| By Friday 29th March 2024 | Applicants will be notified of the outcome of the Sixth Form application process |
| End of summer term | Sixth Form Taster Day for WGS Year 11s and Year 12 offer holders from other schools – date to be confirmed |
| Thursday 22nd August | Pupils to contact School to confirm GCSE results |
| Early September – date to be confirmed | Year 12 Induction Afternoon |
| Wednesday 4th September | First day of the Autumn Term & Sixth Form Team Building |
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