1. Visit Us
The best way to get a feel for our School is to visit us.
We warmly invite you to see the School for yourself, and meet our wonderful pupils and staff.
We offer open events and small group tours throughout the academic year. Please click on the link below to book your place at one of our admissions events.
BOOK YOUR PLACE
2. Register Your Child
BY THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER 2024
To apply for a place you will need to register your child by clicking on the button below.
For Senior School entry in September 2025, you must register your child by our deadline of Thursday 31 October 2024.
We operate a rolling registration system and welcome early registrations for later years. The fee for registration is £160, which you will be asked to pay upon submission of the form. Please note that this fee is non-refundable but may be transferred to a subsequent year.
If you experience any difficulties with the online registration process please contact our Registrar who will be happy to help.
REGISTER YOUR CHILD
3. Access Arrangements
BY THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER 2024
As part of the registration process, we ask if there are any special accommodations that we can make for your child on our assessment days.
In order to make the necessary accommodations, we will need a letter from your child's current School outlining a confirmation of arrangements made for any assessments taken at the School. We will also ask for any other supporting documentation such as a report from an Educational Psychologist or equivalent.
4. 11+ Admissions Information Evening
MONDAY 4 NOVEMBER & TUESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2024
All registered applicants will be warmly invited to attend one of our 11+ Admissions Information Evenings.
Further details on how to book will be provided closer to the time.
5. Assessment Stage One
SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2024
All registered applicants will be invited to the first stage of the 11+ assessment at Ibstock.
The first stage assessment will comprise:
A) An online cognitive aptitude test (CAT). This is an adaptive computer-based test assessing Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, English and Mathematics.
B) A Learning Workshop. In small groups, applicants will take part in a fun problem-solving task where there is no single right answer. This group activity will assess your child's ability to solve problems, think laterally and work both independently and as part of a team.
There will be several sessions running throughout the day and further details will be provided closer to the time.
6. Scholarship Application
MONDAY 9 DECEMBER 2024
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit scholarship applications.
We are pleased to offer a range of scholarships for academic and sporting excellence, as well as those who excel in the expressive arts and music. We are also proud to offer scholarships for those with a proven track record in critical thinking and charitable/community endeavour. Scholarships are granted based on merit and are separate to Bursary applications, which are granted based on financial circumstances. Scholarships may sit alongside bursaries for qualifying pupils. Scholarships will typically last for the duration of a pupil's time at the school, subject to the pupil maintaining sufficiently high standards. We will host a webinar to guide you through the scholarship application process on the evening of Wednesday 4 December.
Further details of what an Ibstock scholarship entails and information about bursaries can be found by clicking the links below.
Scholarships at Ibstock
Fees & Bursaries
7. Assessment Stage Two
THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER & FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER 2024
Shortlisted applicants will be invited back to Ibstock for the second stage of the assessment.
Our shortlist is determined by each applicant's performance in the first assessment stage, along with any contextual information from the confidential reference from their current School.
The second stage assessment will comprise written papers in both English and Maths. Each paper will last one hour and will cover material that is covered as part of the National Curriculum up until the end of Year 5. The papers are written ‘in house’ by our Head of Mathematics and Head of English.
All applicants will have the opportunity to meet ‘one-to-one' with one of our teachers so that we can get to know them a bit better and so that applicants can learn more about the opportunities on offer at Ibstock. This interaction does not form part of the assessment process.
8. Offer Decisions
FEBRUARY 2025
Offer decisions will be sent via email.
If you have applied for a bursary or a scholarship, decisions on these applications will be sent separately.
9. Afternoon For Offer Holders
LATE FEBRUARY 2025
We invite all Offer Holders and their families back to Ibstock Place School to take part in some fun activities and to have another look at the School before making a final decision.
10. Deadline For Offer Acceptance
MONDAY 3 MARCH 2025
You will be asked to confirm acceptance of our offer and pay an acceptance deposit of £2,000 (which is returned to you when your child leaves the school).
The deposit is non-refundable should the place subsequently be declined if more than 14 days have elapsed after the acceptance deadline.
11. Welcome Event
JUNE 2025
All pupils who have accepted offers will be invited back to the School to take part in a series of fun activities.
They will also have an opportunity to get to know their future classmates better and to explore the School campus, and meet key members of staff, such as their Tutor and Head of House.
