Quick and detailed information for the 13+ exams in 2023-2024 of Harrow School is provided below for 13+ Parents' reference.
Harrow School 13 Plus Exam Information
- Address: 5 High Street, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex HA1 3HP
- School Website: click here for more information
- Admissions Contact:
- Telephone: 20 8872 8000
- Email: [email protected]
- School Type: boys
- Total Number of Students in School: Approximately 800
- Number of Places available: 160
- Open Days: Virtual Open Mornings will be held in December 2023.
- Closing Date for 13+ Application:
- The main deadline for registering for Year 9 (13+) entry is 1 May of Year 7
- Harrow also accepts late applications between 1 May of Year 6 and 1 May of Year 7, although only outstanding candidates are considered at this stage as there are only very few places remaining.
- 13+ Registration Form: YEAR 9 REGISTRATION FORM
- Exam Provider: Independent Schools’ Examination Board’s (ISEB) Common pre-test
- ISI Report: ISI Report | Harrow School, London
Harrow School 13+ Exam Dates
- Late applicants (applying after 1 May 2023): 11 September 2023
- Music, Art, Drama, Sport and Academic Scholarship applications: 1st December 2023
- ISEB Common Pre-Test: Tests are available between 2 October 2023 - the end of the autumn term of Year 6
- Harrow Test: September / October 2024
- Late applicants ISEB Common Pre-Test: Ideally completed before the end of December 2023
- Music, Art, Drama, Sport and Academic Test: January / February 2024
Harrow School 13+ Exam Styles
- The process comprises three separate stages:
- STAGE 1
- All registered candidates sit the ISEB (Independent Schools Examinations Board) Common Pre-Test, an age-standardised and adaptive series of tests in English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning. This test is sat either at a boy’s school, at an alternative educational establishment or test centre, e.g. the British Council.
- STAGE 2
- The results of the ISEB Common Pre-Test and references will be reviewed before boys are selected to go forward to Stage 2 of the assessment. Boys who perform well in the ISEB Common Pre-Test and have strong references will be invited to meet at least one House Master between January and June of Year 6. Those boys who pass the Pre-Test but are not invited to meet a House Master during Stage 2 will meet a House Master when they come for the Harrow Test (Stage 3).
- STAGE 3
- All boys who pass the ISEB Common Pre-Test in Stage 1 will be invited to Stage 3, the Harrow Test, which comprises
- A computerised English and Maths assessment (30 minutes each)
- A short-written essay (20-25 minutes)
- Two interviews: one with a House Master and one with a Senior Master
- All boys who pass the ISEB Common Pre-Test in Stage 1 will be invited to Stage 3, the Harrow Test, which comprises
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School Catchment Area Criteria: Parents need to check the latest updated information on the school website.
School Fee: Harrow School 2023-2024 Academic Year Fees Details
- Fees for 2023/24
- £16,850 per term, including board, tuition, textbooks, a stationery allowance and laundry, and paid in advance by the first day of term. For any subject requiring additional tuition, there is an extra charge.
- Registration Fee
- School registration fee is £350 (non refundable).
- Entry Deposit (UK and overseas)
- An applicant who is offered and accepts a place at Harrow is asked to pay an Entry Deposit of £3,000: £1,500 is returned at the end of his first term, and the remaining £1,500 is deducted from his final bill.
- In Year 9, if an applicant fails the Common Entrance or Academic Scholarship examinations, or is advised by his prep school to withdraw in the expectation that he will not reach the required standard, his Entry Deposit will be refunded in full.