The Admissions Process

Our dedicated admissions team at St Margaret's Hampstead is here to support you every step of the way. We aim to make the application process as clear and straightforward as possible, ensuring a seamless journey for you and your daughter. Our selection process is designed to identify pupils who will thrive in our unique academic and pastoral environment.

Meet the Girls

A simple four-step process

Your admissions journey

Discover & enquire

Your journey with St Margaret’s Hampstead begins with an initial discovery. Explore our website to learn about our ethos, curriculum and community. Once you have a feel for our school, register your interest by contacting our admissions team to arrange a visit.

Contact admissions

Visit & experience

There is no better way to understand the unique atmosphere of St Margaret’s Hampstead than by visiting us. Attend one of our Open Mornings or arrange a private tour with a member of our staff or one of our pupils. You can arrange to meet our Head, talk with our dedicated staff and see our wonderful girls in action.

arrange a visit

Apply & assess

Following your visit, you will be guided through the formal application process, which includes an online registration form. We’ll invite your daughter to attend an age-appropriate assessment in English and Mathematics, allowing us to ensure that our curriculum is a suitable fit for her.

Registration form

Offer & welcome

Based on the assessment, school reports, a current school reference and an alignment with our school’s ethos, we offer places to successful candidates. We look for academic performance that is commensurate with her age and a commitment from parents to their daughter’s education.

Any Questions?

Entry by year group: a step-by-step guide

Reception entry

For Reception, parents should complete their daughter’s registration form by the end of November the year preceding her September entry. Your daughter will then be invited in to attend an assessment in that autumn term with a member of our Infant teaching staff, and we will request a reference from her current nursery/school. We also take Reception applications throughout the year to add to the wait list.

Entry into Year 3 (7+)

Please register your daughter using the online registration form prior to the application deadline of Monday 9th November 2026. The assessment will be held on Thursday 13th November 2026 at St Margaret's Hampstead, and will involve a Mathematics test, a short piece of free writing and a comprehension English task. The teacher taking the assessment will chat to your daughter at some point, but we will use her school reference as the main source of information about her character. The girls will be with us for around 2 hours.

Entry into Year 7 (11+)

Each year, we welcome a few new girls to join those moving up from our Junior School into Year 7. For 11+ entry in September 2027, girls must be born between 1st September 2015 and 31 August 2016. Simply fill in our registration form online, submit the requested documentation and pay the registration fee (£180). If your daughter has access arrangements, we encourage you to send in the relevant documentation by 1st October 2026. We are part of the London 11+ Consortium and, therefore, your daughter will sit the Consortium assessment (see more information below). The key dates for 11+ (Year 7) 2026 entry can be found below.

Occasional places

While our main entry points are Reception, Year 3 and Year 7, we warmly welcome applications throughout the year for occasional places in other year groups. Spaces sometimes become available in Years 1-2, 4–6 and 8–10, and we encourage families to apply at any time. For entry into Year 6, pupils will be considered where they show strong potential to thrive in our Senior School. Applicants for Year 10 should have GCSE subject choices that align with our current curriculum. When a vacancy arises, all applicants are invited to take part in our entrance assessment and interview, and we will also request a reference from their current school.

Key dates for 11+ (Year 7) 2026 entry

Deadline for registrations: Entries are now closed

Assessment day at St Margaret’s Hampstead: Tuesday 2^nd December 2025

Interview dates: Monday 12^th January 2026 and Thursday 15^th January 2026

Offers sent out: Friday 13^th February 2026

Deadline for acceptances for 2026 11+: Midday on Thursday 6^th March 2026

11+ assessment familiarisation

Girls wishing to explore the style and format of the questions that will appear in the Consortium’s 11+ assessment can do so using the following link:

London 11+ Consortium Familiarisation Test.

Ready to begin your journey?

For further information or to discuss the admissions process, we invite you to please contact our friendly Admissions Team - we would be delighted to hear from you.