Admissions Policy
Milton Abbey is an independent school for boys and girls aged 13-18 and takes day and boarding pupils. It is a mainstream school which has CreSTeD accreditation for its support, by means of the Learning Support Unit, for pupils with mild to moderate dyslexia.
The normal entry requirement is a 50% average across the board at Common Entrance for pupils entering Year 9 (Third Form) and a satisfactory report from the pupil's current school. Pupils not being prepared for Common Entrance are offered alternative entry papers, but all entrants must have suitable reading comprehension age. Entry requirements for pupils entering the Sixth Form (Year 12) are five GCSEs at C grade or above, an interview / assessment visit and a satisfactory report from the pupil's current school.
Parents must declare if their son/daughter has a learning difficulty or other disability that may require specialist arrangements. Pupils with a history of learning difficulties will be invited for an assessment during the autumn term of their penultimate year at their previous school. The visit enable a pupil to take a closer look at Milton Abbey to see if he/she really likes the school community. It also gives the school the opportunity to assess his/her academic suitability and, at the same time, his/her compatibility with the other pupils in terms of shared community values and personal behaviour. If the Learning Support Unit recommends that support sessions be put in place upon entry, this will be a condition of admission. In some circumstances, it will be recommended that a pupil does not study a foreign language but instead uses the time to reinforce his/her basic skills. The Learning Support unit must have all available relevant information and any requested documentation (including educational psychologist's assessments and previous school reports). An evaluation of the appropriate support can then be made in the light of the School's available resources. A charge is made for extra learning support sessions, the current rates for which are available upon request.
The School may ask parents to provide updated psychological reports for examination or other purposes.
Siblings will not be offered automatic entry, but will have to fulfil our admissions' criteria at the time of their entry. A sibling will, however, be given preference in cases of over-subscription to a year-group.