All prospective candidates are encouraged to come and visit us before registering to sit an entrance examination. Please come and visit us at one of our upcoming Open Days.
As Year 3 transitions to Year 4, the year group is increased to a maximum of 24 pupils per class across 3 classes. The number of places available varies each year.
Please click here to register for Year 4 (8+) 2026 entry. The registration fee is £234 (Including VAT).
Once we have accepted your registration we will contact all prospective candidates with details about arrangements for the assessment day. If successful at the assessment day a candidate will be offered a place to study at Eltham College
On accepting a place, parents are required to pay a deposit and sign a contract which outlines the standard terms and conditions under which their child is accepted as a student at Eltham College. Offer of a place is also subject to satisfactory references from the candidate’s current school.
| Whole School Open Day | Saturday 13 September 2025 |
| Junior School Open Morning | Saturday 8 November 2025 |
| 8+ Registration Deadline | Tuesday 10 February 2026 at 4pm |
| 8+ Assessments | Tuesday 24 February 2026 |
| 8+ Offers | To be confirmed |
| 8+ Acceptance Deadline | To be confirmed |
Entry at 8+ is by assessment. All candidates are assessed in all aspects of Maths and English. They are ALL computer based using a tablet device.
In February, invitations will be sent to the parents of registered candidates to bring in their child to the Junior School for assessment. The assessments are completed in small groups of 6-8 pupils on the assessment day.
The assessment session takes place in the morning and lasts approximately two hours. It is designed to test numerical, language and reading skills which underpin a child’s ability to cope well with the pace and level of the curriculum and the organisational demands of the Junior School’s busy curricular and co-curricular programme. Children’s behaviour during the assessment process and what they tell us about their hobbies and interests are taken into account when making final decisions.
All prospective candidates are assessed by the Head of the Junior School, and other senior staff. By meeting all the children in small assessment groups, the Junior School team is better able to gain a fuller insight into their relative abilities, confidences and needs.
Generally, those who are successful in being offered a place have a strong reading ability, with a reading age well in excess of their chronological age; are adept at using language in different forms; spelling, writing and verbal reasoning; and possess a good grasp of basic concepts appropriate to their age and schooling.
Some children are inevitably stronger in some areas than others, but chronological differences are taken into consideration as are reports from their current school.
Assessment Decisions
The Head of the Junior School’s decision is final in all matters relating to entry to the Junior School.
