11+ ENTRY FURTHER INFORMATION 2021 11+ key dates for September 2021

2020 Open Days at Under School Wednesday 6 May (subject to confirmation) Saturday 19 September Saturday 3 October

Deadline for all applications, including fully completed SEND reports and bursary documentation Wednesday 7 October 2020, noon

ISEB Common Pre-tests Second half of November, dates TBC

Invitations sent for boys to sit additional written papers Monday 14 December, by email

2021 Additional written papers Saturday 16 January

Auditions for Music scholarship applications Week commencing 18 January

Invitations to final interviews Thursday 28 January, by email

Final interviews Monday 1 to Wednesday 3 February

Bursary home visits Week of Monday 8 February

Offers sent Friday 12 February

Acceptances to be received by the School Tuesday 2 March, noon Entry at 11+ to Westminster Registration Parents who wish to register their sons for entry in Year 7 (11+) should complete the online registration form, which can be found in the Admissions section of the school website: www.westminsterunder.org.uk/admissions. The deadline for September 2021 entry, is noon on Wednesday 7 October 2020. Including fully completed SEND reports and Bursary applications. In line with our Admissions Policy, late applications cannot be accepted. Music 11+ Entrance Assessments scholarships ISEB Common Pre-Tests Mathematics A number of awards of up to 10% remission of current academic tuition Due to the increasing number of We expect all boys sitting the 11+ fees with free instrumental tuition are boys applying for 11+ entry, in line Mathematics test to have completed offered annually for boys at aged 11 with other schools, we now make the standard programme of study who show outstanding potential in at use of an electronic assessment contained within the National least one instrument. in the admissions process. These Curriculum at Key Stage Two, or its are set by the ISEB (Independent equivalent. We would also expect that The standard expected of candidates Schools Examination Board) called these boys are able to achieve Level will be from Grade 5 onwards and, the Common Pre-tests, which are 5 in their Key Stage Two SATs or though not essential, some skill used by many senior schools. their equivalent. We are particularly on a second instrument should be interested in the boys’ ability to apply Boys who have registered will be encouraged. Orchestral instruments the mathematics they have learnt in invited to the School to sit these are preferred. Award holders will be the context of problem solving. electronic assessments for one expected to play a full and lively part morning or afternoon during the in the musical life of the School. second half of November at English Candidates will be required to play or at Boys will be tested on their reading two contrasting pieces on their your son’s present school at any and writing skills, though the precise principal instrument and one piece point until Friday 27 November 2020. nature of these assessments will vary on their second, to read at sight The tests will consist of papers from year to year. Examples might and to attempt a few ear tests. in Mathematics, English, Verbal include comprehensions, descriptive Choristers are also invited to sing. Reasoning and Non-verbal Reasoning writing activities, short reviews and An accompanist will be provided by and can only be taken once for invitations to continue a passage the School, so we ask that candidates all schools applied for. in the voice of the author. We are do not bring their own. Plenty of time If a boy’s current school already particularly interested in boys is allocated for rehearsal. administers these assessments, with a history of wide-ranging and Candidates for music awards must sit he will be permitted by them to sit ambitious reading, in particular those the School’s entrance examinations the assessments there. Parents with a developing awareness of in January. Instrumental auditions will need to confirm this with them how great writers use language will also be held in January whilst directly and where possible should for effect. Boys will be expected choral auditions will be held upon contact our Registrar, Alycia Lee to display a wide vocabulary and commencement at the Under School ([email protected]), to show that they are able to write both in September. The closing date for inform her of this arrangement. The fluently and accurately. entries to these awards is Monday ISEB will let us know the results of 30 November but the Director of boys who are registered with us but Music will be pleased to meet have already taken the assessments Interview and prospective candidates beforehand elsewhere. Boys can only take the by arrangement. test once. place offers Based on the results of the written papers, we will invite approximately Written papers 60 boys back for interview, during Approximately 100 boys are the week commencing Monday then selected for the next stage 1 February 2021. They will be in the admissions process. They interviewed by a member of senior will be invited back to the School staff. This is a chance for us to get on Saturday 16 January 2021 to to know the boys and their interests. take additional written papers in Mathematics and English. We do not provide past papers.

WESTMINSTERUNDER.ORG.UK Academic bursary

Parents considering applying for financial support for their child, should read all the information below carefully before proceeding with their application.

1 The purpose of a bursary The purpose of a bursary is to give financial support to a child who has the academic ability to benefit from After-school clubs a Westminster education but whose parents would not be able to afford These clubs include activities such as fencing, judo, karate, bridge, the fees either wholly or in part chess, table tennis, LAMDA, clay and film making. Clubs finish between without unacceptable hardship. 4.45 and 5.45pm.

2 Who is eligible? Games The School does not have inexhaustible Our main sports are and cricket but as the boys move through funds for bursaries and therefore the school they will have the opportunity to compete in other sports such the Governing Body has decided that as athletics, basketball, cross country running, Fives, hockey, , help may only be offered to pupils who rugby, swimming and tennis. Games takes place twice a week and PE once live in and who are able to a week on Vincent Square or at the Sports Centre. commute daily to School. The Governing Body’s criteria School fees for the award of a bursary may The school fees for the academic year 2019 / 2020 are £6,834 per term, be summarised as follows: £20,512 per year. The 2020 / 2021 fees will be announced in July 2020. i) The child’s entry point Only boys applying for entry into Year 7 are eligible to apply for School hours bursaries. The School does not The school gates open from 8.00am. Boys are expected to arrive at the provide financial support for boys side gate in Douglas Street, between 8.00am and 8.15am. Registration is entering Years 3 or Year 4. at 8.20am. ii) The child’s academic ability Every child who enters Years 7 and 8 boys finish at 4.30pm on Mondays and Wednesdays Westminster Under School must after Games and at 4.00pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. win their place on academic merit. This is determined by examination Homework and interview. iii) Parents’ and child’s Years 7 & 8: Approximately 90 minutes per night (two or three subjects) nationality and residence – Eligible Door to door transport Bursaries are available where the parents and children fall into There is no official school transport, however, the following services one of the following categories: are available and are currently used by pupils. This transport is arranged by the parents directly with the operators: • British citizens in possession of • Taxis, there are two external taxi providers who take several boys a British passport (The United from school Kingdom of Great Britain and • North West London Minibus Route Northern Ireland) at the time Stanmore – Edgware – St Johns Wood – Baker Street – WUS of applying for a bursary; • West London Minibus Route 1 • Citizens of the EEA or • W2 to W8 –SW7 – SW3 – WUS Switzerland, as defined • West London Minibus Route 2 by the UKVI, in possession of • W10 – W11 – W2 – WUS an EEA or Swiss passport or ID, who live in London. See website: https://www.gov.uk/ Public transport browse/visas-immigration/eu- Pimlico Tube Station, on the Victoria Line, is less than five minutes walk away. eea-commonwealth Victoria and St James’s Park on the District and Circle lines are approximately a ten minute walk away. Parents should consult the UKVI • Part A (Initial Assessment) on the advice of the Bursar.It is not website for a detailed explanation The purpose of the initial assessment possible to give a forecast of the level of the criteria established by the is for parents to provide a brief of any bursary award in advance. United Kingdom. These criteria summary of their financial However, parents will be told if, based are used by the School. Parents circumstances so that the School on the Part A (Initial Assessment), who qualify under the above can establish whether a bursary is a bursary would not be awarded. If criteria must also live in London. likely to be needed. It is essential parents are asked to submit a Part B (In The expectation is that their child that the Part A form is completed Depth Assessment) this does not mean will commute from home to school in full. Any relevant background that an award will be made, merely that each day, with a maximum journey information should be included in the parents’ circumstances are within time of one hour door-to-door. the ‘Additional Comments’ section the bracket for further consideration. of the Part A form. – Not eligible Completion of the applications may The Bursar will assess the Part A be time consuming and will involve a • Bursaries are not available to and, if it is judged that the child is likely degree of intrusion by the School into children of parents who are to need a bursary, parents will be a family’s private financial affairs, but in the UK on a visa (general, asked to submit a more detailed parents may be assured that papers student, child, business, Part B (In Depth Assessment) bursary will be carefully handled. If a child wins special, or medical) or entering application form. a place, the application and all papers the UK under Tier 2 or Tier 4 of are retained for their record. If the child the UKVI Points Based System. Single parents. Single parents does not come to Westminster, papers • Bursaries are not available to should refer to Sections 1 to 5 of will either be returned to parents if children of parents who live the ‘Guidance for Parents’ below. requested or shredded. outside London and beyond This outlines the information that must daily commuting range to be provided regarding the child’s Specific guidance for parents school, defined as a maximum circumstances when completing the Part A form. The information is to be Parents are requested to read the journey time of one hour door- following guidance notes before to-door. entered in the ‘Additional Information / Comments by Parents’ box located at completing bursary application forms. iv) Parents’ financial circumstances the end of the form. If they have difficulty answering any of There are no exact financial criteria the questions, they should consult the for bursaries but in judging a • Part B (In Depth Assessment) Bursar, (email: bursar@westminster. family’s needs, all income, essential The purpose of Part B is to allow the org.uk or tel: 020 7963 1028). School to make a full assessment of expenditure, and all assets in Parents / guardians / single parents savings, investments and property a family’s financial circumstances and will be assessed. Where, for needs. Part B will ask for several 1 It is assumed that both parents example, a home is considered to pieces of information and supporting have a joint interest in the education be too large, in an expensive area evidence. It is essential that the Part B and general welfare of the child or where excess equity could be Form is completed in full and that and therefore both parents’ released, a family may be expected copies of all supporting documents financial circumstances will be to downsize or remortgage as required are provided. The Part B taken into account. necessary to release funds. Parents and supporting documents should 2 In cases where parents are who own a second home do not be returned by the deadline given. separated or divorced it is assumed qualify as they would be expected The supporting financial documents that both parents retain joint to release equity in order to meet required from both parents will include interest in their child and that fees. It is also expected that copies of: financial provision for the child’s savings in shares, ISAs, and other • Latest 12 months’ full bank education remains a joint matter. investments will be released. The statements for all bank accounts 3 For applications from single School will then assess what level (Current, Savings, ISA, Investment parents, the following information of bursary (between 10% and 100% accounts). Please note that account regarding the child’s circumstances of the fees) is needed. If in doubt summary pages are not sufficient, must be provided: of eligibility for a bursary, parents full bank statements for all accounts a Where is the other parent now? are encouraged to apply. are required. b Has the child’s other parent • Most recent P60s or payslips remained in contact? 3 The bursary process (or latest company Annual Report c If not, when did their There are three stages to the and accounts if self-employed). contact cease? bursary assessments: • Latest mortgage statement or latest d Does the child’s other parent • Parents’ passports rent statement if rent is paid. contribute financially for the child? Photocopies or scans of both parents’ • Proof of all benefits received e If not, when did they passports must be provided as (e.g. child benefit, universal credit, cease contributing? evidence of eligibility to apply for disability living allowance, etc). 4 Where either parent has remarried, a bursary on grounds of nationality. All bursary awards are decided by the If eligible, the next stage is Part A. their new family circumstances and Master of the Under School and the responsibilities will be taken into Head Master of the Great School account by the School.

WESTMINSTERUNDER.ORG.UK 5 Fully completed bursary forms 9 NO DEDUCTIONS should be made other person. and full financial declaration of all in respect of allowances made for 17 The reason we collect and hold this income and assets are required, tax purposes (specifically: personal information is to help the School to as follows: allowances; superannuation, etc. decide whether to award a bursary a A joint application from both the contributions; mortgage interest; and, if so, at what level. The file father and the mother of the child. covenants; and income from record is useful because it allows us abroad). The amount of tax / NI / to keep proper financial records and b If the parents are divorced or pension contributions or other separated, a joint application from also helps us to monitor how we are deductions should be recorded on spending our money as a registered both the father and the mother of the form. the child is preferred, although charity. Details of any payments or separate applications will be 10 The full amount of all welfare remissions we make will be held on accepted where the parents so benefits should be declared. our records. wish. Confidentiality will be 11 Parents should declare the gross 18 The law requires that we hold basic maintained if requested. amount of all income received by accounting information on grants c If the child has a single parent an children who are wholly or mainly for at least six years. Information application from both the single dependent on them, excluding only will not be held longer than needed parent and from the child’s other sums earned from the child’s part- and all the papers on file, other parent if they are still in contact time employment (e.g. weekend or than names, will usually be with the child (see No. 3 above). holiday jobs). Parents should also shredded within seven years of declare all income received under our last contact with you. d If one of the child’s parents is deeds of covenant, sums received deceased, an application from the 19 The information in a pupil’s bursary as scholarships, student awards and file is entirely safe. It may be passed surviving parent. If he or she has funds held in trust for the child. remarried, a joint application to an educational charity if we application from the parent and Assets believe this may be helpful, but only step-parent is requested. 12 Parents should declare the with the parents’ permission. Nobody else other than the Master e If the child has no parents, value of all assets including their main home, second / additional or Head Master, Bursar, Bursar’s PA applications from his / her and Finance Bursar will be allowed guardian(s) are required, or if the properties, savings and investments in shares / ISAs, etc. Internet to see the file or know about the child has no guardian, then from bursary information. the person(s) who have legal websites such as Zoopla.com offer custody of the child. property valuations at no cost. 20 The Bursary Application Form or additional papers may contain Declaration Concerning Expenditure relevant personal information, not Validity of Information 13 Mortgage repayments should only about the parents but also 6 The declaration at the end of be shown separately from other people. If parents think this bursary application forms should be any property / contents may happen, they should show the signed by both parents (see note 1 insurance payments. form / papers to the persons and 2 above) of the child for whom 14 Documentary evidence is involved and make sure that they application is made. If only one required for mortgage, rent agree that the School can store and parent signs the form, the reason payments and council tax. use the information. must be stated. Data Protection Act 21 In signing the Bursary Application Income 15 The law demands that the School Form parents are giving their 7 Actual income should be declared tells parents what information they explicit consent to the exchange for the current financial year and, are holding about them concerning of information regarding all aspects if known, for the forthcoming year. bursaries and what they are going of their personal data with schools In the case of self-employed to do with that information. The law and with other charities which might persons and others who have not also says that they cannot open a be able to help. This means that finally agreed their income for the file, hold and use this information parents consent to our disclosing last financial year with HMRC, a about the parents without their and processing information statement of income so agreed agreement. These notes make it given by them by letter or in the should be given for that year, clear what Westminster School will application form, and by the together with a note to that effect. do with the information given. School in its confidential report, Persons who normally use an to any charity or individual who 16 With the parents’ agreement, when may provide funds for the pupil’s accounting year other than April an application is made for a bursary, to April should state this fact and education. It also means that the Bursar opens a file, which will parents consent to our obtaining give the dates to which income be kept in our filing system. The declared refers. and processing similar information information provided will be stored from other charities with whom 8 Income from ALL sources must with any further details that may be we are associated. Without this be included. Gross income before required in order for a decision with explicit consent, we will be unable tax / NI / pension contributions regard to the bursary application to to give any further consideration should be declared. In ALL cases be made. Additional information to the application. income from outside the UK should may include reports received from be included. a school, a doctor, a teacher or any Westminster Great George Street Birdcage Walk Parliament Big Ben Square

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