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Queen Mary's School
Queen Mary's School invites Year 7 applicants to a Spring Term Assessment and Experience Day after a visit and registration.
Independent school · Thirsk, North Yorkshire
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At a glance
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- Scholarships and bursaries
- Scholarships are honorary; means-tested bursaries offer separate fee assistance
- Queen Mary’s School
Baldersby Park, Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3BZ
Plan your approach
Entry information
Start with a visit or enquiry, then register and discuss a Year 7 place with Admissions. The school invites Year 7 applicants to a Spring Term Assessment and Experience Day combining activities and academic assessment; where that timing does not work, assessment can take place on arrival. No preparation is required. Reports and a meeting with the Head also inform the process.
Entry stage: 11+ / Year 7
The admissions process
- Arrange an open event or personal visit, meet the Head and discuss your daughter’s interests, needs and proposed start date. The school accepts applications throughout the year, subject to availability.
- Complete the registration form and pay the current registration fee. Prepare identity documents and details of any learning or medical needs; the school requests the current school’s report and a reference.
- Year 7 applicants are invited to a Spring Term Assessment and Experience Day, with activities alongside academic assessment. If the admissions timetable does not allow this, assessment can take place on arrival. The school says no preparation is required before any admissions assessment.
- An optional experience day or boarding stay can help your daughter get to know school life. After an offer, confirm the place through the required acceptance documents and deposit. September starters are invited to a New Pupils’ Day in June.
- The school recommends applying at least two terms before joining, while allowing flexibility. Contact Admissions on 01845 575040 or admissions@queenmarys.org to confirm dates, availability and individual arrangements.
Read the official details: Admissions information from Queen Mary’s School
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Official links for your shortlist
Use the school’s current admissions information to check which sample papers or familiarisation materials apply to your child’s entry year.
Know what to expect
Follow the school’s assessment guidance.
Queen Mary’s says no preparation is required for its admissions assessments. Its Year 7 Assessment and Experience Day combines activities and academic assessment so the school can get to know each child. Ask Admissions what to expect and discuss any learning-support needs.
Read the official guidance: Queen Mary’s School
Keep the practical steps clear
Your application starting points
Use the official links on this page to answer these questions for your child’s entry year.
Check the entry point and eligibility
Confirm the year group, age requirements and any conditions that apply to your child.
Put the right dates in your diary
Note any published registration, assessment, application and offer-response dates that apply to your child’s route. They may be separate steps.
Follow the assessment guidance
Check what the school asks your child to do and whether it recommends any preparation. Use its own instructions and the assessment provider’s advice.
Check fees and financial support
Look at fees, bursaries and scholarships, including any separate forms, evidence and deadlines.
Picture your child’s everyday life here.
An open day is a chance to look beyond the exam. Useful questions to take with you:
- How do you help new pupils settle in and make friends?
- Who can a child turn to when they feel worried or stuck?
- How do you help pupils recover from a setback and discover their strengths?
Know where to focus
See what your child is learning.
See the topics your child has practised, revisit questions that need another look and choose a focus for the next session. Plusling helps you put your time where it can be useful.
- Topic summaries and practice history
- Choose topics in Focus Practice
- Progress to discuss with the adults helping them
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Before you apply
- Ask Admissions for the next Year 7 experience and assessment dates and available day or boarding places.
- Confirm which assessment arrangements apply to your daughter and discuss learning-support or access needs.
- Scholarship assessment is separate from ordinary admission. Request the current information booklet and any bursary deadlines if relevant.
Plusling’s guide to Queen Mary's School is independently written. The school and its admissions authority publish the official arrangements.
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Primary sources
- Queen Mary's School: school details Department for Education
- Queen Mary’s School admissions, visits and applications Queen Mary’s School
- Queen Mary’s Senior School for ages 11–16 Queen Mary’s School
- Queen Mary’s current school policies Queen Mary’s School
- Queen Mary’s admissions policy reviewed June 2026 Queen Mary’s School
- Queen Mary’s scholarship policy 2026–27 Queen Mary’s School