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Stowe School
Stowe School normally admits at Year 9 or Sixth Form, not Year 7; its Year 6 stage uses CAT4 or UKiset.
Independent school · Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
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Stowe, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 5EH
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Entry information
Stowe School’s main entry points are Year 9 (13+) and Sixth Form (16+), so it has no standard Year 7 entry. For 13+ entry, applicants visit and interview in Year 6, sit CAT4 (or UKiset when English is not their first language), and provide a school report or reference. Stowe states that ISEB Pre-Tests are no longer used for entry.
Entry stage: Year 9 (13+) and Sixth Form (16+); occasional later-year vacancies
What the assessment covers
- CAT4; UKiset for applicants whose first language is not English
Assessment provider: CAT4, UKiset
The admissions process
- Register and visit
- Year 6 private visit and interviews with the Registrar and Houseparent
- CAT4 or UKiset assessment and current-school reference
- Offer decision after the three admission elements
Read the official details: Admissions information from Stowe 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.
Stowe’s CAT4 is part of its later Year 9 admissions process. GL Assessment advises against practising for CAT4; follow the school’s instructions for your child’s entry route.
Read the official guidance: Stowe School · GL Assessment
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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.
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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
- Stowe’s assigned senior school has main entry at 13+ and 16+, not Year 7. Confirm the 13+ cohort’s dates and current arrangements with admissions.
Plusling’s guide to Stowe School is independently written. The school and its admissions authority publish the official arrangements.
Contains government school-register data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Primary sources
- 13+ Admissions Stowe School
- Admissions Stowe School
- Stowe School establishment record Department for Education
- CAT4 information for parents GL Assessment