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Warminster School
Warminster's Year 7 applicants take an online cognitive assessment and meet the Head.
Independent school · Warminster, Wiltshire
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Church Street, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 8PJ
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Entry information
Warminster School is a co-educational independent school. For Year 7 entry it uses a two-hour online cognitive assessment covering vocabulary, non-verbal reasoning and Mathematics, alongside an informal discussion with the Head and a current-school reference/report. Its admissions policy says no specific preparation is needed.
Entry stage: Year 7
What the assessment covers
- Vocabulary
- Non-verbal reasoning
- Mathematics
Assessment provider: Warminster School
The admissions process
- Year 7–10 candidates complete an online cognitive assessment and discussion with the Head; current-school reference/report is requested. The policy says no specific preparation is needed.
Read the official details: Admissions information from Warminster School
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The school’s admissions policy says no specific preparation for its entrance tests is needed.
Read the official guidance: Warminster School
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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
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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
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- How do you help pupils recover from a setback and discover their strengths?
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Before you apply
- Check the school’s current admissions arrangements for your entry year, including eligibility, application steps and any access arrangements.
- Registered ages and pupil classifications describe the establishment; admission arrangements for particular year groups can differ.
Plusling’s guide to Warminster 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
- Entry into Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 Warminster School
- Admissions Policy Warminster School
- Warminster School: school details Department for Education