Candidates for Lower Sixth entry may be registered with the College at any point up to the closing date (usually early October in the year before entry). Once registered, the Admissions Office will write to the candidate's parents to point to the next stage in the procedure. The procedures for entry are outlined below.
Admissions Procedure for Lower Sixth Entry 2013
Initial Enquiry
Visit to the school to meet an Admissions tutor and to tour the school. Contact information.
Registration
When you fill in and return the Prospectus Request Form you will be sent a Registration Form. If you wish to proceed with an application please fill in this form and return it to the College with a registration fee of £150. Prospectus Request Form.
15th September 2012 - Open Day
An Open Day specific to Lower Sixth entry is held for those entering the school the following year.
1st October 2012
Closing date for entry for the following September.
2nd, 6th, 7th November 2012
L6th Entrance Examinations.
13th November 2012
L6th Academic Scholarship examinations (for those selected for entry following the entrance examinations)
13th, 14th November 2012
L6th Music Scholarship assessment.
1st December 2012
Places offered to successful candidates. Upon acceptance of a place, a confirmation fee of £1,000 is required. Overseas parents may also be required to pay a term's fees at this time. Candidates who will require a Visa to study in the UK will also be required to pay an additional £250 administration fee at this time.
Admissions Procedure In The Year of Entry
January/February
Completion of Careers Questionnaire.
January
Allocation of House places by Senior Admissions Tutor.
June
Visit for careers interview, to meet heads of department and to meet housemasters and housemistresses.
August
GCSE results sent to Marlborough.
All candidates must achieve at least six grade Bs in their GCSEs including English and Mathematics (in practice, most successful candidates will get more GCSEs at considerably higher grades than these).
September
Arrival at Marlborough.