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At the core of Bales is a dedication to academic standards.  We seek out students of the highest calibre who will thrive in a challenging and demanding school environment.  We award scholarships to those students we deem to be outstanding.  With each scholarship is associated a discount on a certain proportion of the school's fee.  For more information, please contact the College directly.

 

We offer scholarships at Year 7, Year 9 and Year 12 entry.

 

 

To be eligible to sit for the Year 7 scholarship, a student must have achieved three level 5 Key Stage 2 National Curriculum assessment (SATs) scores or be otherwise capable of demonstrating high ability.  Candidates are assessed for a scholarship place on the basis of two hours' worth of examinations, covering Mathematics, use of English and reasoning skills, and two interviews.

 

 

 

Students who have demonstrated consistently high ability are eligible to sit the Year 9 paper.  We will typically take SATs scores or equivalent as an indicator.  Candidates will be assessed by more than two hours' worth of examination and a single interview.

 

 

 

For Year 12 entry students can apply for a general scholarship or subject-specific scholarships.  To apply for a general scholarship, a student must have five A grades or better at GCSE.  To apply for a subject-specific scholarship, a student must meet the Bales Sixth Form entry requirements and have attained an A* at GCSE in the chosen subject.  Candidates are assessed by a combination of examination, interview and prepared work.  Please contact the College for more information.