Scholarships are awarded at the College to recognise previous achievement, acknowledge existing excellence and to show the importance that the College places upon various areas of the academic and wider curriculum.

Scholarships include Academic, Art, Drama, Music and Sport and are awarded on entry at 11+, 13+ and 16+: All the scholarships awarded on entry carry a remission on the basic school fees. Scholarships should not be confused with Bursaries, which are available for new students where there is a proven financial need.

Applications for scholarships at 11+ are required by the October Registration Deadline the year before intended entry to the College.

Applications for scholarships at 13+ are required by 20 March in the year of intended entry to the College.

Applications for scholarships at 16+ are required by the October Registration Deadline the year before intended entry to the College.

Academic Scholarships

At 11+

Academic Scholarships are awarded based on performance in our entrance exams, so there is no requirement for a separate scholarship form to be completed. Candidates who perform extremely well are invited back to the College for an interview with the Headmistress, after which Academic Scholarships may be offered, at the College's discretion.

At 13+

For external candidates, Academic Scholarships will require parents to complete a scholarship application form. They are awarded on the basis of examinations sat at the College, and references from school. The College sets its own examination papers (similar to the ISEB Common Academic Scholarship versions) which are sat over 2-3 days following the Easter holiday of Year 8, shadowing the same schedule as the ISEB papers.

Please note, that from 2025 onwards, our assessment has changed so that all children will sit five papers. They will sit all three of Maths, English, and Science and choose one paper to sit between Geography, Religious Studies, and History, and one paper to sit between French, Spanish, Latin or German.

The standard expected is equivalent to that which is shown by students who ultimately attain Grade 9s at GCSE and A* at A Level and move onto the top universities in the UK. Once a candidate has sat our Academic Scholarship exams, we do not require them to sit the Common Entrance exam.

For internal candidates, Academic Scholarships do not have a separate application process and are awarded purely on merit, through analysing the First Year and Second Year examination results. These will be announced for the start of the Third Year.

At 16+

Academic Scholarships are awarded based on GCSE results and do not require an application form to be completed.

Art Scholarships

Art Scholarships are awarded on the strength of a candidate's potential; this is judged by the variety and quality of a portfolio of their work, which they should bring to the assessment to form the basis of an interview. The portfolio should contain a range of media and methods (including a sketch book) and exhibit the candidate's commitment to artistic excellence; it should be organised and edited to focus on work from the past year. There will also be a timed observational drawing assessment in pencil, lasting roughly an hour, as well as the opportunity to meet members of the Art Department. Candidates must also produce a good academic performance in the entrance examination in the first instance.

View our Art Scholarship booklet here

Music Scholarships

Music Scholarships are given to the musically gifted and are awarded on the strength of the candidate's potential, judged by their level of performance at the time of audition and responses to questions asked. Those offering a second instrument and/or voice are at an advantage; the College has a particularly strong choral tradition. Free tuition from the College’s peripatetic instrumental teachers may be offered on up to two instruments. As a guide, the standard generally expected of candidates is Grade 4 at 11+ and Grade 5 at 13+. Those competing at 16+ need to be of Grade 7 standard. Candidates must also produce a good academic performance in the entrance examination in the first instance.

For the audition, candidates will be required to play two consecutive pieces on their principal instrument and one piece on their second instrument (if offered) and to read at sight. They may also sing a solo if this is not one of the studies already offered. A piano accompanist will be provided by the College. We will also request a reference from a candidate's Head of Music, and a letter from their main instrumental teacher.

It should be emphasised that a high level of commitment is expected of any St George's College Music Scholar, and that awards are only made to candidates who seriously intend to meet these expectations.

The Music Department is well equipped with a recital room, a recording studio, a teaching room equipped with computers, iPads and a smart board, a rock band studio, numerous teaching and practice rooms and a music library. The Department has a harpsichord, a full samba set, steel pans, and a gamelan. There is an excellent grand piano and three-manual organ in Chapel. Alongside the Chamber Choir there are other vocal ensembles, an orchestra, a wind band, string camerata, and rock-shop groups all of which take part in regular concerts, trips and events.

View our Music Scholarship booklet here

Drama Scholarships

Drama Scholarships are awarded to those who are likely to make an outstanding contribution to the College in Drama and are based on the level of potential displayed at audition.

Candidates should be able, through performance, to demonstrate the ability to create and convey character, mood, atmosphere, emotion and narrative. Candidates will participate in practical, informal group workshops (including improvisation) and will have the opportunity to perform a short pre-prepared extract from a published play. This can be edited as appropriate and should be 1 minute maximum in length.

Candidates will also be interviewed by the Director of Drama, during which they should be able to discuss and demonstrate their personal interest and achievements in drama, supported by reference to productions in which they have performed or which they have attended. A simple portfolio of programmes and pictures from past productions may be brought for this purpose, but this is NOT a requirement. Please note that due to the collective nature of the workshops, it is unfortunately not possible to provide alternative assessment dates for individual candidates once this has been decided on.

View our Drama Scholarship booklet here

Sports Scholarships

11+

Sport Scholarships are awarded to those deemed to be highly talented at sport. They may be awarded on the strength of the student's potential across a range of sports, or in a specialised sport, if they excel. Those able to perform highly within a second or third sport will be at an advantage.

We welcome applicants within the College's main sports, which are hockey, tennis, netball, cricket and rugby. Candidates must also produce a good academic performance in the entrance examination in the first instance.

A student who is awarded a Sports Scholarship will be expected to give a high level of dedication and commitment to College sport across all three terms and must therefore display an outstanding attitude towards all sports played at the College. Their conduct in sport, in competition, and in training must be of the highest order, and they must lead by example by being ambassadors for the College.

Sport Scholarships for Tennis

Tennis Scholarships are awarded to committed tennis players who demonstrate the potential to progress to a National / International level during their time with us. As a minimum, candidates should be involved in County Performance Training. Candidates must also produce a good academic performance in the entrance examination in the first instance. A student who is awarded a Tennis Scholarship will be expected to give a high level of dedication and commitment to College Tennis across all three terms and must display an outstanding attitude. Their conduct in competition and in training must be of the highest order, and they must lead by example by being ambassadors for the College.

Tennis Scholarships awarded at 11+ last for three academic years. Scholars can then reapply for a scholarship commencing in Fourth Year if they wish.

13+

Sport Scholarships are awarded to those deemed to be highly talented at sport. They may be awarded to candidates who are excellent in a single sport or who show potential to excel in multiple sports. It is desirable that candidates can demonstrate accomplishment equivalent to County representation within one or more of the College's main sports of hockey, tennis, rowing, netball, cricket and rugby.

Exhibitions may be awarded to those who are competing at a high standard in multiple sports. Candidates may represent their County or equivalent in a sport but could also be of a very high standard within their year group, in at least two of our main sports.

Academic standards must have been maintained for external students to be considered for a Sport Scholarship.

A student who is awarded a Sports Scholarship or Exhibition will be expected to give a high level of dedication and commitment to College sport across all three terms and must therefore display an outstanding attitude towards all sports played at the College. Their conduct in sport, in competition and in training must be of the highest order, and they must lead by example by being ambassadors for the College.

Sport Scholarships and Exhibitions awarded at 13+ are reviewed at the end of Fifth Year. Scholars can then reapply for a scholarship commencing in Sixth Form if they wish.

Sport Scholarships for Tennis

Tennis Scholarships are awarded to committed tennis players who demonstrate the potential to progress to a National / International level during their time with us. As a minimum, candidates should be involved in County Performance Training with a record of excellent results and potential at LTA Regional to National level competition or Tennis Europe experience.

Academic standards must have been maintained for external students to be considered for a Tennis Scholarship.

A student who is awarded a Tennis Scholarship will be expected to give a high level of dedication and commitment to College Tennis across all three terms and must display an outstanding attitude. Their conduct in competition and in training must be of the highest order, and they must lead by example by being ambassadors for the College.

Tennis Scholarships awarded at 13+ are reviewed at the end of Fifth Year.

16+

Sport Scholarships are awarded to those deemed to be highly talented at sport. They are likely to be awarded to candidates who are excellent in a single sport but may be awarded to candidates who show potential to excel in multiple sports. A candidate should be able to demonstrate accomplishment equivalent to County representation as a minimum, and are likely to be on the elite performance pathway within one of the College's main sports of hockey, tennis, rowing, netball, cricket and rugby.

A student who is awarded a Sports Scholarship or Exhibition will be expected to give a high level of dedication and commitment to College sport across all three terms and must display an outstanding attitude. Their conduct in sport, in competition and in training must be of the highest order, and they must lead by example by being ambassadors for the College.

Sport Scholarships and Exhibitions awarded at 16+ last for two academic years.

Sport Scholarships for Tennis

Tennis Scholarships are awarded to committed tennis players who are regularly competing in Regional to National level LTA events (Grade 3-1). We expect candidates to be involved in County Performance Training with a record of excellent results and potential at LTA Regional to National level competition or Tennis Europe/ITF Experience.

Tennis Scholarships awarded at 16+ last for two academic years.

View our Sports Scholarship booklet here