The Calendar · Month at a glance
December 2026
Every dated event across the London independents, laid out by day. Tap a dot to see the schools.
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- Bancroft's School16+ Offers Emailed
- Bancroft's SchoolRegistration Deadline 11+ Entry
- Francis Holland School, Sloane Square11+ Assessment Day
- +12 more
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- Latymer Upper School11+ Entrance Exam
- Kingston Grammar SchoolSports Scholarship 2nd Round
- Cheltenham Ladies' College13+ Assessment Days
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- North London Collegiate SchoolScholarship Exam
- South Hampstead High School11+ Entrance Test (Date 3)
- South Hampstead High School11+ Consortium Entrance Test – Thursday 3 December 2026
- +2 more
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- Dulwich College: The Junior SchoolYear 12 Offers sent
- Trinity SchoolOffer Day
- Magdalen College SchoolSports Scholarship Assessments (13+)
- +4 more
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- Dulwich College: The Junior School4+ Assessment (For children born between 1 March 2023 to 31 August 2023)
- St Paul's Girls' School11+ Written Assessments (English, Maths, General Comprehension)
- St Paul's Girls' School11+ Written Assessments (English, Mathematics, General Comprehension)
- +2 more
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- Alleyn's SchoolBoys' Sports Scholarship Assessment Day
- Kingston Grammar School16+ Offer Holder Tours
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- Bancroft's SchoolOffer Holder Morning
- Bancroft's School16+ Offer Holder Morning
- Francis Holland School, Regent's Park16+ Acceptance Deadline
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- Trinity SchoolOffer Holder & Scholarship Day
- James Allen's Girls' SchoolISEB Common Pre-test
- James Allen's Girls' SchoolISEB Common Pre-test completion deadline
- +2 more
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- City of London School16+ Acceptance Deadline
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- Dulwich College: The Junior SchoolYear 12 Acceptance Deadline
- Ampleforth CollegeCarol Service / End of Term
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- Wycombe Abbey11+ Offers Made
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- Immanuel SchoolChristmas Production Afternoon
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- Immanuel SchoolChristmas Dinner and Early Finish
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- 01Tue16+ Offers Emailed
- 01TueRegistration Deadline 11+ Entry · 11+
- 01Tue11+ Assessment Day · 11+
- 01TueMusic Scholarship Auditions · 11+
- 01TueRegistration deadline for 7+ (Year 3) · 7+
- 01Tue11+ Entrance Test · 11+
- 01TueYear 9 Deferred Entry Entrance Examinations (September 2029) · 13+
- 01Tue16+ Offers Made · 16+
- 01Tue11+ Entrance Exam (date option 2) · 11+
- 01Tue11+ Entrance Test – Date 2 · 11+
- 01Tue11+ Consortium Entrance Test – Tuesday 1 December 2026 · 11+
- 01TueLondon Consortium 11+ Examination at Queen's Gate · 11+
- 01Tue16+ Offer Date
- 01TueYear 6 Application Deadline · other
- 01TueOpen Evening
- 02Wed11+ Entrance Exam · 11+
- 02WedSports Scholarship 2nd Round · 11+
- 02Wed13+ Assessment Days · 13+
- 03ThuScholarship Exam
- 03Thu11+ Entrance Test (Date 3) · 11+
- 03Thu11+ Consortium Entrance Test – Thursday 3 December 2026 · 11+
- 03Thu11+ Entrance Examination · 11+
- 03ThuChristmas Open Morning
- 04FriYear 12 Offers sent · 16+
- 04FriOffer Day
- 04FriSports Scholarship Assessments (13+) · 13+
- 04FriEntrance Examinations Year 7 · 11+
- 04FriEntrance Examinations – College closed to Lower, Middle and Upper School · 11+
- 04FriEntrance Examinations · 11+
- 04FriYear 9 Scholarship Application Deadline (All-rounder, Art, Dance, DT, Drama, Music, Sport)
- 05Sat4+ Assessment (For children born between 1 March 2023 to 31 August 2023) · 4+
- 05Sat11+ Written Assessments (English, Maths, General Comprehension) · 11+
- 05Sat11+ Written Assessments (English, Mathematics, General Comprehension) · 11+
- 05Sat10+ Entrance Examination · other
- 05Sat4+ Entrance Assessments Stage 2 · 4+
- 07MonBoys' Sports Scholarship Assessment Day
- 07Mon16+ Offer Holder Tours · 16+
- 08TueOffer Holder Morning
- 08Tue16+ Offer Holder Morning
- 08Tue16+ Acceptance Deadline
- 09WedOffer Holder & Scholarship Day
- 09WedISEB Common Pre-test · 11+
- 09WedISEB Common Pre-test completion deadline · 11+
- 09Wed11+ Written Examinations · 11+
- 09WedOpen Door Event (All years)
- 10Thu16+ Acceptance Deadline · 16+
- 11FriYear 12 Acceptance Deadline · 16+
- 11FriCarol Service / End of Term
- 15Tue11+ Offers Made · 11+
- 17ThuChristmas Production Afternoon
- 19SatChristmas Dinner and Early Finish
Dates TBC · 27 events
- TBCDowne House11+/12+/13+ Assessment Days (Autumn Term)
- TBCStowe School11+ Academic Scholarship Assessment Day
- TBCThe Haberdashers' Boys' School11+ and 13+ Senior Summer Tour
- TBCSt Mary's School Ascot11+ Assessment
- TBCWycombe Abbey11+ Assessment Day at Wycombe Abbey
- TBCGodolphin and Latymer School11+ Autumn Open Days
- TBCBancroft's School11+ Bancrofts in Action Morning
- TBCSherborne Girls11+ Boarding Taster and Assessment Weekend
- TBCCaterham School11+ Co-curricular Scholarship Assessments
- TBCThe John Lyon School11+ Entrance Assessment
- TBCNotting Hill & Ealing High School11+ Entrance Test
- TBCKing's College School11+ Forums
- TBCCaterham School11+ Informal Interviews
- TBCForest London11+ Information Morning
- TBCSouth Hampstead High School11+ Interviews (incl. Sports & Music Scholarship assessments)
- TBCUniversity College School11+ Interviews (mini-lesson + one-to-one)
- TBCSouth Hampstead High School11+ Interviews, Music Scholarship auditions, Sport Scholarship assessments – mid-January 2027
- TBCSouth Hampstead High School11+ Interviews, Sports Scholarship Assessments & Music Scholarship Auditions
- TBCJames Allen's Girls' School11+ ISEB Common Pre-test Assessment
- TBCEltham College11+ Music, Sport, Drama, Chess and Art Scholarship Assessments
- TBCPutney High School11+ Offer Holders School Tours & Taster Events
- TBCLatymer Upper School11+ Open Day - Autumn 2026
- TBCKing's College School11+ Open Evening
- TBCWinchester College11+ Open Events
- TBCWinchester College11+ Open Events (via The Pilgrims' School)
- TBCWestminster School11+ Open Morning
- TBCAlleyn's Junior School11+ Registration Deadline