Sport Scholarship Assessment Day

About this event

Getting there

Other assessments at Harrow School

Registration and deadlines

Questions

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November 2026

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Question 1

What are the main entry points?

Accepted Answer

Year 9 (age 13; also known as Shells at Harrow) and Sixth Form / Year 12 (age 16).

Question 2

How many new boys join Harrow each year?

Accepted Answer

160 new Shells (our youngest year group) join each year, with approximately 20 boys joining the Lower Sixth Form.

Question 3

What is the competition for places?

Accepted Answer

Each year, we have around 600 applications for 160 places in the Shell. What kind of boy is Harrow looking for? One who will make the most of the opportunities Harrow offers: boys who are generally bright, with an enthusiastic attitude to school life, the potential to show great leadership and the sort of personality that will make a notable contribution to our community.

Question 4

Should applicants studying overseas attend a UK prep school prior to Harrow, or can they remain abroad?

Accepted Answer

Around 50% of those who take up a Year 9 place do attend a UK prep school. This can help them to improve their English, to become more familiar with our curriculum and to prepare for many aspects of life at a British boarding school.

Question 5

Must applicants studying at schools overseas take the Common Entrance examinations?

Accepted Answer

Yes, although those not following the Common Entrance syllabus are only required to take a limited range of papers in the core subjects, for setting purposes. Applicants do not need to have studied French or Latin previously.

Question 6

Do applicants with non-EU passports require a visa to study in the UK?

Accepted Answer

Yes, they must possess a Child Student Visa. The Admissions Office offers guidance about this when an applicant is offered a place.

Question 7

Do boys ever join Harrow in the Remove, Fifth Form or Upper Sixth?

Accepted Answer

Places become available very occasionally in the Remove (Year 10) but the majority of boys arrive in the Shell, with another 20 joining at the start of Sixth Form.

Question 8

What is the School fee?

Accepted Answer

The School's fee for the academic year 2026/27 is £21,990 per term (inclusive of VAT) and includes board, tuition, textbooks, a stationery allowance and laundry.

Question 9

When is the Harrow School scholarship exam?

Accepted Answer

On Friday 13 November 2026.

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