Admissions 2026

Please click on the year group you are interested in below for more details:

Open Morning for Year 3 Applicants for September 2026 Entry

  • The Year 3 Open Morning will be held on Thursday 6 November 2025, 9.30am to 11am 

  • We strongly advise that you read the Year 3 Admissions Criteria in full before submitting an application: Year 3 Admissions Criteria 2026

  • This event is for parents / carers who are interested in learning more about our Junior Department before applying for their child

  • No appointments necessary

  • The Open Morning will be held at Madeley House, which is the building just down the road from the main School. If you need any guidance please check in at the Main School Reception and they will be able to guide you

Supplementary Information Form (SIF)

Completed SIF forms must be returned to The School Registrar by the 15 January 2026 deadline.

Cat 3 SIF Download (PDF)

Chorister Information

For information on Chorister auditions and the ‘Be a Chorister for a Day' event, please check Peterborough Cathedral’s website. For any questions about the Chorister Auditions, please contact the Cathedral directly. 

Application Information

  • Applications for entry into Year 7 for 2026 will open on 12 September 2025

  • We strongly advise that you read the Year 7 Admissions Criteria in full before submitting an application: Year 7 Admissions Criteria 2026

  • The Entrance Exam and Music Audition Registration Forms will be available from 12 September 2025 - please scroll down to read important information about the Entrance Exam and Music Auditions

  • The Local Authority Common Preference form must also be completed and submitted to the Local Authority to whom you pay your Council Tax by their deadline date, which is 31 October 2025

  • You may apply in as many categories for which your child meets the criteria

  • You may find it useful to read the following documents: How to Apply for Year 7 EntryYear 7 Entry FAQs

Open Evening

  • The Year 6 Open Evening was held on Tuesday 23 September 2025 from 6pm to 8pm

Supplementary Information Forms

Completed SIFs must be returned to the School Registrar by the 31 October 2025 deadline.

A2 SIF Download (PDF)

A5 SIF Download (PDF)

Entrance Exam

  • Registration for the Entrance Exam has now closed. 

  • The deadline for submitting an Entrance Exam registration form was 12 noon on Wednesday 1 October 2025.

  • The instructions for the Entrance Exam, which took place on Saturday 4 October 2025, were sent to the email address used to register your child. Please check your spam / junk folders before contacting the School. 

  • If you have any questions regarding the Entrance Exam please refer to the Entrance Exam FAQs document in the first instance.

  • If you have registered your child for the Entrance Exam and they are no longer able to attend please email EntranceExam@kings.peterborough.sch.uk and state the following in the subject line: Entrance Exam Withdrawal - Child's Name - DoB

Please see the sample question paper and answer sheet below. You may wish to help prepare your child for the exam:

Entrance Exam Sample Question Paper

Entrance Exam Sample Answer Sheet

Results 

  • Your child’s Entrance Exam results will be sent to you via email by the end of Monday 6 October 2025.

  • Please do not contact the School by telephone. We will not be able to advise you of your child’s results. 

  • Please check your junk / spam folders before contacting the School.

  • If you have not received an email with your child’s results by Tuesday 7 October, please email EntranceExam@kings.peterborough.sch.uk and state your child’s full name and DoB in the subject line.

Music Auditions

  • Registration for Music Auditions has now closed. 

  • The deadline for registering and booking a Music Audition was 10.00am on Monday 29 September 2025.

  • If you have registered your child for the Music Auditions and they are no longer able to attend please email admissions@kings.peterborough.sch.uk and state the following in the subject line: Music Audition Withdrawal - Child’s Name - DoB

  • If you have any questions regarding the Music Auditions please refer to Music Audition FAQs in the first instance. For any other queries please email admissions@kings.peterborough.sch.uk

Results

  • Your child’s Music Audition results will be sent to you via email by the end of Monday 6 October 2025

  • Please do not contact the School by telephone. We will not be able to advise you of your child’s results

  • Please check your junk / spam folders before contacting the School

  • If you have not received an email with your child’s results by Tuesday 7 October, please email admissions@kings.peterborough.sch.uk and state your child’s full name and DoB in the subject line

Post-16 Open Evening

  • The Post-16 Open evening for applications for September 2026 is being held on Thursday 6 November 2025 from 5.30pm

  • Booking is required. Tickets will be available to book from Friday 17 October via this link: King's School Sixth Form Opening Evening Ticket Booking

  • The rear school car park will be open for visiting parents / prospective students to park, but space is limited and we advise arriving early

Application Information for External Students

We advise that applicants read the Year 12 admissions criteria and subject requirements before submitting an application: Year 12 Admissions Criteria for September 2026 Sixth Form Prospectus

PLEASE NOTE: The process detailed below is for external students ONLY - the application process for current Year 11 students at the School will be communicated to them via their school email in November.

To make an application for entry to the Sixth Form in September 2026, you will need to create an account with our data collection partner Applicaa, and complete an online application form - please use the link at the bottom of this page, and click on Start New Application.

The Applicaa account can be set up and completed by either parents or carers, or the applicant themselves, but the email address used must be one that is checked regularly - all communications regarding your application will be made via Applicaa.

The information provided on this form will be used to register the named applicant for the Sixth Form at King's and will be shared with staff internally for the purposes of registration and assessment. Further information about how we handle personal information and your rights is available here:

Privacy Policy

The next stage in the process is for us to contact the applicants' current school to obtain information about anticipated GCSE performance and also Advanced Level potential.

The deadline for completed applications is the end of Friday 5 December 2025.

We hope to make final decisions about offers of Sixth Form places by the end of February, and to notify everyone via Applicaa at that stage. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the School Registrar.

If you have any queries regarding the Applicaa form, you should send an email to applicaa@kings.peterborough.sch.uk with the applicant's legal name and date of birth included in the subject line.

Applicaa Application Form Link