Admissions
Thank you for considering The Mall School for your son or daughter. It’s small and friendly, with consistently strong academic achievements and fantastic art, music and sports facilities, which we would be delighted to show you.
The main points of entry to the school are in the Nursery (6 months+), Reception (4+) and Year 3 (7+) . Spaces do also sometimes become available in other year groups throughout the school: get in touch to find out about availability.
The typical admissions process is:
1. Contact us
Prospective families are very welcome to contact the Admissions Team to find out more about applying to The Mall School.
E: admissions@themallschool.org.uk
T: 020 8977 2523
2. Visit us
Families who are applying to join the school can book their place at our next Open Morning by contacting admissions or registering their place here. You are also warmly invited to tour the School with the Head, which you can book by contacting his PA. Our open events provide an opportunity for you to meet pupils, staff and see the school in action.
If you’re interested in a place at The Mall Nursery, please submit an enquiry to the nursery manager, who’ll be in touch to arrange a tour.
Find out more about visiting us. We look forward to meeting you.
3. Register your child
To proceed with an application, please complete the registration form and pay the £95 registration fee to register your child for The Mall School.
4. Attend a Taster Day at school
Your child will be invited to attend a school Taster Day, which gives them a chance to enjoy a typical day at The Mall, meet their new classmates and teacher, participate in sports or swimming and eat a delicious school lunch in the dining room. They will also take an informal assessment which allows us to assess the standard they’re at; the results of these assessments will not dictate whether an offer is made.
5. Accept the offer of a place
Once families are sent an offer, they should complete the acceptance form and pay £1,300 deposit to accept the place.
Entry to the Nursery
Applications for Nursery places can be made at any time from birth onwards and all applicants will be placed on a waiting list. Girls and boys may start in the Nursery from 6 months. Early registration is recommended.
All children in the Nursery are automatically offered an unconditional place in the Reception class at The Mall School.
Entry to Reception
Reception places are offered around 18 months before entry to children in our Nursery, siblings and then in order of date of registration. We do not formally assess pupils before offering them a place in Reception.
Flexible, rolling admissions to other year groups
We welcome applications for year groups either at the start or mid-way through the school year. As well as having small intakes at 7+ and 8+ into Years 3 and 4, we also occasionally offer places in other year groups. Pupils will follow the usual admissions process to join the school at different entry points – please do get in touch with the Admissions team by email or call 0208 614 1082.
