Moving on to Senior School aged 13

All Hallows is a truly independent prep school. This gives our parents and children complete freedom of choice when considering the different options for senior school – the extensive list of schools below is testimony to this.  We work closely with you, as parents, to achieve successful transfer to the most appropriate senior school, taking into account your child’s interests, strengths, passions and character. 

The decision-making process

Choosing a senior school for your child can be a daunting process and we help you every step of the way, starting with ‘Top of the Tree’ talks (designed for parents with children in Year 5 and above but open to all) and culminating with negotiating the admissions procedures for your chosen school.

Scholarships

A large number of our Year 8 pupils choose to apply for a scholarship or award and their success in this area is quite remarkable, with between 60% and 70% of pupils gaining an award including academic, sport, music, design and technology, art, drama and all rounder awards. See below for details of recent Scholarships and Awards gained by our pupils.

In 2022, 69% of our Year 8's received a scholarship to their chosen Senior School.
224 scholarships were gained by Year 8 pupils from 2018 to 2022 covering all aspects of school life.

Feedback from the senior schools

As important as the children’s scholarship success, if not more so, is the feedback we regularly get from those schools our children move on to.  It makes us immensely proud to hear how well they settle in and take on the challenges of senior school life and, essentially, how the All Hallows children will naturally take others - who may be the only child from their prep school or those perhaps struggling a little with the transition - under their wing.   

Additionally, when we hear of subsequent success such as Oxbridge entry or excelling in a sport to be recognised at a national level we are delighted; all the more so if they hadn’t necessarily been the best in that aspect of life at All Hallows. Every child develops at a different rate and we firmly believe that the grounding they receive when with us allows them to go on and achieve great things.

Since 2011, every Year 8 pupil has gained entry to their chosen senior school, whether through the Common Entrance or scholarship routes, and we are so proud of their efforts and achievements. We wish them well as they move on and urge them to keep in touch; our leavers will always be a really important part of the All Hallows community.