The Hall - The school is looking for boy's long term potential to thrive at the school.

50 boys are admitted into Reception at The Hall.

A large amount of children compared to other schools at 4+.

Perhaps this will put you at ease. It shouldn’t.

Competition to get into The Hall is fierce.

With parents registering their children to sit their 4+ Assessment at birth, I can see why they are very over subscribed. Many parents I speak to absolutely love this school.

The Hall refer to their Assessments as playdates. They absolutely are not playdates.

In their Admissions policy they write…

The Hall has a selective admissions procedure, and the school needs to be confident that a boy will be able to benefit from the wide and fast-moving curriculum.

This makes it very clear to me what type of boy they are looking for in the 4+ Assessment.

Is it clear to you?

Please note that there are no other major intakes to this school but if your heart is set on sending your son here, you may register for an occasional place which do come up occasionally and need thorough preparation.

The Hall has one round at 4+. It is a very challenging Assessment and the only boys that I’ve ever known who have passed have been thoroughly prepared for at least one year (this is the minimum for this school).

I prepared one boy for the Hall last year. His mother signed up for one of my packages in November (his Assessment to the Hall was in January). Her son was no where near ready for this Assessment and I told her as much. She insisted we only meet weekly. He did not passed and she was shocked. I wasn’t.

You want your son to go to the Hall? So do hundreds (perhaps the number is in the thousands!) of other parents. Prepare your son and prepare him well. If you don’t, I wouldn’t even bother sending him in.