The complexities of the Highgate 4+ Assessment
/Hundreds and hundreds of children will have applied for the Highgate 4+ Assessment (2025 entry).
This school is so popular that they have a Ballot system in place. Most parents that I speak to are not aware of this until I tell them! Most parents I speak to are very surprised when their child isn’t even offered the chance to come to the first round at Highgate.
I’ve written several blogs about Highgate at 4+ so search for them!
Siblings and children of staff will all be invited to the first round. All other children will be chosen by ballot. Therefore, applying to this school does not guarantee that your child will even be assessed!
After the first round 180 children will be invited to Round 2!
So to pass the first round will be VERY challenging!
If your child is able to pass the first round, they have a 1:3 chance of being successful at Round 2! Round 2 is tough. It is ‘play based’ but your child’s ability to play is not what is being assessed, let’s be very clear about this.
Round 2 has been described by my clients as ‘rigorous!’.
My students have told me that they were ‘exhausted’ after the second round and that it was ‘hard’!
Highgate talk about ‘learning readiness’ and that this is what is assessed in the first round. Basically how ready your child is to actually come to their school and learn!
Parents often ask me how Highgate assesses ‘learning readiness’?
It will be very obvious to the assessors which children are ready to come to their school. And this is what they will be assessing in the 4+ Assessment.
Sending your child to Highgate for their 4+ Assessment is a very complex process. One that you 100% need support with. Myself and my team of expert teachers will support you every step of the way. All of my clients have that slight edge over other clients because myself and my team have real and actual experience with Highgate. We have supported hundreds of students to have tremendous success at this school for over 15 years!
