Back to Admissions Overview

1 Explore the website and make contact with the School

Contact the Registrar, Hannah Wyatt, who will be happy to answer any queries that you may have about the School and who will also be able to discuss all areas of the process with you.

Email amherst.admissions@lsf.org

Phone +44 (0)1509 638280

2 Visit our School

We offer the following opportunities to visit:

Open Events

Our next whole school Open Day is on 28 September 2024 – you can register your interest in this event here. Amherst Preparatory School do hold additional Open Events throughout the year, details of which are available from the Registrar.

Personal Tours

Personal Tours of the School are available on school days by appointment. Come along and meet with a member of the Leadership team and see the Preparatory School at work.

Taster Days

  • Click here to register your interest.

3 Register for the Entrance Assessment

Submit the online Registration Form

Submit the online Registration Form (International)

Alternatively download a Registration Form for completion offline

Download our Registration Form

Download our Registration Form (International)

4 Dates of Entrance Assessment

We assess children for Entrance throughout the year, subject to places being available.

If you have any questions regarding any of the above information and dates, please contact our Registrar.

5 Results

A decision letter is sent out within two weeks of your son or daughter sitting their Entrance Assessment.

6 Acceptance of an offer

We request that acceptance of a place is made by the date specified in the offer letter.

Information on our Cancellation Policy can be found HERE

7 Induction programme

During the summer term prior to admission your son/daughter will be invited to attend an Induction Day. Pupils meet their form teacher and fellow year group and take the opportunity to familiarise themselves with school life. At the end of the induction day parents are invited in to meet each other and key members of staff.