City of London School for Girls 11 Plus (11+) Exam Guide

To register your child for the entrance exams, you will need to complete an online registration form on their website via their ‘11+ Admissions’ page within the ‘Admissions’ section. It is vital that you register your child within the opening-closing dates otherwise they will not be able to sit the entrance exams to be admitted into the school.

For scholarships, these are based on ‘outstanding merit and promise’ and at 11+ only music scholarships are available. To be eligible for a scholarship, your daughter must have a handle of two instruments and have a minimum of grade 6 in both (in exceptional circumstances the second instrument can be lower). Details of their music achievements, involvement in group music, and a video of audition pieces on both instruments will be requested before shortlisted candidates are then invited to an audition and interview at the school in January 2027.

For bursaries, registration will be made available in 2026 summer term, following which you will be sent an online bursary application form to fill out; the deadline for submitting this secondary form will fall around November 2026. If following your daughter’s first assessment, she is invited to a second assessment/interview, you will hear from the school the initial outcome of your bursary assessment.

If the school approves your eligibility, they will request supporting documents and in some cases, a home visit from a member of the school’s pastoral team. Bursary offers will be sent out via email; there are roughly 12-15 bursary places available for 11+ entry.