Danes Hill School 7 Plus (7+) Entry Guide

About Danes Hill School

Danes Hill School in Oxshott, Surrey names Year 3 as one of its four main entry points, alongside Nursery, Reception and Year 7. What makes it different from most Surrey preps is its own description of itself: a non-selective school.

Entry is by an assessment morning inside a taster day, designed to identify children who will benefit from the school rather than to rank them by score.

Key information for 2027 entry to Danes Hill School at 7 Plus (7+)

• School type: co-educational prep, Oxshott, Surrey
• Main entry points: Nursery (age 2), Reception (4+), Year 3 (7+) and Year 7 (11+)
• Assessment morning within a taster day, evaluating maths and English and observing how your child interacts with peers
• The school describes itself as non-selective, with admissions designed to identify children able to benefit from its education
• Assessment typically takes place in the spring term of Year 2; exact dates aren’t published
• Registration fee £150, non-refundable; deposit £1,000 to secure the place
• Year 3 tuition £9,790 per term, 8am to 3.50pm, including lunch
• Contact: daneshillschool.co.uk

Admissions information for 2027 entry to Danes Hill School at 7 Plus (7+)

The assessment morning sits inside a taster day and looks at maths and English alongside how your child gets on with other children. The school typically runs these in the spring term of Year 2, but doesn’t publish fixed dates, so arrange yours through admissions.

The non-selective framing is not marketing softness; it changes what preparation is for. The school is checking that its education suits your child, which rewards a settled, happy visitor far more than a heavily drilled one.

How can I register my child for the 7 Plus (7+) assessment at Danes Hill School?

Register through daneshillschool.co.uk with the £150 fee and book a taster day. On acceptance a £1,000 deposit secures the place. Year 3 tuition is £9,790 per term including lunch.

What is the 7 Plus (7+) assessment format at Danes Hill School?

Maths and English, assessed within an ordinary taster morning, plus observation of how your child works and plays with peers. There is no reasoning paper and no formal exam hall.

For a non-selective assessment the useful preparation is confidence rather than coverage: a child who is comfortable with Year 2 number work and reading, and who settles quickly into a new group, shows exactly what the school is looking for.

Danes Hill School 7 Plus (7+) top tips for your child

• Book the taster day for a time your child is fresh; the assessment lives inside it
• Keep English and maths practice light and regular
• No reasoning paper here, so don’t spend time on it
• Practice at getting on with unfamiliar children matters more than extra worksheets
• Frame the day to your child as trying out a school, which is what it is

How to prepare your child for the 7 Plus (7+) Danes Hill School assessment

Our 7+ English and maths packs below keep the two assessed subjects ticking over with full answers for marking together. For a non-selective taster morning that is the right level of preparation: familiar, unhurried and well short of drilling.