St Mary’s School, Gerrards Cross 7 Plus (7+) Exam Guide

About St Mary’s School, Gerrards Cross

St Mary’s School in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire is a girls’ school, and Year 3 is one of its stated main entry points alongside Nursery, Reception, Year 6, Year 7 and Year 12.

The process is an assessment day in January of Year 2, the January before September entry, built around an entrance test and a meeting with the Head of the Preparatory Department.

Key information for 2027 entry to St Mary’s School, Gerrards Cross at 7 Plus (7+)

• School type: girls only, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
• Year 3 is a stated main entry point
• Assessment day takes place in January of Year 2 (the January before entry); the school hasn’t published an exact calendar date
• Format: girls sit an entrance test and meet the Head of the Preparatory Department; a reference is taken from the current school
• The exact subject breakdown of the entrance test isn’t published, so confirm it with admissions
• Registration fee £200, non-refundable, for entry at Year 3 and above (£100 applies up to Year 2)
• Deposit £500, returnable, credited against your first term’s bill
• Term fees (Years 3-4, 2026/27): £7,176 per term
• No separate academic scholarship is offered at Year 3; the school’s own scholarships page lists awards only at U9 Gymnastics, Year 7 (11+) and Year 12 (16+)

Admissions information for 2027 entry to St Mary’s School, Gerrards Cross at 7 Plus (7+)

The assessment sits in January of Year 2, but the school hasn’t published an exact date, so confirm the current cycle’s timing with admissions once you’ve registered.

One correction worth making plainly: a 30% scholarship at 7+ claim circulates for this school, but it doesn’t hold up against St Mary’s own scholarships and bursaries page, which lists awards only at U9 Gymnastics, Year 7 (11+) and Year 12 (16+), not Year 3. Plan Year 3 on full fees and treat any other figure as unconfirmed.

How can I register my child for the 7 Plus (7+) assessment at St Mary’s School, Gerrards Cross?

Register through stmarysschool.co.uk with the £200 fee (this drops to £100 for entry up to Year 2). Ask admissions for the exact January assessment date for your target year at the same time, since it isn’t published on the school’s general admissions pages.

What is the 7 Plus (7+) assessment format at St Mary’s School, Gerrards Cross?

Girls sit an entrance test and have a meeting with the Head of the Preparatory Department; a reference comes from the current school. The school doesn’t publish which subjects the entrance test covers.

With the subject list unconfirmed, the safe preparation is the core every 7+ assessment rests on: comfortable Year 2 English and maths, and enough experience of sitting a timed paper that the format itself isn’t a surprise.

St Mary’s School, Gerrards Cross 7 Plus (7+) top tips for your child

• Ask admissions which subjects the entrance test covers; it isn’t published on the school’s own pages
• Prepare solid Year 2 English and maths as the safe core
• Budget on full fees at Year 3; there’s no academic scholarship at this age here
• Confirm the exact January assessment date once you’ve registered
• Ignore any 30% scholarship figure you see quoted; the school’s own page doesn’t support it

How to prepare your child for the 7 Plus (7+) St Mary’s School, Gerrards Cross assessment

Our 7+ English and maths packs below give structured practice with full answers at exactly this level, which is the sensible preparation while the entrance test’s subject list is unconfirmed.