Hampton Schools' Trust Assured Places

The schemes will apply with immediate effect from the announcement of the Hampton Schools’ Trust in September 2026. The first panel meeting will take place before October half term 2026 for current Year 6 pupils only. Pupils in other years will be considered for the first time later this academic year.

Pupils currently in Year 6 at Newland House School and Kew College Prep will have the opportunity to receive an Assured Place at a panel meeting before October half term 2026. Those who do not receive one can sit the 11+ entrance examination for Hampton and LEH, or the 13+ for admission to Hampton, as normal.

Pupils in Year 8 at Newland House School will be able to receive an Assured Place at a panel meeting before the end of the autumn term. The cut-off point for Year 8 will be the end of the autumn term.

Current Year 5 pupils will be considered for the first time at the end of the autumn term 2026, with results shared with parents shortly before Christmas 2026. We will write to Year 5 parents with further information on this matter in due course.

For Newland House School pupils, Assured Places will be available at Hampton for Year 7 (11+) or Year 9 (13+). LEH will only offer Assured Places for Year 7 (11+).

If a pupil at Newland House School is offered an Assured Place at Hampton before Year 6, their parents will be able to select whether they would like it to be for entry at 11 or 13.

For pupils at Kew College Prep, Assured Places at Hampton and LEH will be for entry at Year 7 (11+).

Assured Places will be offered once pupils have reached the required admissions standards. This may happen at any point from Year 3 to Year 6 (from Year 2 in exceptional circumstances), with a final cut-off at the start of Year 6, before the 11+/13+ examination takes place for LEH and Hampton. For boys in Year 7 and Year 8, the final cut-off will be at the end of the autumn term in Year 8.

Families are required to register their child and pay the deposit in March of Year 5 (Year 7 for 13+ entry). If a pupil receives an Assured Place after this date, the deposit is payable immediately.

If a child has not been offered an Assured Place by the start of Year 6 (before the 11+), they can still apply for entry to Hampton via the 11+ or 13+ route, or to LEH via the 11+ route – just as any other applicant would. More information about the 11+ and 13+ admissions process can be found here.

The Assured Places Scheme is designed to give families interested in Hampton and LEH greater certainty and to ease the pressure often associated with the 11+ and 13+ process. Rather than a single exam, Assured Places are based on ongoing assessment woven into the existing Prep curriculum.

It is important to note that pupils wishing to apply for an academic scholarship to Hampton or LEH will need to sit the schools’ 11+ or 13+ assessments, regardless of their Assured Place.

For co-curricular scholarships at Hampton, sitting the 11+ or 13+ is not required, however pupils will be required to attend the usual co-curricular scholarship assessment days.

For places on LEH’s Excellence Programmes in Sport or Drama, or for Music Scholarships and Exhibitions, sitting the 11+ is not required, however pupils will be required to apply for these opportunities and the attend assessment days as required.

Families wishing to apply for a Bursary can do so through the normal processes in place at Hampton and LEH. Information about applying for a Bursary will be shared by our admissions teams.