We welcome applicants to join Habs at any of our four formal entry points: 4+, 7+, 11+ and 16+. Occasionally we also have spaces in Years 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10.
Below, you will find a step-by-step guide to visiting our school, applying, assessments, interviews and accepting an offer.
If you are interested in your daughter joining us in September 2025 for the 4+ entry, please come and visit us at our Open Day on Saturday 5 October or at one of our School in Action days.
Joining our community in Reception offers girls an academically outstanding education filled with awe and wonder.
We offer 40 Reception places each year.
We have high expectations for our students, so it is important that we ensure your daughter would be given the space to thrive at Habs.
Entry is for candidates aged 4 and below the age of 5 on the 1st September in the year of entry.
In the Autumn term prior to the year of entry, your child will be invited to a group activity session lasting about 50 minutes, which will be assessed.
Children with birth months in close proximity are placed in the same group, with twins from the same family placed in separate groups.
A select number of children will return for a second stage, which is an informal meeting.
As a parent, you will be invited to meet the Head of the Junior School and other members of our Senior Leadership Team whilst your daughter takes part in some one-to-one activities. In the meeting, you can ask us questions and decide if you think we are right for your daughter.
These meetings are also an important way for us to get to know your family, making sure our ethos and values are aligned with yours.
We will also ask your child’s nursery or pre-school (if applicable) to provide a short written reference.
If you are interested in your daughter joining us in September 2025 for the 7+ entry, please come and visit us at our Open Day on Saturday 5 October or at one of our School in Action days.
Joining Habs Girls in our Junior School, is an academically ambitious introduction to lifelong learning and interests beyond school.
Each year, we look to welcome ten new pupils to join our Year 3 cohort.
Entry is for candidates aged 7 and below the age of 8 on the 1st September in the year of entry.
In November your daughter will join us for a morning of mixed activities including Art, PE, Maths and English.
We will be observing how they work together in groups and also individually.
Around half of the participants of the activity morning will return for a second stage at the end of the Autumn Term. This will be for a formal assessment, involving reading, writing, maths, and a group discussion.
As a parent, you will be invited to meet the Head of the Junior School and other members of our Senior Leadership Team. In the meeting, you can ask us questions and decide if you think we are right for your daughter.
These meetings are also an important way for us to get to know your family, making sure our ethos and values are aligned with yours.
At this stage, we will also ask your daughter’s current school to provide a written reference.
If you are interested in your daughter joining us in September 2025 for the 11+ entry, please come and visit us at our Open Day on Saturday 5 October or at one of our School in Action days.
Joining Habs Girls in our Senior School offers a superb education which will help to prepare your child for a fulfilling life with broad interests and abilities.
Each year there are between 80 to 85 Year 7 (Lower 4) places available.
Entry is for candidates aged 11 and below the age of 12 on the 1st September in the year of entry.
Your child will sit written papers in English and Maths:
On the basis of the assessment results, around half of the students are invited to come back for an interview. Your child will not need to bring anything with them (such as books, projects or other work).
On the same day, we ask that one or both parents also attend. You will meet with the Headmistress of the School and one of our Senior staff. These meetings are an important way for us all to be sure that what you are looking for is what we offer, and that our ethos and values are aligned with yours.
Means-tested financial support is available to those joining us at 11+ who would greatly benefit from attending Habs, but for financial reasons would be unable to make an application.
A place will first need to be offered, based on students meeting the assessment criteria for their entry point.
Families will need to prove financial need by completing a confidential statement of income.
It is possible to gain access to financial support and be offered a scholarship simultaneously.
More about our financial support.
11+ scholarships are available for academic ability, art, creative writing, drama, music and sports.
It is possible to hold a scholarship and gain financial support simultaneously.
More about our scholarships.
If you are interested in joining us in September 2025 for the 16+ entry, please come and visit us on our open evening.
The Sixth Form at Habs Girls and Habs Boys offer state of the art facilities, maximising every opportunity across both schools. Joining us at Sixth Form offers you a fantastic springboard for life after school, so you leave as more interesting and interested individuals, ready to take your place in society.
Eligibility for applying to our Sixth Form, asks for a minimum of nine GCSE’s grade seven and above, including Maths and English (some subjects will require an 8 or 9).
Entry is for candidates aged 16 and below the age of 17 on the 1st September in the year of entry.
If you would like to join our Sixth Form, we ask for nine GCSEs including Maths and English.
In most subjects, we look for a minimum Grade 7 at GCSE. Or, if the A level you want to take is in a subject new to you, then Grade 7 in a relevant/related subject. For some subjects, in order for all of our students to thrive, we have higher GCSE grade requirements:
If you have not studied the following subjects at GCSE, but you are interested for A level, it may be possible for you to join the course:
For the first stage of our selection process, you will need to sit a one-hour general paper in November.
If you are studying Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Economics or Computer Science, you will also need to sit a one-hour Maths paper.
If you are successful in the written exams, you will be invited to come for interview.
This is a series of structured subject interviews, and you will be asked to demonstrate your knowledge and skills relating to your proposed A level subjects.
We will contact your current school for a Headteacher’s report and your predicted grades at GCSE.
Means-tested financial support is available to those joining us at 11+ who would greatly benefit from attending Habs, but for financial reasons would be unable to make an application.
A place will first need to be offered, based on students meeting the assessment criteria for their entry point.
Families will need to prove financial need by completing a confidential statement of income.
It is possible to gain access to financial support and be offered a scholarship simultaneously.
More about our financial support.
Sixth Form scholarships are available for music.
It is possible to hold a scholarship and gain financial support simultaneously.
More about our scholarships.
At Habs Girls, our intakes are at specific stages. These are:
Junior School 7+ (Year 3)
Senior School 11+ (Year 7)
Sixth Form 16+
From time to time, however, places do become available for entry in all years but not Year 1, 2 or Year 6. These are called ‘occasional places’.
This means it is occasionally possible to apply for Habs Girls outside of our usual schedule.
Junior and Senior School are taught on a single-sex basis. Some Sixth Form lessons are co-educational (a mix of boys and girls).
Please note the following date is when we are able to receive registrations of interest for occasional places:
In February 2025, we will know whether we can offer occasional places for entry in September 2025. At that point, if you have already registered your interest and there is a place available in the year group you are seeking, we will invite you to register formally via our website in the usual way.
Our admissions process for occasional places include assessments in English and Maths, usually in March.
Candidates who perform well will be invited back for an interview, and parents will also be interviewed.
Successful candidates will receive an offer before the end of the Spring term.
For any student wishing to apply from overseas, it is possible to sit our entrance assessments under the supervision of their current school.
Learning French, German and Spanish forms an important part of our curriculum, and this has a bearing on applications for occasional places:
There are some occasions where we will work with you and your child to see if there is anything we can do to work around this.
If you have any enquiries, please email our admissions team in the first instance at admissionsgirls@habselstree.org.uk or call 020 8266 2300