Next steps for Pre-test offer-holders

Sicut Lilium

Like the lily

Our latin motto, still at the heart of our daily philosophy, carries a deep and spiritual meaning. It is an encouragement to flourish and to focus on what matters in life.

Year 9 2027 offer-holders

As you are about to begin what we hope will be a rewarding and memorable final year at your prep school, we have put together this information about the next steps in your admission to MCS for next September.

We are really looking forward to welcoming you to our community and will be here to support you as you prepare for this exciting next chapter in your education.

What to do next

Please take a little time to watch the videos and read the information below, which give more information about the next steps in the admissions process.

Once you have done this, please ask your parent(s) to complete this online form to let us know whether you’ll come here to take our Academic Scholarship exams in February to confirm your place, or take the Common Entrance (or PSB) at your current school. The deadline for completing the form is Friday 30 October. Please could you also ask your school to send us a reference by Friday 8th January 2027.

Please scroll down for more information about the options in Year 9 (Lower Fourth), as well as sample papers for the Academic Scholarship papers.

Complete the reply form

Academic Scholarships

If you choose to take our Academic Scholarship Examinations, they will be held here at MCS on Tuesday 23rd February 2027. You would take five papers and have a short 20-minute interview (really just a chat with one of our Middle School teachers).

English paper (90 minutes)
Maths paper (1 hour, calculators allowed)
General paper – Geography, History or Theology (30 minutes)
Science paper – Biology, Chemistry or Physics (30 minutes)
Language paper – French, German, Spanish, Latin or Greek (30 minutes, no dictionaries allowed)

In the General, Science and Languages papers, you will answer one question. You will be given a short time to read the questions before making a choice.

Please take a look at this booklet for more information about the Academic Scholarship papers and see below for information about Art, Music and Sports Scholarships.

Sport

Music

Art

Art, Music and Sports Scholarships

If you would like to apply for an Art, Music or Sports Scholarship, you need to apply using the form below by the following deadlines:

13+ Sports Scholarships – Monday 9th November 2026
13+ Music Scholarships – Friday 4th December 2026
13+ Art Scholarships – Friday 8th January 2027

All Scholarships are honorary in nature and do not carry a financial benefit. The only exception to this is for Music Scholarships, which include financial recompense to the value of a year’s tuition (30 lessons) in one instrument.

Apply for an Art, Music or Sports Scholarship

Help with fees

We are committed to ensuring an MCS education is open to the brightest pupils, no matter their personal circumstances. We do this by offering financial help with fees to families through our means-tested bursary scheme.

If you need to apply for a bursary, please let us know as soon as possible, as the application deadline is 6 November.

Further Bursary information

Core subjects in Year 9

In Year 9 (Lower Fourth), you will take the following core subjects:

Optional subjects

You will also then choose three optional subjects (one of which must be a modern foreign language*). We will send you a survey in November to ask which options you think you would like to take. You’ll then be asked to confirm these choices in February or March. The options are: