Apply for Occasional Place entry at Queen's College, London
Queen’s sometimes has occasional places which become available in year groups other than our main entry points of Years 7 and 12. If you are interested in applying for an occasional place (or being placed on our waiting list for a specific year group, should an occasional place become available in that year), please contact the Head of Admissions, Ms Barbara Porter on admissions@qcl.org.uk or 0207 291 7070 before making an application.
Once you have been in touch with the Admissions Office the following information will apply:
- A completed application form must be submitted with the standard £180 registration fee.
- Pupils will need to sit an entrance examination in English, Mathematics and one foreign language.
- On satisfactory completion of the entrance exams, a reference/report from the pupil’s latest school will be requested and subject to a satisfactory response, the pupil will be invited for an interview with the Principal.
- Please note that bursaries are not available for occasional place entry.
Occasional Place Assessment
The assessment takes the form of written tests in English, Maths and either French OR Spanish, plus an informal 1:1 interview with our Principal.
The assessment takes the form of written tests in English, Maths and either French OR Spanish, plus an informal 1:1 interview with our Principal. The tests will cover:
Maths Skills Test – 40 minutes – non-calculator
- This is a broad skills test, which is for all year groups and gets progressively harder as the paper goes on – it is not designed for the applicant to know every single question, but rather more to see if there are any gaps in their knowledge.
Maths Problem Test – 20 minutes – calculator permitted
- This is a shorter test which is age appropriate and will cover what applicants should be learning at their current school.
English – 1 hour – Comprehension and Directed Writing
- Recommended to spend 40 minutes on the Comprehension and 15-20 mins on the Directed Writing Section
- Comprehension – text to read and then answers questions relating to that text
- Directed Writing – follows on from the text in Section A to continue with some creative writing.
French OR Spanish – 30minutes
- Reading Comprehension
- Translation
- Grammar
- Directed Writing
Get in touch
We look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions prior to applying or would like to book a preliminary visit, please contact our Admissions team via admissions@qcl.org.uk or 0207 291 7070.