At 11+ there are up to five Academic, five Music and five Art Scholarships available each year, worth up to one third of the current tuition fees. Additionally, Music Scholarships cover the cost of

tuition for one instrument provided that tuition is taken at Tormead. Exceptional candidates may be offered tuition at Tormead on two instruments. All Scholarships are reviewed annually and are tenable for the whole of a girl’s time at Tormead subject to our satisfaction with her overall effort and attitude towards her studies. Award-holders are expected to remain at Tormead until they have completed their A Level examinations.

At 11+, candidates may be called for Academic Scholarship interviews on the basis of their performance in the entrance examination. All candidates are therefore automatically considered for Academic Scholarships and there are no separate scholarship papers.

In order to be considered for an 11+ Art Scholarship, candidates must submit a collection of their recent Artwork and /or a selection of their sketch books on or before the day of the entrance examination. Short-listed candidates will be invited back to talk about their artwork with members of the department, and to sit a one-hour drawing test.

In order to be considered for an 11+ Music Scholarship, candidates should be approximately Grade 5 standard on their principal instrument and show evidence of attainment on a second instrument. Auditions will normally be held in the week following the 11+ entrance examination. Candidates will be expected to perform two contrasting pieces of music on their principal instrument and one piece on their second. There will be aural and sight reading tests, together with a short interview. Evidence of composition, whether played or written down, may be an advantage. Holders of Music Scholarships are expected to contribute wholeheartedly to the extra-curricular music groups in the school.