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St Faith's Progression

Since the announcement of the merger between The Leys and St Faith’s, families are no longer required to register for a Preliminary Assessment for places in Year 9. Information regarding progression will be communicated by St Faith’s, and further information can be found here.

The arrangements for the all-through School are currently being developed and will continue to evolve as part of the transition to the all-through model. If you have any queries about how this may affect you, please contact us and we will advise you on the next steps.

Arrangements for current St Faith’s families

Cohort
(2026-2027)		 What Happens Key Process / Pathway
Year 8
(joining The Leys in September 2027)		 Remain at St Faith’s and move on to senior schools as planned; potential to gain or adjust offer, including consideration for Day, Home Boarding or Boarding pathways. Standard 13+ process continues; pupils without an offer, or those seeking a different pathway (Day, Home Boarding or Boarding), may be reviewed for places at The Leys in September 2027 at the start of the academic year. This may include new offers or revised offers for a different pathway.
Year 7
(joining the Upper School in September 2028)		 Preliminary outcomes already received; further consideration possible. Review of academic and pastoral progress; pupils without an offer, or those within to change pathway (Day, Home Boarding or Boarding), may receive an offer in Year 7 or at the start of the academic year. This may include new offers or revised offers for a different pathway.
Years 5 and 6
(joining the Upper School in September 2030 and 2029)		 Assessment for entry to the Upper School (see below) QUEST assessment in January 2028 and 2027 respectively to confirm 13+ places.
Preschool – Year 4
(joining the Upper School in September 2031+)		 Pathway to the Upper School Progression to the Upper School will be confirmed in Year 5 based on current knowledge of pupil and progress; where an offer is not made, there will be ongoing review with the possibility of a later offer.

Quest

Arrangements for the 2029 and 2030 assessments will be conducted via an online assessment delivered by Quest at St Faith’s. The assessment takes a total of 70 minutes and covers the subjects below:

Duration Adaptivity
English 30 minutes Non Adaptive
Maths 20 minutes Adaptive
Verbal Reasoning 10 minutes Adaptive
Non-Verbal Reasoning 10 minutes Adaptive

Children are not expected to prepare for the assessment, though we recommend reviewing the familiarisation exercise here (ensuring they focus on the 11+ tests and the modules above). Additional guidance for parents can be found here.

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