How are places allocated at Upton Hall School?
By Friday 23rd October 2026, you'll receive your daughter's test results. These will confirm whether she has met the required standard for admission. The top 60% of scores are defined as the required standard for entry.
If her results meet the required standard, you must name Upton Hall School as a preferred school on your common application form to be considered. This must be submitted to your home local authority by Saturday 31st October 2026.
Of the girls who meet the required standard, 156 places are offered in the following priority order:
- Looked after and previously looked after children
- Baptised Roman Catholic girls who are eligible for free school meals
- Baptised Roman Catholic girls
- Daughters of staff employed by Upton Hall School for at least two years
- Girls who have not been baptised Roman Catholic, but whose parents wish them to have a Roman Catholic education and who are eligible for free school meals
- Girls who have not been baptised Roman Catholic, but whose parents wish them to have a Roman Catholic education
Where any category is oversubscribed, places are allocated in order of exam score. If two children have the same score, priority is given to the girl who lives closest to the school.
Does Upton Hall School have a catchment area?
Upton Hall School doesn't have a catchment area. If your daughter meets the qualifying standard, she is eligible to apply for a place regardless of where she lives.
If you don't live close to the school, it's important to think about how your daughter will get there every day. How long will the journey take? What transport options are available? Will she be travelling independently or with support?
A longer or more complex journey can affect your daughter's daily routine, including how much time she has for homework, rest, and after-school activities. It's a good idea to think about how manageable the school run will be and whether it will work for your family day to day.
How can I help my daughter prepare for the test?
The Upton Hall School entrance exam can feel like a big milestone, but preparation doesn't have to be overwhelming. Here's how you can help your daughter prepare for test day.
Stay on track with a clear plan
One of the hardest parts of 11+ preparation is knowing what to focus on, when, and how to make steady progress without it taking over family life.
A clear, structured plan helps your daughter feel less overwhelmed and more in control. It ensures she builds skills in the right order, covers everything she needs, and avoids last-minute cramming.
Atom's exam plan makes this easier. Enter your daughter's target schools and exam dates, and we'll create a personalised weekly plan tailored to the topics she'll be tested on. It shows her what to work on and when, adapts as she improves, and helps her build progress in a calm, manageable way — little and often.
That means less guesswork for you, less stress for her, and a clearer path all the way to exam day.
Build smart exam technique
As your daughter's knowledge grows, practice tests can help her feel more comfortable with the real exam format.
Atom's 11+ practice papers are exact replicas of real 11+ exams. They're also unlimited — you can download the same paper again and again, and your daughter will get new questions each time. This helps her practise without repeating the same content.
We've made marking easy for you, too. Simply photograph your daughter's answer sheets and upload them to Atom. The papers are marked instantly, showing her standardised age score (SAS), where she's doing well, and what she should focus on next. You'll also learn how she compares to other children applying to the same school.
Encourage regular reading
Strong reading skills play a big role in 11+ preparation.
Encourage your daughter to read every day, even for just 10–15 minutes. The key is variety. Mix fiction and non-fiction, different genres, and a range of authors. This helps her become more confident in understanding tone, purpose, and meaning across different texts.
Over time, regular reading will broaden her vocabulary, improve comprehension and inference, and build confidence in tackling unseen texts.
Looking for inspiration? Atom's recommended reading lists have suggestions spanning fiction and non-fiction for Years 3–6.
Celebrate progress, not just scores
When you're supporting your daughter through 11+ preparation, what really matters is knowing she's moving in the right direction — not just how she scored on a single test.
Atom's progress tracking gives you a clear, simple picture of how your daughter is doing in each topic and the direction she's moving in. You can see where she's on track, where she might need more practice, and spot progress as it happens.
That makes it easier to give meaningful encouragement, keep motivation steady, and focus on what matters most: consistent improvement, not just one-off results.
