How to get into Newstead Wood School

Girls get into Newstead Wood School through the Newstead Wood Selection Test. For September 2028 entry the test is expected in late September 2027.

Get your child ready for Newstead Wood School's entrance test

Daily practice on the skills the Newstead Wood Selection Test checks. Their answers show what to work on next, along with any Bond papers you log.

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Dates for September 2028 entry

The dates for September 2028 entry aren't published yet. Last year the test was in late September 2027. Every Newstead Wood Selection Test date.

Source: Newstead Wood School Admission Policy 2027-28. Checked 9 November 2026.

What to do next, for September 2028 entry

Register for the test
The dates aren't published yet. Last year registration opened in May. Missing it means your child can't sit the test.
Practise little and often
Daily practice on what the Newstead Wood Selection Test covers, so the papers feel familiar by test day. Try a free class.
Sit the test
The date is not published yet. Last year it was in September.
Get the result
Results come before the council application deadline.
Apply through your council
Name Newstead Wood School on your council's secondary school application by 31 October 2027. Passing the test alone doesn't give a place.
Offers
Councils send offers on National Offer Day, 1 March 2028.

What Newstead Wood School looks for

Only girls who reach the required standard in the school's own selection test can be offered a place.
168 girls join Year 7.
Within 9 miles of the school, measured in a straight line from the home to the main entrance of the school building.
Looked after girls first. Then girls within 9 miles who get Pupil Premium or Service Premium. Then girls within 9 miles (and daughters of staff with two years' service) by test score, then girls further away by test score. The school says it is so oversubscribed that no places have gone to girls in that last group.
Girls on the same total are separated by their non-verbal reasoning score.

Source: Newstead Wood School Admission Policy 2027-28; Newstead Wood School FAQs, Year 7 admissions September 2027. Checked 9 November 2026.

What the test covers

Verbal reasoning. Non-verbal reasoning. The full detail of each paper.

Questions parents ask

Which test does Newstead Wood School use?

Newstead Wood School uses the Newstead Wood Selection Test. Only girls who reach the required standard in the school's own selection test can be offered a place.

How many places are there?

168 girls join Year 7. These are the numbers for September 2027 entry.

What happens when scores are tied?

Girls on the same total are separated by their non-verbal reasoning score.

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More about Newstead Wood School

School overview

The Newstead Wood Selection Test

Primary schools nearby

Tubbenden Primary Schoolunder a mile
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery Schoolunder a mile
Darrick Wood Junior Schoolunder a mile
Farnborough Primary Schoolunder a mile
Holy Innocents Catholic Primary Schoolunder a mile
Warren Road Primary Schoolunder a mile
Crofton Infant School1 mile
Crofton Junior School1 mile

Get your child ready for Newstead Wood School's entrance test

Daily practice on the skills the Newstead Wood Selection Test checks. Their answers show what to work on next, along with any Bond papers you log.

Try a free class