Entry
There are four main points of entry for pupils:
- For the Under School, at ages 7, 8, and 11, judged by a combination of internal exam and interview.
- For the Lower School, at age 13, judged by either Common Entrance, a standardised, national set of exams for entrance to independent schools, for standard entry; or the Challenge, an internal set of exams for scholarship entry; as well as interview.
- For the Upper School, at age 16, judged by subject-specific exams and interviews and conditional upon GCSE results. This is the only point of entry for girls, and only a handful of boys join at this point each year.
As well as the Queen's Scholarships which pay one half of boarding fees, and of which there are normally eight in each year, there are Honorary Scholarships for boys who pass the Challenge and could have been scholars but do not want to board. Stephen Hawking was entered for the Challenge in 1952, but fell ill on the day of the Challenge examination.
Those entering the Lower School also have the opportunity to win scholarships based on musical talent, and bursaries for those whose parents are not able to fund their tuition. Ignoring scholarships and bursaries, annual fees are as follows:
| Pupil type | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per term | Per year | Per term | Per year | Per term | Per year | Per term | Per year | Per term | Per year | Per term | Per year | Per term | Per year | Per Term | Per Year | Per Term | Per Year | Per Term | Per Year | |
| Boarding | £6,288 | £18,864 | £6,886 | £20,658 | £7,316 | £21,948 | £7,682 | £23,046 | £8,105 | £24,315 | £8,652 | £25,956 | £9,172 | £27,516 | £9,448 | £28,344 | £9,802 | £29,406 | £10,146 | £30,438 |
| Day | £4,355 | £13,065 | £4,770 | £14,310 | £5,068 | £15,204 | £5,321 | £15,963 | £5,614 | £16,842 | £5,992 | £17,976 | £6,352 | £19,056 | £6,542 | £19,626 | £6,788 | £20,364 | £7,026 | £21,078 |
| Day (VIth entrants) | £4,724 | £14,172 | £5,173 | £15,519 | £5,496 | £16,488 | £5,771 | £17,313 | £6,088 | £18,264 | £6,499 | £19,497 | £6,888 | £20,664 | £7,094 | £21,282 | £7,360 | £22,080 | £7,618 | £22,854 |
| Under School | £3,026 | £9,078 | £3,314 | £9,942 | £3,521 | £10,563 | £3,697 | £11,091 | £3,900 | £11,700 | £4,163 | £12,489 | £4,412 | £13,236 | £4,544 | £13,632 | £4,726 | £14,178 | £4,892 | £14,676 |
| Annual increase | — | 9.5% | 6.25% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 6.0% | 3.0% | 3.75% (WUS: 4.0%) |
3.5% | ||||||||||
| National Inflation (CPI) | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 2.2% | — | — | ||||||||||
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