Hereford Cathedral School offers an outstanding education for boys and girls aged 3 to 18 years old (from nursery to sixth form). For details of our admissions process, please enter your child's date of birth below, or click on the relevant entry point.
Step 1: Visit us
You are welcome to come along to an Open Morning or for a personal tour, both of which are great opportunities to see the Nursery in action, meet the Head and our Nursery Leader. We also hold free Play & Discover sessions for 0-3s and their parents every Wednesday afternoon, where you can discover our Nursery setting together.
Please contact Mrs Lucy Debenham, Registrar, on 01432 363511 or email enquiry@herefordcs.com to register for Play & Discover, to attend an open event or to arrange a personal tour.
Step 2: Register
The next step is to complete a Nursery registration form. Please download the registration form below and return it to Mrs Debenham by post or email. Your registration will be will be confirmed once payment of the registration fee has been received, and you will receive our joining information pack.
Step 3: Welcome to HCS Nursery!
We want to ensure that each child’s transition to our Nursery is a smooth and happy one. To help with this, we use a two-step settling in process before they attend their first full session with us. The first stage is a Nursery visit. This gives you and your child the opportunity to familiarise yourselves with our environment, routine and Nursery life. Towards the end of this visit we warmly invite parents to discuss with our Nursery Leader any aspirations or worries they may have for their child starting their time in Nursery.
The second step is a taster session. Children are invited to come in for a taster session. Parents leave the children with us at Nursery for the first time (for about an hour) where they will join in with our daily activities and play alongside the other children.
Step 1: Visit us
You are welcome to come along to an Open Morning or for a personal tour, both of which are great opportunities to see the school in action and meet our pupils and staff.
Please contact our Registrar, Mrs Lucy Debenham, on 01432 363511 or email enquiry@herefordcs.com to register for an event or arrange a tour. Once you have made contact with us, we will keep you up to date with upcoming Open Mornings, as well as any special events throughout the year.
Step 2: Arrange a taster
For children joining Pre-Prep, we invite them to have a taster day where they will be ‘buddied up’ with two children in their year group. Taster days provide a fantastic experience of what life at HCS is like and children thoroughly enjoy their time with us.
For new joiners into Reception, there is the opportunity to explore our Reception setting with your child and meet our staff at our Stay & Play sessions which are held in the Autumn term, or during our Reception Taster Afternoon in the Spring term.
Step 3: Register
The next step is to complete a registration form. We ask you to register your interest in joining the school as soon as possible. Please download the registration form below and return it to Mrs Lucy Debenham by post or email. Your registration will be confirmed once payment of the registration fee has been received.
Step 4: Confirmation of place
We will send you a letter of confirmation along with an acceptance form and other joining forms for you to complete (a £150 acceptance fee is payable).
Step 5: Welcome to HCS!
Children joining our Pre-Prep will be welcomed to our Moving Up Afternoon in the Summer term where they will get the chance to meet their new classmates and teachers.
To help our new Reception children settle into school life, they will also be welcome to join our parent and child Stay & Play session in the Autumn term of the year before they join us and a Reception Taster Afternoon in the Spring term.
Step 1: Visit us
You are welcome to come along to an Open Morning or for a personal tour, both of which are great opportunities to see the school in action and meet our pupils and staff.
Please contact our Registrar, Mrs Lucy Debenham, on 01432 363511 or email enquiry@herefordcs.com to register for an event or arrange a tour. Once you have made contact with us, we will keep you up to date with upcoming Open Mornings, as well as any special events throughout the year.
Step 2: Arrange a taster
For children joining the Junior School, we invite them to have two consecutive taster days where they will be ‘buddied up’ with two children in their year group. Taster days provide a fantastic experience of what life at HCS is like and children thoroughly enjoy their time with us. The taster days will also include informal assessments in English and Maths.
Step 3: Register
The next step is to complete a registration form. We ask you to register your interest in joining the school as soon as possible. Please download the registration form below and return it to Mrs Lucy Debenham by post or email. Your registration will be confirmed once payment of the registration fee has been received.
Step 4: Confirmation of place
We will send you a letter of confirmation along with an acceptance form and other joining forms for you to complete (a £150 acceptance fee is payable).
Step 5: Welcome to HCS!
Once you have secured a place for your child, you will receive a joining pack with everything you need to know about joining the school. In the summer term, your child will be invited to our Moving Up Afternoon where they will get the chance to meet their new classmates and teachers.
Step 1: Visit us
You are welcome to come along to an open morning or a School in Action morning, both of which are great opportunities to see the school and meet our pupils and staff. You may also like to have a personal tour and meeting with the Headmaster. Please contact Admissions on 01432 363506 or email admissions@herefordcs.com to register for an event or arrange a tour.
Once you have made contact with us, we will keep you up to date with upcoming open mornings, as well as special events and workshops throughout the year.
Step 2: Arrange a taster
If your child would like to experience a day in the life of a Hereford Cathedral School pupil, we would be happy to arrange a taster day. Please contact Admissions on 01432 363506 or email admissions@herefordcs.com.
Step 3: Register
The next step is to complete a registration form. We ask you to register your interest in joining the school as soon as possible. Please download the registration form below and return it to Admissions by post or email. Your registration will be confirmed once payment of the registration fee has been received.
Step 4: Attend an interview and entrance exam
You will receive an invitation for your child to attend an interview and entrance examination. These usually take place in January. You will also receive details of the scholarship application process which may include an assessment, audition or interview.
Step 5: Confirmation of place
Successful candidates will receive an offer letter, usually in the second half of the Spring term shortly after the entrance examination. This will also include details of any scholarship awarded. If you apply for fee assistance, this will be confirmed in a separate letter.
Once you have received an offer of a place for your child, we ask that you accept the place in writing as soon as possible (a £400 acceptance fee is payable). This will secure your child’s place.
Step 6: Welcome to HCS!
Once you have secured a place for your child, you will receive a joining pack with everything you need to know about joining the school. In the summer term, pupils and their parents are invited to an induction day, with the opportunity to meet pupils, staff and other families.
Step 1: Visit us
You are welcome to come along to an open morning, a School in Action morning or a Sixth Form Open Evening which are held throughout the year. These are all great opportunities to see the school and sixth form centre. You’ll also be able to meet sixth form students and find out more about the 20+ subject options on offer.
If you would like to attend an event, or would like to arrange a personal tour, please contact Admissions on 01432 363506 or email admissions@herefordcs.com.
Step 2: Arrange a taster
If you would like to experience a day in the life of Hereford Cathedral School sixth form, we would be happy to arrange a taster day. Please contact Admissions on 01432 363506 or email admissions@herefordcs.com.
Step 3: Register
The next step is to complete a registration form. We ask you to register your interest in joining the school as soon as possible. Please download the registration form below and return it to Admissions by post or email. Your registration will be confirmed once payment of the registration fee has been received.
Step 4: Attend an interview
Your son/daughter will receive an invitation to attend an interview, and if applicable, our Sixth Form Scholarship Day which usually takes place in November.
Step 5: Confirmation of place
Successful candidates will receive an offer of a place, subject to achieving the expected GCSE grades. This will also include details of any scholarship awarded. If you apply for fee assistance, this will be confirmed in a separate letter.
Once you have received an offer of a place, we ask that you accept the place in writing as soon as possible (a £400 acceptance fee is payable). This will secure your child’s place.
Step 6: Welcome to HCS!
Once your son/daughter has secured a place in our sixth form, you will receive a joining pack with everything you need to know about joining the school. All Year 12 students are invited to an induction day on the first day of term in September.
Step 1: Apply
Please contact the school for a copy of the application form, or download one below. This should be completed in full and returned to s.higgins@herefordcs.com. A non-refundable registration fee of £250 must accompany the application.
Step 2: Skype interview and assessments
All applicants will have a 10-15 minute Skype interview with the Headmaster. Applicants will normally have to sit three entrance tests in Maths, English and non-verbal reasoning.
We will also require two references. One of these at least should be from the pupil’s current school. Academic results from the past three years must also be provided.
Step 3: Confirmation of place
Once the application process has been completed, the school will send a Letter of Acceptance. A refundable deposit of £2500 is payable when a place at the school is accepted. This will include school uniform as necessary, and other school incidentals, such as theatre trips etc.
A place at the school will be reserved once the first term’s fees have been paid. For further details of the application process for international students, please contact Mr Stuart Higgins, Head of International Students, as s.higgins@herefordcs.com.
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