Allocation pattern
Partial academic pathway
The school fills part of its intake through an academic pathway that uses SEAG scores, and the rest through non-academic criteria. Check how many places sit in each pathway before relying on either.
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Strathearn School: SEAG score and admissions criteria
This page shows exactly how Strathearn School used SEAG results to allocate Year 8 places,
taken from the school’s own published admissions criteria. It is one of the
63 school evidence cards in our SEAG admissions guide.
How places were allocated for September 2026
- 120 places. The first 110 are allocated in strict rank order of Score (Total Standardised Age Score), highest to lowest.
- The remaining 10 places are filled from a Pool of at least 20 girls — those with the three next-highest scores (extended if needed) — ranked not by score alone but by the criteria below.
- Pool order: girls in the Preparatory Department as of 1 September 2024 → a child of the family in the Secondary Department → the eldest child of the family → highest Scores → entitlement to Free School Meals.
- Final tie-break: the girl whose home is closest to the school by straight-line distance.
- A voluntary contribution of £415 per pupil is requested for 2026/27.
Only the top 110 places go on score alone; the final 10 come from a pool of at least 20 girls (the three next-highest scores) decided mainly by prep, sibling and eldest-child criteria — so a mark just below the cut-off is placed in the pool, not admitted automatically.
Recent admissions history
| Entry year | Places | Applications (all prefs) | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 120 | 171 | 121* |
| 2024/25 | 120 | 167 | 121* |
| 2025/26 | 120 | 167 | 123* |
*Includes statemented pupils and those admitted under appeal or at the direction of the Exceptional Circumstances Body, as stated by the school.
Worth asking at the open day
Which pool criterion did the last places fall on last year? · What score did the 110th place fall on?
Source — School-published · September 2026 entry · Verified 9 July 2026
Admissions Criteria 2026-2027 (PDF) → · School website →
These figures describe past cycles. Always read the school’s current published
criteria in full before listing it — criteria can change year to year.
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