Pupils leave Pinewood for a range of top public and senior schools and are prepared for Common Entrance and Scholarship level accordingly. Scholarships in Academic, Art, Drama, Music and Sport are supported in Years 7 and 8.
The process for identifying and registering children for senior schools begins formally in Years 5 or 6. The Headmaster and Head of Middle School have extensive knowledge of senior schools and parents are guided through the process on which school would be suitable for their child.
A Senior School Fair and Senior School Head Teachers’ Forum are organised at Pinewood to facilitate parent research.
A considerable number of senior schools require applicants to complete the ISEB Common Pre-Test as part of the admissions process. This is usually completed by pupils at Pinewood in the Autumn Term of Year 6 after a thorough programme of familiarisation classes.
Before they leave us, pupils take part in a short programme to facilitate them with the transition to senior school.
In recent years our Year 8 leavers have gone to the schools listed below. Being able to send children to so many different schools and maintaining strong connections with these senior schools is a special opportunity. It really allows onward school choices to be tailored to your child’s needs and your family situation.
2025 Schools |
Number of Year 8 Leavers |
| Marlborough College | 13 |
| Cheltenham College | 4 |
| Cokethorpe School | 4 |
| Radley College | 4 |
| Tudor Hall | 4 |
| Bradfield College | 2 |
| Rendcomb College | 2 |
| Sherborne Boys | 2 |
| Sherborne Girls | 2 |
| Burford School | 1 |
| Dauntsey’s School | 1 |
| Downe House | 1 |
| Kingswood School | 1 |
| The Deanery School | 1 |
| Millfield School | 1 |
| Shrewsbury School | 1 |
| St Helen & St Katharine School | 1 |
| Westonbirt | 1 |
2025 |
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| Academic Scholarship | Bradfield College |
| Academic Scholarship | Sherborne Girls School |
| Music Scholarship | Millfield School |
| Music Special Talent Award | Kingswood School |
| Art Scholarship | Downe House School |
| Art Scholarship | Cheltenham College |
| Art Scholarship | St Helen & St Katharine |
| Art Scholarship | Cokethorpe School |
| Creative Arts Scholarship | Tudor Hall |
| Drama Scholarship | Tudor Hall |
| Drama Scholarship | Tudor Hall |
| Drama Scholarship | Tudor Hall |
| Drama Scholarship | Rendcomb College |
| Drama Scholarship | Marlborough College |
| Sports Scholarship | Tudor Hall |
| Sports Scholarship | Radley College |
| Sports Scholarship | Cheltenham College |
| Sports Award | Marlborough College |
| Sports Award | Marlborough College |
| Sports Award | Marlborough College |
| 11+ Sports Scholarship | Dauntsey’s School |
Scholarships in Sport, Art, Music and Drama, as well as Academic to senior schools are supported in Years 7 and 8, with the assessments taking place in the Autumn or Spring Term of Year 8. Art, Sport, Music and Drama potential scholars begin the process towards scholarship in the Summer Term of Year 7, attending a weekly enrichment session. The path for potential Academic scholarship (English, Maths, Science, French, Latin, History, Geography and TPE) is through the top academic set in Year 7, and a meeting in the Summer Term of Year 7 outlines this competitive path to parents. The work is challenging and encourages pupils to stretch their potential, with examinations taken at senior schools usually between February and March in Year 8.
We have recently been delighted to receive the following awards to senior schools:
2024 Schools |
Number of Year 8 Leavers |
| Marlborough College | 20 |
| Cheltenham College | 5 |
| Radley College | 4 |
| Tudor Hall | 4 |
| Bradfield College | 3 |
| Cokethorpe School | 3 |
| Shrewsbury School | 2 |
| Dauntsey’s School | 1 |
| Dean Close School | 1 |
| Downe House | 1 |
| Eton College | 1 |
| Kingswood School | 1 |
| Monkton Combe | 1 |
| Shiplake College | 1 |
| Wellington College | 1 |
| Westonbirt | 1 |
2023 Schools |
Number of Year 8 Leavers |
| Marlborough College | 18 |
| Radley College | 5 |
| Cokethorpe School | 4 |
| Monkton Combe | 3 |
| Cheltenham College | 2 |
| Dean Close School | 2 |
| Tudor Hall | 2 |
| Abingdon School | 1 |
| Bedales School | 1 |
| Bradfield College | 1 |
| Clifton College | 1 |
| Dauntsey’s School | 1 |
| Downe House | 1 |
| Rendcomb College | 1 |
| Repton School | 1 |
| St Edward’s School, Oxford | 1 |
| St Helen & St Katharine School | 1 |
| Sherborne (Boys) School | 1 |
| Shiplake College | 1 |
| Stonar School | 1 |
| The Cotswold School | 1 |
2024 |
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| Academic Scholarship | Marlborough College |
| Academic Scholarship | Marlborough College |
| Academic Exhibition | Radley College |
| Academic Exhibition | Cheltenham College |
| Music Scholarship | Marlborough College |
| Jolie Brise All-Rounder Award | Dauntsey’s School |
| Art Scholarship | Dean Close School |
| Art Scholarship | Marlborough College |
| Art Scholarship | Marlborough College |
| 11+ Art Scholarship | Stonar School |
| 11+ Art Exhibition | Downe House School |
| Performing Arts (Drama) Award | Dauntsey’s School |
| Drama Scholarship | Westonbirt School |
| Drama Scholarship | Tudor Hall |
| Drama Scholarship | Tudor Hall |
| Drama Scholarship | Bradfield College |
| Drama Scholarship | Marlborough College |
| Sports Scholarship | King’s College, Taunton |
| Sports Scholarship | Shiplake College |
| Sports Award | Marlborough College |
| Sports Award | Marlborough College |
| Sports Scholarship | Dean Close School |
| Sports Exhibition | Cheltenham College |