Preparing for the
next stage

Well before your child completes Preparatory School, she’ll start looking forward to - and preparing for - the move up to Senior School. New friends, new challenges, new opportunities. All in familiar surroundings if she remains at EHS.

Preparing for the next step

To help her get ready, we organise a range of activities. Starting in Year 4, alongside the curriculum, your daughter will attend ‘taster’ lessons in our Senior School, including Science, languages, art, and Classics, and gain practice in taking exams and in non-verbal and verbal reasoning. In Year 5, she’ll spend a whole morning in our Senior School, and we arrange regular catch-ups, where girls can ask any questions about moving up.

We are also very experienced in preparing and supporting girls in gaining places at other senior schools. For example, in Year 6, they can attend a special Induction Day at their chosen schools, giving them the chance to spend time with their new classmates and teachers. However, we are delighted when girls decide to stay with us to continue their schooling. Once they’ve become part of the EHS family, remaining here for Year 7 and beyond puts them in a favourable position when progressing to higher education.

Destination of Year 6 Leavers

We are delighted to be able to send girls leaving from Year 6 to a broad range of schools:


•    Edgbaston High School
•    KEHS
•    KE Camp Hill
•    KE Five Ways
•    KE Handsworth
•    Sutton Coldfield Grammar
•    Wolverhampton Grammar
•    A number of schools overseas
 

Preparatory Headlines

Linguistic Success for Prep Girls

13 Jun 2025: On Wednesday, five girls from Prep, Ayana A, Inaayah C, Inaya I, Gurbani and Hitha, took part in the Live National Final of the Junior Language Challenge....

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News from the Head of Prep

13 Jun 2025: Challenge has been in evidence across the Prep School this week. I strongly believe that challenges are integral to every aspect of a child’s educational journey,...

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Nursery to Year Six Highlights

13 Jun 2025: Counting Five Little Ducks In Nursery the rhyme of the week has been Five Little Ducks. The girls have enjoyed acting out the rhyme using duck props and...

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Join Us for the EHS Shakespeare Festival

13 Jun 2025: We are thrilled to invite you to The EHS Shakespeare Festival, taking place on Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th July at 7:00 PM in the Octagon.  Join us for...

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