11+ Subject Scholarship Guidance
We offer a range of scholarships and bursaries to exceptional applicants at the Senior School.
Scholarships and bursaries may only be applied for at the main Senior School entry points of 11+ and 13+ - if you are looking for information on Sixth Form applications, please download the Sixth Form Scholarships and Bursaries Booklet.
Scholarships
Our prestigious Girl emPowered Scholarship Programme is designed to stretch and challenge students of exceptional talent.
These scholarships are awarded solely on the basis of merit and potential, and are not related to financial need. The programme encompasses Academic, Art, Drama, Music, and Sport Scholars, and offers exclusive opportunities and guidance alongside fee remission of up to 50%.
All students who take our Year 7 Entrance Exam are considered for an Academic Scholarship, but if you would like to be considered for an Art, Drama, Music, or Sport Scholarship, you must indicate which one on your application form. You will then be provided with a second scholarship-specific application form that is accessed via the online application portal. Only one Subject-specific Scholarship may be applied for, but a student may hold both a Subject-specific Scholarship and an Academic Scholarship. In accordance with the Girls’ Schools Association agreement, the combined value will not exceed a 50% remission and more often comes to around 25%. All successful scholars will be notified when offer letters are sent out in March. These scholarships will remain tenable throughout the student’s seven years at the Senior School and Sixth Form, subject to satisfactory application and performance.
Art, Drama, Music and Sport Scholars must take part in an assessment to judge their prowess in their chosen field – see the below guidance notes for more information. Subject-specific Scholars are also expected to perform well in the entrance examination and interview with our Head.
Offers of scholarships and bursaries are made with reference to the student’s:
- academic ability, including attainment in 11+ tests
- performance at interview/audition/sports trial/art assessment
- commitment to joining Blackheath High School
- contribution to the wider life of their primary school
- record of behaviour at their primary school
A waiting list is maintained and, if any scholarship/bursary offer is declined, a new offer is made to the next person on the waiting list in order of merit.
Art scholarship guidance
Art Scholarship Guidance Notes
Sports scholarship guidance
Sports Scholarship Guidance Notes
Music scholarship guidance
Music Scholarship Guidance Notes
Drama scholarship guidance
Drama Scholarship Guidance Notes
Bursaries
Blackheath High School is an exceptionally warm, diverse, and inclusive environment.
We support a small number of bursary places to provide talented girls access to a GDST education who could not afford it without financial help.
Bursaries are awarded on academic merit and potential but are also means-tested, and parents must meet certain criteria relating to their income. Bursaries vary in scale from 100%: 50%: 30% depending on wealth and income.
All bursaries will be offered in writing when the results are sent out. If you are interested in applying for a bursary, you will need to indicate this on our online application form. You will then be supplied with a second bursary-specific application form that is accessed via the online application portal. This form will need to be completed before the application deadline in October.
Bursaries are reviewed annually to take account of changing financial circumstances, and the parental contribution can change to reflect changes to the family income.
Offers of scholarships and bursaries are made with reference to the student’s:
- academic ability, including attainment in 11+ tests
- performance at interview/audition/sports trial/art assessment
- commitment to joining Blackheath High School
- contribution to the wider life of their primary school
- record of behaviour at their primary school
A waiting list is maintained and, if any scholarship/bursary offer is declined, a new offer is made to the next person on the waiting list in order of merit.
