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Ardingly Prep School: entry, assessments, dates and fees

Ardingly Prep, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6SQ

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

Can we apply, and when?

  • Registration closes

    Not published yet

  • Places

    Not published

  • Fees

    Not published yet

Ardingly Prep sets its own tests and decides after them. We have not found a published pass mark, so we do not show one.

How entry works

How entry works

Ways in, and how children are assessed

Ardingly Prep takes new pupils at 4+ and 7+. Each way in has its own tests and dates.

  • 4+ entry

    How children are assessed: a play-based observation.

Other ways in: 7+Places, tests and registration for each

  • 7+ entry

    How children are assessed: taster day.

Source: Ardingly Prep School, checked

More about entry from our guide

Ardingly Prep prints no registration, assessment or offer dates for either entry point on its website. We will add them when it does.

This page covers entry to Ardingly Prep School only. Its senior school, Ardingly College, has its own page.

4+ (Reception)

Reception applicants are seen in an informal play-based assessmentArdingly Prep: Play observationChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Ardingly Prep School.The source says: Children seeking admission to Nursery and Reception will be invited to join the relevant group for aView the official source.

  • What the school assesses: informal play-based assessmentArdingly Prep: Play observationChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Ardingly Prep School.The source says: Children seeking admission to Nursery and Reception will be invited to join the relevant group for aView the official source

7+ (Year 3)

The school's Year 3 admissions information covers entry in September 2027Ardingly Prep: Current cycleChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Ardingly Prep School.The source says: If you are thinking about your child joining us in September 2027, this will allow them to see what makes Year 3 so exciting at Ardingly Prep.View the official source, but gives no dates for that round. Applicants come in for a taster or assessment dayArdingly Prep: Taster dayChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Ardingly Prep School.The source says: Depending on the year group of entry, children may be invited for two taster days.View the official source.

  • What the school assesses: taster or assessment dayArdingly Prep: Taster dayChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Ardingly Prep School.The source says: Depending on the year group of entry, children may be invited for two taster days.View the official source
  • The school’s current admissions information covers: entry in September 2027Ardingly Prep: Current cycleChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Ardingly Prep School.The source says: If you are thinking about your child joining us in September 2027, this will allow them to see what makes Year 3 so exciting at Ardingly Prep.View the official source

Entry in September 2028

StepDate
Registration closesArdingly Prep: Registration deadline (2028)Not yet published by Ardingly Prep School; last checked 11 Oct 2026.The source says: If you are thinking about your child joining us in September 2027, this will allow them to see what makes Year 3 so exciting at Ardingly Prep.View the official source
AssessmentArdingly Prep: Assessment date (2028)Not yet published by Ardingly Prep School; last checked 11 Oct 2026.The source says: If you are thinking about your child joining us in September 2027, this will allow them to see what makes Year 3 so exciting at Ardingly Prep.View the official source
OffersArdingly Prep: Offer date (2028)Not yet published by Ardingly Prep School; last checked 11 Oct 2026.The source says: If you are thinking about your child joining us in September 2027, this will allow them to see what makes Year 3 so exciting at Ardingly Prep.View the official source

Key dates

Key dates

Dates not published yetWe add each date when the school publishes it.

At a glance

Ardingly Prep in brief

Ways in
4+, 7+
The ages at which the school takes new pupils (4+, 11+ and so on).
Registration fee
£180VAT not stated by the school
Paid to the school when you register your child for its tests.

Fees

Not published yet
Fees not checked yet

Fees for the 2026–27 school year, as the school publishes them. We never add or remove VAT.

the published fees include VAT

Registration fee: £180 (VAT not stated by the school).

Ardingly Prep says the published fees include VATArdingly Prep: Vat treatmentChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Ardingly College.The source says: The fees for the academic year 2026/27 on the links below are therefore inclusive of VAT, with the exception of the Nursery fees (as VAT is not payable on Nursery fees.)View the official source. Its termly figures are in a separate fees document hosted on a third-party site, which we could not capture, so we have not shown them. The registration fee is £180Ardingly Prep: Registration feeChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Ardingly Prep School.The source says: After submitting the registration form you will be asked to make a bank transfer for the £180 registration fee.View the official source.

  • Registration fee: £180Ardingly Prep: Registration feeChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Ardingly Prep School.The source says: After submitting the registration form you will be asked to make a bank transfer for the £180 registration fee.View the official source

Bursaries and scholarships

Help with fees
Bursaries (help with fees)
Not checked yet.
Scholarships
Not checked yet.

Open days

Next: Year 3 Discovery Day, Mon 2 Nov 2026

  1. Coming up: Year 3 Discovery Day

  2. Coming up: Nursery and Prep Open Week

Source: Ardingly Prep School, checked

Ardingly lists a Year 3 Discovery Day this autumn and a Nursery and Prep Open Week.

What is distinctive about applying to Ardingly Prep

With no published admissions timetable, the open events listed above are the fixed dates on the school's calendar for families looking at Year 3 or Reception.

We could not find a bursary or scholarship scheme for Prep entry on the school's pages, so none appears here. We will add the fee figures once we can capture them from the school.

Official documents and sources

9 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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