The reality of the 4+ at Highgate.
/Hundreds and hundreds of children will have applied for the Highgate 4+ Assessment (2026 entry). About 500 children will be assessed this year.
This school is so popular that they have a Ballot system in place. This year for the first time in a very long time, all applicants were invited to attend the first round. Many of you make this mean that there have been fewer applicants. I know that this isn’t the case.
I’ve written several blogs about Highgate at 4+ so search for them!
After the first round 180 children will be invited to Round 2!
So to pass the first round will be VERY challenging!
If your child is able to pass the first round, they have a 1:3 chance of being successful at Round 2! Round 2 is tough. It is ‘play based’ but your child’s ability to play is not what is being assessed, let’s be very clear about this.
Round 2 has been described by my clients as ‘rigorous!’. HG have taken steps to address this after multiple complaints about the assessment process but it’s still very challenging. Their expectations are very high and our students are often ‘exhausted’ particularly after the second round.
Highgate talk about ‘learning readiness’ and that this is what is assessed in the first round. Basically how ready your child is to actually come to their school and learn!
Parents often ask me how Highgate assesses ‘learning readiness’?
It will be very obvious to the assessors which children are ready to come to their school. And this is what they will be assessing in the 4+ Assessment.
Sending your child to Highgate for their 4+ Assessment is a very complex process. One that you 100% need support with. Myself and my team of expert teachers will support you every step of the way. All of my clients have that slight edge over other clients because myself and my team have real and actual experience with Highgate. We have supported hundreds of students to have tremendous success at this school for nearly 2 decades!
