Glendower 4+ assessment update (2026 entry)

So you’re gearing up for the Glendower 4+ assessment in January 2026 but do you really know what to expect? Is your daughter truly ready to go in and shine? Do you think that your daughter has a chance of being offered a place to study at Glendower?

Last year, we prepared 2 girls and both got in (results were not updated and I heard much later about my second student). 2 girls prepared and 2 girls got in!

This year, we are preparing 5 girls for their Glendower 4+ assessment. All of them are bright, vibrant and highly intelligent little girls. I am so excited for them and I know that our results will be even better this year!

So here is a little update for you.

There is one round only at Glendower.

The girls are assessed in very small groups of 6.

The girls will be observed by 3-4 adults.

The assessors will be looking for girls who are able to socialise well with the group. The girls who can socialise well will be able to play beautifully, share, show kindness and be polite. They will be looking for girls who are ‘ready to learn.’ To show readiness for learning, the girls will show incredible maturity (for a 3 or 4 year old), they will show that they can listen and focus and they will show that they are hungry to learn. They will be looking for girls who are cooperative and who will do exactly what they are asked to do. They will be looking for girls who can be ‘flexible’. What this means is girls who can follow instructions perfectly. They are also looking for girls who truly want to learn. Girls who don’t need to be encouraged to do their learning. Girls who are ready and eager to get on with it. Finally, they will be looking for girls with a very high level of vocabulary and highly articulate girls who can answer their questions to a very high standard.

Maths and english will be assessed to a very high standard. If you don’t know what this standard is, work with an expert who does.

40 places will be offered. At least 200 will attend. So think a 1:5 chance of being offered a place.

Register your daughter within a couple of month of her birth. They only offer a limited number of slots for the 4+ assessment. If you don’t register at birth, it will be very unlikely (not impossible however) that your daughter will even be invited to an assessment at this school.

It is also an expectation that parents will have visited the school and met with the head of the school.

At nearly £31.5k per year, this is one of the more expensive girls’ schools in London. I highly recommend that you prepare your daughter for at least one year for this assessment (longer if she is summer born). Invest your time and effort into ensuring that your daughter will be ready to go in and truly shine in this 4+ assessment.

Join our waiting list today (2027 entry and beyond).

We have nearly 2 decades of experience preparing our girls to have tremendous success at Glendower. We know the calibre of girl who passes. We know exactly what Glenower want in their prospective new students.