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Merchant Taylors’ School Open Morning

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We are delighted to invite you to our next Open Morning.

This will give you and your family the opportunity to meet our pupils and staff, tour our beautiful 285-acre campus and hear from our new Head Master from September 2026, Sam Baldock.

The morning will run from 09:00-13:00, but to help with the flow of visitors onsite, we ask if you can select one of the four options on the next page.

We look forward to welcoming you!

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets will be issued from TryBooking.com (noreply@mail.trybooking.co.uk) please keep these safe as we will be scanning them on the day.

Overview

Stage of Education
  • Key Stage 3 (KS3): 11–14
  • Key Stage 4 (KS4): 14–16
  • Key Stage 5 (KS5): 16–18
School Residence
  • Day
School Type
  • Boys Only

Religious Affiliation

Christian (Non-Catholic)

Student Numbers

Total Students: 960
Day Students: 960

Gender Profile %

Part of Merchant Taylors’ Educational Trust
Associations: HMC, ISC

Offering

Curriculum

  • GCSE
  • iGCSE
  • A Levels (Advanced Level)

Summer Programmes

No

English Language Support

GCSE/iGCSE Subjects
  • Art and Design
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Classical Greek
  • Combined Science
  • Computer Science
  • Design and Technology
  • Drama
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • French
  • Geography
  • German
  • History
  • Latin
  • Mandarin Chinese
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Physics
  • Religious Studies (RS)
  • Spanish
  • Sports Science
A Level Subjects
  • Art and Design
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Classical Civilisation
  • Classical Greek
  • Computer Science
  • Design and Technology
  • Drama and Theatre
  • Economics
  • French
  • Further Mathematics
  • Geography
  • German
  • History
  • Latin
  • Mandarin Chinese
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Spanish

Sports & Outdoors

  • CCF units (Army/Navy/RAF)
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Netball
  • Rugby
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball

Music, Drama & Arts

Academic, Debate & Leadership

  • Charity fundraising
  • Debating societies
  • Model UN
  • STEM clubs

Academic

  • Science laboratories
  • Library digital and print
  • Computer lab / IT suite
  • Art studio
  • Music rooms
  • Drama studio

Sports & Recreation

  • Sports hall
  • Swimming pool
  • Gym
  • Rugby fields
  • Football fields
  • Tennis courts
  • Netball courts

Boarding & Pastoral Care

  • Common rooms
  • Dining hall

Other Amenities

  • On-site chaplaincy or prayer rooms

By embracing difference and diversity, we aspire to create a space where all pupils can excel and enrich the whole school community.

The school is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive educational experience. While neurodiversity and disability can present challenges, we firmly believe that these challenges are not limitations, but opportunities for creative and innovative approaches to teaching and learning, which foster excellence for all.

We have experience in supporting a wide range of needs:

  • Communication and interaction e.g. Autism and Speech and Language difficulties.
  • Cognition and learning e.g. Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD and dysgraphia.
  • Social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH) e.g. the educational impacts of anxiety.
  • Sensory and/or physical needs e.g. Individuals with hearing loss, mobility needs, visual impairment.

Admissions

Fee-Paying

Fees Per Term

Tuition: £8500

Tuition Per Year

Minimum Price: £24000
Maximum Price: £25000

Entry Requirements

  • 11+ & 13+: Entrance exams in English, Maths, and a unique “General Paper” (lateral thinking), followed by an interview.
  • 16+: Based on high GCSE performance (typically minimum grade 7 or 8 in subjects to be studied at A-Level) and interview.

Key Dates for Admissions

  • Registration Deadline: Friday 31st October 2026.
  • Entrance Exams: Late November 2026.
  • Interviews: January – February 2027.
  • Offers Sent: February 2027.

Results

Academic achievement here is exceptional. We place trust in our boys’ ability and commitment, and they reward that trust with remarkable success. In a culture that values curiosity and learning beyond the curriculum – without cramming or hot-housing – pupils consistently achieve outstanding results.

Through a broad curriculum, excellent teaching, and strong relationships with their teachers, boys are supported to achieve the impressive grades that form a strong foundation for university applications and future success.

  • 2025 A-Level Results:
    • A* – 33%
    • A*/A – 70.6%
    • A*-B – 89.5%
  • 2025 GCSE Results
    • 9 (A**) – 45.4%
    • 9 or 8 (A*) – 73.4%
    • 9,8,7 (A*-A) – 89.5%
    • 9,8,7,6 (A*-B) – 97.2%

 

Taylors’ has an outstanding record of helping boys to secure their first choice university place: our success rate is typically more than 85%. All who wish to do so go on to read the subject of their choice at a first-rate university.

Destination universities include Oxford, Cambridge, University College London, Imperial, LSE, Warwick and Bristol. For last year’s destinations and courses see our university destinations map.

Click on the button below to find out more about our Careers Team work with our Sixth Form and across Merchant Taylors’.

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