Life after Donhead
Upon leaving Donhead at 11 our pupils go onto a wide range of highly selective independent and state schools.
At Donhead we pride ourselves on working closely alongside you to find the right school for your child. We view every child as an individual and take a bespoke approach to preparing them for their 11+ assessments and scholarship applications.
Our well established relationships with future schools ensure that we know what each school demands from their entry process, this is illustrated in the list below showing the places, scholarships and awards won by our students in previous years.
Information Evening
We hold a Senior School Information Evening early in the Michaelmas Term for parents of children in Years 4 and 5. We try to cover as wide a spectrum as possible of the schools in which our parents have expressed an interest. Parents may also request a meeting with the Headteacher to talk through their options for secondary schools at any time.
2025 Leavers' Offers
2024 Leavers' Destinations
| School | Offers | Acceptances | Scholarships and Awards |
| Wimbledon College | 9 | 9 | |
| Hampton | 14 | 7 | 2 Academic, 3 Sports |
| Whitgift | 8 | 6 | 2 Sports |
| Ewell Castle | 11 | 4 | 1 Academic, 1 Music, 1 English |
| Trinity | 7 | 4 | 1 Sports, 2 Academic |
| Richard Challoner | 3 | 3 | |
| Epsom College | 5 | 3 | 1 Sports |
| Reed's | 14 | 2 | 1 Sports |
| St Paul's | 2 | 2 | |
| St John's Leatherhead | 6 | 2 | 1 Sports |
| Halliford School | 5 | 2 | |
| Rutlish School | 2 | 2 | |
| King's College Wimbledon | 5 | 1 | 1 Sports, 1 Arthur Cayley Academic |
| Sutton Grammar | 2 | 1 | |
| Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School | 1 | 1 | |
| The Cedars School | 1 | 1 | 1 Sports & Art |
| Kingston Grammar | 2 | 1 | |
| The London Oratory | 1 | 1 | |
| King's College Panama | 1 | 1 | |
| Wallington Grammar | 1 | 1 | |
| Tiffin | 1 | 0 | |
| Wilson's | 1 | 0 | |
| Emanuel | 3 | 0 | |
| City of London Freemen's | 3 | 0 | |
| Claremont Fan Court | 3 | 0 | 1 Academic |
| Saint Cecilia's Church of England | 2 | 0 | 1 Music |
| Hall School Wimbledon | 1 | 0 |
Scholarships 2023
Donhead leavers in 2023 were offered the following scholarships:
Claremont Fan Court – Academic x 1
Epsom College – Music x 1, Academic x 1 and Sports x 1
Ewell Castle – Academic x 2 Major Academic x 1, Sports x 1
Hampton School – Performing Arts x 1, Academic x 1, Sports x 1
Reed’s School – Music x 2, Art x 2, Academic x 1
St John’s Leatherhead – Music x 1, Art x 1
Trinity - Sports x 1 Whitgift – Academic x 5, Sports x 2, Music x 1
Donhead students have been offered 27 scholarships and this equates to 33% of our leavers transferring with a scholarship.
2023 Leavers' Destinations
Number | School | Number | School |
6 | Epsom College | 1 | Dulwich College |
5 | Reed's School | 1 | Emanuel School |
5 | Whitgift School | 1 | Ewell Castle School |
4 | Richard Challoner School | 1 | Halliford School |
3 | Hampton School | 1 | Hall School |
| 2 | Kingston Grammar School | 1 | King Edward's Witley |
3 | Trinity School | 1 | Royal Grammar School Guildford |
1 | Wimbledon College | 1 | Sutton Grammar School |
1 | City of London Freeman's School | 1 | Tiffin School |
1 | Claremont Fan Court School | 1 |
Scholarships 2022
Donhead leavers in 2022 were offered the following scholarships:
Epsom College – Sport
Ewell Castle – Academic x 6
Hampton School – Academic x 3, Sports x 3, Music
Kings College School – Academic x 2, Music
Reeds School – Academic, Sport
Trinity School – Sport x 4
Whitgift School - Sport
In total we had 24 scholarship offers and 29% of our students are transferring to senior school on a scholarship. 45% of applications to independent senior schools returned with a scholarship offer.
2022 Leavers' Destinations
Number | School | Number | School |
6 | Reed's School | 1 | Cheadle Hulme School |
4 | Ewell Castle | 1 | Hampton School |
4 | Trinity School | 1 | Kingston Grammar School |
3 | Epsom College | 1 | Kingswood House School |
3 | King's College | 1 | Milbourne Lodge |
| 3 | Whitgift School | 1 | St Andrew's Catholic School |
2 | Danes Hill School | 1 | St John’s School, Leatherhead |
2 | Richard Challoner School | 1 | St Paul’s School |
2 | Wallington County Grammar School | 1 | Tiffin School |
2 | Wimbledon College |
