Bursaries

Apply by 1 July of Year 5

(Please see Key Dates for specific dates).

Boys at their local primary school are eligible to apply for a Year 7 Award. Typically,  Year 7 Awards are made to individuals who would need 100% (or close to 100% fee support) in order to come to Harrow School from Years 9 to 13. It also covers the school fees to attend a prep school for Years 7 and 8. All our bursaries are means tested.

John Lyon’s Charity Bursaries are available to boys who:

• have been resident in Barnet, Brent, Camden, the City of London, Ealing, Harrow, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, or Westminster for more than two years; and
• are at least Key Stage 2 achieving a minimum score of 110 (if they are in a state primary school) or expected to achieve at least 70% as an average pass mark at Common Entrance (if they are at a prep school).

Peter Beckwith Scholarships are available to boys who:

• show significant potential in sport, music, drama or some other creative activity; and
• are of a standard that might ultimately lead to Oxbridge admission.

Churchill Places are available to boys who:

• demonstrate the characteristics of personal courage, wide-ranging thinking and a global outlook and who may one day change the world for the better; and
• are at least Key Stage 2 achieving a minimum score of 110 (if they are in a state primary school) or expected to achieve at least 70% as an average pass mark at Common Entrance (if they are at a prep school).

How to apply

Please contact the Access team to request a Year 7 Award Application Form. We will request a reference from an applicant’s current school. We then invite shortlisted candidates to a one-day assessment (comprising tests in Mathematics, English and IQ, a group activity, and a music test for musicians) at the School in October/November of Year 6.

We announce the results of our Year 7 awards in December of Year 6.

Year 9 candidates can apply for a means-tested bursary, which can cover up to 100% of the School fees. In addition to means-tested bursaries, specific Year 9 awards include:

• The HJ Flower and H Gower Award, for very strong candidates who are the sons of serving members of the British armed forces; and
• The Derek Kelsey and Richard Lister-Buttle Awards, for very strong candidates who are the sons of Old Harrovians. 

Please call the Admissions office for further information.

Year 12 candidates can apply for a means-tested bursary, which can cover up to 100% of the School fees. Please call the Admissions office for further information on 020 8872 8007.

Specific Year 12 Bursaries

Churchill Places

Exceptional boys who require substantial financial support can also apply to be considered for a Churchill Place. These are awarded to exceptional boys who demonstrate the characteristics of personal courage, wide-ranging thinking and a global outlook and who may one day change the world for the better.

The Sixth Form Award 

This is a specific Year 12 bursary which funds up to 100% of the School fees for a Year 12 candidate from the London Borough of Harrow.