Admission at other levels is by test and interview. There are Open Afternoons in Autumn and Spring when prospective pupils and their parents are welcome to view the school. Music bursaries, covering the cost of lessons in one instrument for two years, are awarded through competition in the Summer Term. Girls are expected to be punctual, and may not be absent without permission from the Headmistress, except in case of illness. Parents are requested not to ask for leave of absence except for really urgent reasons.
All girls take school lunch.
There is a wide choice of hot meals, salads and vegetarian dishes. Detentions last from 4 pm to 4.45 pm. Parents are informed in advance when a girl is to be detained. Term and half-term dates are always published in advance. All girls must wear the school uniform except for those in the Sixth Form, who may wear appropriate clothes of their own choice.