Art Scholarship – Year 9

At 13+ (Year 9) Art & Design scholarships may be awarded (as part of the Academic Plus Year 9 Scholarship Award) to girls showing outstanding ability and potential. Art & Design scholars must pass the school’s entrance examination.

All girls interested in the scholarship are required to indicate this on registration. Scholarship application forms can be downloaded from the website or requested from the Admissions Registrar. Girls should submit their application form with a portfolio containing five pieces from a small sketchbook. No additional pieces of work will be considered. The portfolio should include at least one drawing and one painting. The other items may be art or craftwork.

We would appreciate if the art portfolio could be sent through as a digital portfolio (Google Slides if possible with a maximum of 5 slides of work, 3 slides for any close-ups, and 5 slides for any sketchbook entries), along with the completed scholarship application form, and emailed to: admissions@cry.gdst.net.

A signed statement from a parent or teacher should be included with the application confirming that the work is the student’s own and that it has been unaided. Applications will be shortlisted to those who have demonstrated scholarship potential. These girls will be invited to school to meet our Head of Art and to take part in an observational drawing task.

The application form with the digital portfolio must be submitted by 12 December 2025. The final art assessment will take place on 5 February 2026.

ART SCHOLARSHIP ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Stage 3 and 4

• Scholars must take an active role in all curricular and co-curricular Art (including entering creative competitions).
• Scholars will be encouraged to take Art at GCSE.
• Scholars should take every opportunity to help promote Art in the school through their attitude as well as their participation.

Key Stage 5 – Sixth Form (Years 12-13)

• Scholars are role models promoting all aspects of Art in the school and should use their initiative to be proactive in ways that will benefit the department.
• It is expected that all scholars will be studying Art in the sixth form.
• Scholars must take a lively and active role in curricular and co-curricular Art.
• Scholars are expected to play an active leadership role within the co-curricular Art life of the school, for example, by running a weekly lower school club.
• Scholars are expected to assist the Art Department at school events such as Open Day, Open Evening, Sixth Form Open Evening, and Taster Days.
• Scholars should be willing to attend workshops and life drawing.