Boys are closely monitored during their time at St John’s to assess their ability in a range of subjects and where boys demonstrate exceptional ability for their age, they are invited to join special classes for a subject.

The school runs scholarship preparation programmes for; Academic, Music, Art, Drama, Sport, All-Rounder and Design Technology.

Boys are prepared for future academic scholarships via our year 7 & 8 academic scholarship programme.

Scholarships won 2010/2011:

• Academic Scholarship (Election) to Winchester College
• Music Exhibition to Eton
• 2 Art Scholarships to Wellington College
• Art Scholarship to The Oratory
• All Rounder Scholarship to Downside School
• 4 All Round Scholarships to Stonyhurst College
• Sports Scholarship to Wellington
• All rounder Scholarship to Worth School

Scholarships won 2009/2010:

• Academic Exhibition to Wellington College
• Music Exhibition to Winchester
• Sport Scholarship to St George’s
• Art Scholarship to St George’s
• Art Scholarship to The Oratory
• All Rounder to Stonyhurst
• Sport Scholarship to Harrow
• Sports Scholarship to Wellington

Scholarships won 2008/2009:

• Academic Election to Winchester
• Academic Exhibition to The Oratory
• Music Exhibition to Charterhouse
• All Rounder to Cranleigh
• Sports Scholarship (Swimming ) to Harrow
• Art Scholarship to Oakham
• Music Scholarship to Wellington
• Drama Exhibition to The Oratory
• Art Scholarship to The Oratory
• All Rounder to Stonyhurst
• Art Scholarship to The Oratory
• In addition, four Common Entrance exemptions given (two from Hampton, two from Eton)

Scholarships won for 2007/08 were:

• Art Scholarship to The Oratory
• Art Exhibition to Charterhouse
• Art Exhibition to Oakham School
• Art Scholarship to The Oratory
• Academic Exhibition to Hampton
• Scholarship to Stonyhurst
• Oppidan Exhibition to Eton

Scholarships won for 2006/07 were:

• Louis Davis Award for Art at Abingdon
• Sports Scholarship to Charterhouse
• Sports Scholarship to Cranleigh
• Scholarship to Eton
• Outstanding Talent Scholarship in Drama to Harrow
• Sports Scholarship to Marlborough
• Art Scholarship to The Oratory
• Sports Scholarship to The Oratory
• Sports Scholarship to The Oratory
• All Rounder to Stonyhurst

Scholarships won for 2005/06 were:

• All Rounder Exhibition to Stonyhurst (3)
• All Rounder Exhibition to Millfield
• Academic Scholarship to Hampton
• Music Scholarship to Winchester (2)
• Academic Scholarship to Bradfield