St. Albans Admissions Overview
St. Albans admissions, step by step.
Start with the entry grades and the application portal. Then see what goes into the file.
Checked against St. Albans's published admissions pages on November 5, 2026.
The application
What the application includes.
St. Albans asks families to apply online through its application portal, Ravenna.
- Entry grades
- The entry years are grades 4, 6, 7 and 9. Grades 5, 8, 10 and 11 are non-entry years.
- Non-entry grades
- Places in non-entry grades are limited: grade 8 averages 0 to 2 a year and grades 10 and 11 average 0 to 3 a year. The school does not offer tours or shadow visits for non-entry grades.
- Steps
- Apply online through Ravenna, then submit the questionnaire, transcripts, two teacher recommendations and SSAT, ISEE or HSPT scores.
- Application fee
- $80 for domestic applicants and $120 for international applicants. Families can contact the Admissions Office for a waiver code.
- The parts
- The grade 9 application has an application form, a seven-question applicant questionnaire, transcripts, two teacher recommendations and test scores.
- Questionnaire
- Applicants to grades 9 through 11 type answers to seven questions. The school says no outside source should be used.
- Recommendations
- Two teacher recommendations, from the applicant's current math and English teachers, requested through Ravenna.
- Grades
- Parents submit a Transcript Request form for the current year (first and second quarter) and the previous school year. Transcripts and recommendations are due January 13, 2027.
- Visit and interview
- Grade 9 applicants spend a day at the school: Admissions, a campus tour, classes and lunch with a 9th-grade student ambassador. Visits and interviews run from 9:10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on select days from October through early February.
- Deadline
- The application for 2027-28 entry is due January 5, 2027.
- Decisions
- Decision letters are posted in each applicant's Ravenna account on February 26, 2027.
SSAT and ISEE practice
Admissions test practice.
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