Here is a list of schools using a Music Aptitude Test (MAT) for selective school entry. Please check the exact criteria for each school as we do not guarantee that their tests are exactly in line with the specimen questions that we use. Our tests have proven to be successful in helping many students pass Round 1 of the MAT. We do our best to keep this page up to date but occasionally information supplied may be out of date. Please advise us of any schools that are no longer offering the MAT criteria for intake. We aim to keep this web site updated with dates for 2025 auditions.
- Ada Lovelace School
- Ashmole Academy – uses an enhanced MAT that we have available in our download package.
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent School
- Bushey Meads School
- Chelsea Academy
- Claremont High School Academy
- Clement Danes
- Coopers Coburn
- Dame Alice Owen
- Ealing Fields High School
- Haberdashers’ Aske’s / Prendergast Hilly Fields / Crayford Academy
- Hertfordshire & Essex High School
- Highgate School
- Langley Grammar School
- Leventhorpe / The Bishop’s Stortford High School / The Hertfordshire & Essex High School
- Liverpool College
- Mill Hill County High School
- Moulsham High School
- Northampton School for Boys
- Old Swinford Hospital
- Ousedale School
- Parmiter’s School
- Queens’ School (Bushey)
- Rickmansworth School
- SE22 Piano School
- South West Herts School consortium
- St Anne’s Catholic School, Southampton
- St Clement Danes
- St Marylebone Church of England School
- St Mary’s and St John’s Hendon
- The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
- Twyford CofE School
- Uxbridge High School
- Watford Grammar School for Boys
- Watford Grammar School for Girls
- William Ellis School
- Wilson’s School
- Wymondham College
Other schools using a variation of the MAT (see footnote):
- Hockerill Anglo-European College, Herts*
- Chancellor’s School*
- Mill Hill County High School (see here for sample tests)
- St Paul’s Way Trust School (3-part test, different to the standard MAT test that we offer)
- Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
*Please note that information on the exact test used by these school is not known by us so we cannot be sure it uses the same format as the other schools listed above. The Chancellor’s test outline is available online but it is a much smaller test of 3 sections and 19 questions following a similar format.
We are offering packages for Music Aptitude Test tutoring including a 10 minute Zoom Consultation Call prior to the lessons. See here for more information:
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Here are various web sites where parents discuss the Music Aptitude Test process:
Mumsnet – Music Specialism Schools
Mumsnet – South London state schools specialising in music
Get the Right School – What is the Music Aptitude Test? (Recommended reading, this guide is very useful)
Kingsdale Foundation School & West London Free School – Please note that these schools use a Music Aptitude Test for entry but it is not exactly the same as the schools listed above. WLFS use a vocal test. Kingsdale individually interview all applicants applying under the Music Scholarship criteria and use aural tests, written tests, optional sight-reading tests and performance on your chosen instrument(s).
Click on the links below to read our articles to help you succeed with the Music Aptitude Test & Scholarship:
Should I Prepare for the Music Aptitude Test?
How To Succeed at the Music Aptitude Test
Download Training Test Materials
We do encourage you to book your 1-to-1 tutoring session for the Music Aptitude Test in June to August. Once the new school year starts in September we will be juggling the demands of our busy daily teaching schedule with online tutoring and spaces will be very limited. A little bit of advance preparation will ensure you are able to book a slot with one of our team of specialist tutors.
Helping you prepare for the 2025 Music Aptitude Tests 
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