Playpen School
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The green lawn under a wide cloudy sky, the school's stepped brick wing on the right, trees and apartment blocks behind. The school's stepped brick wing above the lawn, under a cloudy sky.

Visit, enquire, apply.

Applications for the current year are accepted if there is space. Call the line for your child's section, come and see the school, then apply.

Book a visitWhich line do I call?

01Your child's classChoose once; every admissions page remembers it

Start with your child's class.

The school looks at a child in a different way at each class: an assessment for Playgroup and Nursery, a written test from KG I, and the mock examinations and the O Level result for Class XI. Choose the class, and this page shows the test, the form and the line to call.

Which class is your child joining?

Playgroup and Nursery

KG I to Class IX

Class X to Class XII

  • Playgroup and Nursery

    How the child is assessed
    An assessment.
    The form
    Admission form, Playgroup to Class IX. Fill it in online, or download it.
    After that
    An interview with the Principal and the parents, then the result by telephone.
    Which line to call
    The Playgroup to Class I line, in the call sheet.

    How to apply for Playgroup or Nursery

  • KG I to Class IX

    How the child is assessed
    A written test in English, Bengali and Mathematics.
    The form
    Admission form, Playgroup to Class IX. Fill it in online, or download it.
    After that
    An interview with the Principal and the parents, then the result by telephone.
    Which line to call
    The line for your child's section, in the call sheet: Playgroup to Class I for KG I and Class I; Classes II to VI; Classes VII to XII.

    How to apply for KG I to Class IX

  • Class XI, AS Level

    How the child is assessed
    The school's mock examinations and the O Level result. There is no written entrance test.
    The form
    A Level admission form. Download it.
    After that
    The result by telephone. There is no interview for Class XI.
    Which line to call
    The Classes VII to XII line, in the call sheet.

    How to apply for Class XI

  • Class X and Class XII

    Ask the line

    The school's procedure describes entry to Playgroup to Class IX and to Class XI, not to Class X or Class XII. Call the Classes VII to XII line, in the call sheet, and ask whether a place is possible.

    Ask by enquiry

The age for each class is not published. Ask the line for your child's section.

Which line to call

Lines are open 9.00 am to 1.00 pm. One line for each section; the chosen class lights its line.

02The stepsAs the school's procedure runs them

Five steps, one telephone call at the end.

The same five steps for every class. Only the third one changes with the class, and the card above has already told you which.

  1. Call or visit.

    Call the line for your child's section, between 9.00 am and 1.00 pm, or come to the Front Office with your questions.

    Book a visit

  2. Collect and hand in the form.

    From the Front Office, as the school's PDF, or filled in online on this site and printed. Hand it in at the Front Office with the documents asked for.

    Get the form

  3. Assessment or test.

    An assessment for Playgroup and Nursery. A written test in English, Bengali and Mathematics from KG I to Class IX. The mock examinations and the O Level result for Class XI.

    The five steps in detail

  4. Meet the Principal.

    After the assessment or test, the child and the parents meet the Principal, who makes the decision. Playgroup to Class IX; there is no interview for Class XI.

    The test and the interview

  5. Hear the result.

    By telephone, on the number you gave on the form. The school explains the fees after selection.

    Fees and payment

What to bring with the form: the child's birth certificate, the immunisation record and report cards for the last two years.

How to apply

From the school's admission procedure page, read on 11 October 2026.

03Already on this siteNumbers with their source

The things a visit will confirm.

Before you come, these are the facts already published on this site, each with the year it belongs to.

  • in every 100 O Level grades were A* or A, May to June 2026
  • in every 100 AS Level grades were an a, the top AS grade, May to June 2026
  • in every 100 A Level grades were A* or A, May to June 2026
  • the year A Level classes began at Playpen
  • the school's own bus service began, in March
  • hours of CCTV and security staff on the campus, and a sick room for school hours

Each number is on its own page with the year it belongs to, and nothing here is a promise about a place.

ResultsLearning at Playpen

From the school's results summary for the May to June 2026 exam session, its history page, its transport page and its facilities list.

04The pagesIn the order families use them

Six pages, in the order you will need them.

05NoticeDated; it comes down when the school says

A notice from the school.

CurrentAdmissions

A Level admission is open for July 2026 to June 2027

For
Students who want to join A Level, and their parents.
What to do
Get an admission form from the Admin Office or from the school website. Call the school between 9.00 am and 1.00 pm.
When
For the school year July 2026 to June 2027. Ask the school for the last date to apply.

How to applyAll notices

From the school's notice board.

Admissions

Come and see the school.

Call the admissions line for your child's section between 9.00 am and 1.00 pm, or book a visit.

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