Covenant Schools follow the UK standard entry ages for students, which is based on the birthday of the student.
Covenant Schools follow the UK standard entry ages for students, which is based on the birthday of the student.
| Programme | Year | Age (by September 1st) |
| Early Years | Foundation 1 | 3 |
| Foundation 2 | 4 | |
| Primary | Year 1 | 5 |
| Year 2 | 6 | |
| Year 3 | 7 | |
| Year 4 | 8 | |
| Year 5 | 9 | |
| Year 6 | 10 | |
| Lower Secondary | Year 7 | 11 |
| Year 8 | 12 | |
| Year 9 | 13 | |
| IGCSE | Year 10 | 14 |
| Year 11 | 15 | |
| AS/A Levels | Year 12 | 16 |
| Year 13 | 17 |
Generally, we advise students to join year groups according to their age. However, we do make exceptions in special cases. Students that are joining the programme from a non-English speaking educational system sometimes join one year lower and then move back up when they are ready.
Students will only be admitted into Year 10 if they are fully prepared for a rigorous English academic programme regardless of age. Students will not be admitted into Years 11 to 13 unless they are coming from another Cambridge school.