What is the Music Aptitude Test? The test is used by state secondary schools in the UK to select a percentage of their intake on a music scholarship programme. The Standard Test covers Pitch, Texture, Rhythm and Melody and is designed to test a young person’s natural music aptitude. The MAT is used in Stage 1 of the test.
The Enhanced Test includes supplementary questions and graphic scores to cover the 7-section Music Aptitude Test in the style of the test used for Ashmole Academy. Ashmole hold their MAT earlier than most other UK schools. This usually takes place in June of Year 5.
Music Aptitude Tests for all SW Herts Consortium schools 11+ entry take place in the Autumn term. Most schools will conduct the test on the same day so please check the school web site and note the date in your diary.
Key Testing Dates 2023 for Secondary Transfer 2024
Online registration for the tests opens
Tuesday 11th April
Registration Closes
Friday 16th June
Date of Test Venue Notification
Friday 7th July (around noon)
The following schools select a percentage of their intake via a Music Aptitude system. Check the links below to confirm the stats for this year’s intake.
Parmiter’s School 25% of places selected on general ability, 10% of places for aptitude for Music
Queens’ School (Bushey) 265 places in Year 7. 35% of places selected on general ability, 5% for musical aptitude, 5% for sporting aptitude
Rickmansworth School 185 places in Year 7. 25% of places selected on general ability, 10% of places for musical aptitude
Watford Grammar School for Boys 190 places in Year 7. 25% of places selected on general ability, 10% of places for musical aptitude.
Watford Grammar School for Girls 180 places in Year 7. 45 (25%) of places selected on academic ability, 18 (10%) of places for musical aptitude. There were 570 applications in 2010.
Hockerill Anglo-European College (Bishops Stortford) 120 places in Year 7: 68 day places and 52 boarding places. 7 places allocated for linguistic aptitude, 3 places of musical aptitude and 2 places for aptitude in both subjects
Information on this page was believed to be correct at the time of writing, but we would not necessarily be aware of subsequent changes unless someone brings them to our attention. Before acting on any information given here, please verify that it is up to date.
It’s that time of year again when we start receiving a high volume of enquiries about 1-to-1 Music Aptitude Test lessons. See here to book a Zoom lesson.
