Beyond St John's
As part of the Merchant Taylors’ Educational Trust, there is a strong tradition of pupils from St John’s going on to Merchant Taylors’ and every year many boys are successful in gaining places and indeed scholarships.
Some pupils take up places at Haberdashers’, Harrow, Berkhamsted, St Albans, Aldenham, Mill Hill and John Lyon. Occasionally a boy will go on to Westminster, City of London, St Paul’s, Eton or a country boarding school. Some boys gain 11+ places at other local schools.
Below are recent 13+ destination schools with most pupils gaining places at their first choice school:
2024
Merchant Taylors’ 16
Harrow 1
Aldenham 1
Berkhamsted 2
Haberdashers’ 1
St Albans 1
St Columba’s 1
St Margaret’s 5
2023
Merchant Taylors’ 13
Harrow 2
John Lyon 2
Westminster 2
Aldenham 1
Berkhamsted 1
Eton 1
Haberdashers’ 1
St Albans 1
St Margaret's 1
2022
Merchant Taylors’ 13
St Alban’s 8
Berkhamsted 2
Mill Hill 2
Aldenham 1
Eton 1
Haberdashers’ 1
John Lyon 1
Radley 1
Stowe 1
2021
Merchant Taylors’ 17
Haberdashers 5
John Lyon 3
Aldenham 2
Mill Hill 1
St Albans’ 1
2020
Merchant Taylors’ 17
John Lyon 2
Aldenham 1
Berkhamsted 1
Harrow 1
Mill Hill 1
Radley College 1
Salvatorian College 2
2019
Merchant Taylors’ 16
Haberdashers’ 4
Berkhamsted 4
Mill Hill 2
St Alban's 2
Aldenham 1
Brighton College 1
Harrow 1
2018
Merchant Taylors’ 16
Berkhamsted 4
Haberdashers’ 4
Harrow 1
Mill Hill 1
St Alban's 1
2017
Merchant Taylors’ 20
Berkhamsted 4
Haberdashers’ 3
City of London 1
Eton 1
Harrow 1
John Lyon 1
Nower Hill 1
UCS 1
2016
Merchant Taylors’ 20
Haberdashers’ 2
Berkhamsted 3
Mill Hill 1
2015
Merchant Taylors’ 13
Haberdashers’ 7
Mill Hill 3
Harrow 2
Berkhamsted 1
Aldenham 1
St Alban’s 1
Shiplake College 1
2014
Merchant Taylors’ 24
Berkhamsted 5
John Lyon 3
Haberdashers’ 2
St Alban’s 1
Mill Hill 1
Aldenham 1