Grammar schools

You will need to contact your preferred grammar school directly with queries regarding the test or the results.

Gloucestershire Grammar School Entrance Test for Year 7 from September 2022

The Entrance test and the Late Entrance test for the grammar schools have both been sat and therefore if your child has not sat either test, you cannot apply for a grammar school place. Please speak with the grammar school/s of your choice to enquire if there are any options.

If your child has previously taken the test but you did not request the test score to be shared with other schools, you can do so by listing the school/s on your reply form. From 7 April 2022, we will be processing all requests on a weekly basis.

If your child has previously taken the test but did not achieve a qualifying score, you cannot request to be on the waiting list for the grammar school. However, you do have the right to appeal. To submit an appeal for a grammar school, please contact the school/s directly for their appeal forms.

Parents who wish their child to be considered for admission to a grammar school for Years 7-11 should contact the relevant school.

2022 Intake Key Dates

Grammar Test Information for September 2023 Intake

The grammar schools have stated that the registration window for the 2023 Admissions Entrance Test will be open noon, 19 May 2022 to noon, 30 June 2022. The schools are planning for the Entrance Test to take place on Saturday 17 September 2022.

Please be advised that the registration for and administration of the Admissions Entrance Test is all carried out by the Gloucestershire grammar schools themselves and therefore any queries in reference to the Entrance Test should be directed to the grammar schools. After the test, every grammar school you have opted to share your child's score with will send you confirmation of whether your child has achieved a qualifying score for that school or not. Again, this is carried out by the Gloucestershire grammar schools and the Co-ordinated Admissions Team does not have access to this information.

It is important to note that obtaining a qualifying rank on the Entrance Test is not an automatic offer of a place in the grammar school(s). Parent/carers must also list the grammar school(s) on their secondary school application form to their home local authority between September 2022 and the closing date of 31 October 2022.

Please note - your child will not be offered a place in a grammar school if it has not been listed on your secondary school application form.

Parents who wish their child to be considered for admission to a grammar school for Years 7-11 should contact the relevant school.

Cheltenham

• Pate's Grammar SchoolOpens new window  (11-18 mixed)

Gloucester

• Denmark Road High SchoolOpens new window (11-16 girls, mixed sixth form)
• Ribston Hall High SchoolOpens new window  (11-16 girls, mixed sixth form)
• Sir Thomas Rich's SchoolOpens new window (11-16 boys, mixed sixth form)
• The Crypt SchoolOpensewwindow (11-18 mixed)

Stroud

• Marling SchoolOpens new window (11-16 boys, mixed sixth form)
• Stroud High SchoolOpens new window (11-16 girls, mixed sixth form)

Related links

• Gloucestershire Find-a-School map