Grammar schools

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

Grammar School Entrance Test Information for Year 7 September 2026 Intake

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 now do so by listing the school(s) on your reply form. The deadline to be included in the second round of admissions is midnight, 16 March 2026 with the outcome being sent by 6 April 2026.  Please see the Transfer to Secondary School page Transfer to Secondary School or from Middle to High School, September 2026 | Gloucestershire County Council for more information.

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

Key Dates

Grammar School Entrance Test Information for September 2027 Intake

The Gloucestershire Grammar Schools’ Entrance Test registration window for 2027 intake will be open from noon, 18 May 2026 to noon, 26 June 2026. The schools are planning for the Entrance Test to take place on Saturday 12 September 2026.

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). Parents/carers must also list the grammar school(s) on their secondary school application form to their home local authority between September 2026 and the closing date of 31 October 2026.

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.

Cheltenham

• Pate's Grammar School
  (11-18 mixed)

Gloucester

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

Stroud

• Marling School
  (11-16 boys, mixed sixth form)
• Stroud High School
  (11-16 girls, mixed sixth form)