Welcome to our Gloucester grammar schools 11 plus guide.
Gloucestershire 11 plus guide
Want to know how to get your child into your nearest top performing Gloucestershire grammar schools?
Which are the best performing grammar schools near me?
What are the key Gloucester grammar school entry dates?
See full 11 plus school entry details here: Gloucestershire grammar schools 11+ entry exam including
Gloucestershire 11 plus practice tests / Gloucestershire 11 plus test practice.
Gloucestershire’s grammar schools:Denmark Road High School, Marling School, Pate’s Grammar School, Ribston Hall High School, Sir Thomas Rich’s School, Stroud High School, and The Crypt School. These schools all have the same 11 plus exam and key dates.
Find out more about the Gloucestershire Grammar Schools’ Entrance Test.
20th May 2024:Â Gloucestershire Grammar Schools’ Entrance Test registration opens
28th June 2024:Â Grammar Schools’ Entrance Test registration closes
14th September 2024:Â Gloucestershire Grammar Schools’ Entrance Test
Mid-October 2024:Â parents receive test results
31st October 2024:Â secondary school common application deadline
3rd March 2025:Â national school offers day
How to know if your child is on track to pass?
We advise that Gloucestershire 11 plus pupils who are consistently scoring around the 80 to 85% mark (or higher!) will pass the Gloucestershire grammar school 11 plus exam.
You can find out more about how grammar schools calculate their 11 plus pass mark here.
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Best southwest grammar schools in the Gloucester area
1. Pate’s Grammar School, Cheltenham (4)
2. Colyton Grammar School, near Axminster (13=)
3. Sir Thomas Rich’s School, Gloucester (63)
4. Bishop Wordsworth’s School, Salisbury (79)
5. Denmark Road High School, Gloucester (99)
6. Torquay Girls’ Grammar School (101)
7. Bournemouth School for Girls (104)
8. Devonport High School for Girls (111)
9. Stroud High School (121=)
10. Parkstone Grammar School, Poole (123=)
Best comprehensive schools in the southwest
1. Kingsbridge Community College (200)
2. Balcarras School, near Cheltenham (218=)
3. The Cotswold School, Bourton-on-the-Water (246)
4. Katharine Lady Berkeley’s School, Wotton-under-Edge (250)
5. Malmesbury School (251=)
Best private schools in the southwest
1. Cheltenham Ladies’ College (36)
2=. St Mary’s Calne (57=)
2=. King Edward’s School, Bath (57=)
4. Redmaids’ High School, Bristol (66)
5. Marlborough College (75)
6. Canford School, Wimborne (81)
7. Exeter School (94)
8. Bristol Grammar School (96)
9. Kingswood School, Bath (112)
10. The Maynard School, Exeter (137)
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