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Grammar schools in London: borough by borough

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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In short

London's grammar schools sit in a handful of outer boroughs. Each borough, or each school, runs its own test, and each school sets its own admission rules. Start with the borough guide for the schools your child could travel to.

How far offers reached at each school

Listed A to Z. Each school uses its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.

Listed A to Z by school name.

  1. Beths Grammar SchoolBoys

    Offers reached 6.55 miles2025 entry

    Rule not stated · 192 places

  2. Bexley Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 1.847 miles2026 entry

    Rule not stated · 210 places

  3. Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 3.086 miles2026 entry

    Rule not stated · 192 places

  4. Ilford County High SchoolBoys

    Lowest score offered: 106.02 (aggregate score), 2026 entry

    106.02

    180 places, 2027 entry

  5. Newstead Wood SchoolGirls

    No distance published

    –

    168 places, 2027 entry

  6. Nonsuch High School for GirlsGirls

    No distance published

    –

    210 places, 2027 entry

  7. Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetBoys

    No distance published

    –

    180 places, 2027 entry

  8. St Michael's Catholic Grammar SchoolGirls

    No distance published

    –

    128 places, 2027 entry

  9. St. Olave's Grammar SchoolBoys

    No distance published

    –

    124 places, 2027 entry

  10. Sutton Grammar SchoolBoys

    No distance published

    –

  11. The Henrietta Barnett SchoolGirls

    No distance published

    –

    120 places, 2027 entry

  12. The Latymer SchoolBoys and girls

    No distance published

    –

    192 places, 2028 entry

  13. The Tiffin Girls’ SchoolGirls

    No distance published

    –

    180 places, 2027 entry

  14. Tiffin SchoolBoys

    No distance published

    –

    180 places, 2027 entry

  15. Townley Grammar SchoolGirls

    Offers reached 7.076 miles2026 entry

    Rule not stated · 224 places

  16. Wallington County Grammar SchoolBoys

    No distance published

    –

    150 places, 2027 entry

  17. Wallington High School for GirlsGirls

    No distance published

    –

    210 places, 2027 entry

  18. Wilson’s SchoolBoys

    No distance published

    –

    186 places, 2027 entry

  19. Woodford County High School for GirlsGirls

    Lowest score offered: 110.62 (aggregate score), 2026 entry

    110.62

    180 places, 2027 entry

Source: London Borough of Bexley, checked Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.

Schools by borough

Listed A to Z by borough. Each borough page sets out the tests, priority rules and catchment school by school, with a source for every fact.

  • Barnet: Queen Elizabeth's School, St Michael's Catholic Grammar School and The Henrietta Barnett School.
  • Bexley: Beths Grammar School, Bexley Grammar School, Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School and Townley Grammar School.
  • Bromley: Newstead Wood School and St. Olave's Grammar School.
  • Enfield: The Latymer School.
  • Kingston upon Thames: The Tiffin Girls' School and Tiffin School.
  • Redbridge: Ilford County High School and Woodford County High School for Girls.
  • Sutton: Nonsuch High School for Girls, Sutton Grammar School, Wallington County Grammar School, Wallington High School for Girls and Wilson's School.

Choosing across boroughs

  • You do not have to live in a school's borough to apply. Look at every school your child could travel to, then check each school's rules on where applicants live.
  • Where you live can matter as much as the score. Some schools give priority to children in a set area or within a set distance. Use grammar schools near a postcode to see what is within reach.
  • Register for each test separately. A result from one test does not count for another. The London pass marks page shows where each borough's scores and results are published, and 11+ dates for every area lists the registration windows side by side.

Our guide on how to choose a grammar school covers what to weigh up beyond the test. Many London independent schools set their own entrance tests too; see selective independent schools in London.

One application

Registering for a test is not applying for a place. London uses the One London-wide application system (the Pan-London scheme) for the 33 London councils and SurreyLondon: Coordinated admissionsChecked 13 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: The common online application system used by the 33 London LAs and Surrey County CouncilView the official source. Apply to your home council, the council where you live, by 31 OctoberSchool place applications close (common application form, CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against GOV.UK.The source says: You must apply for a secondary school place by 31 October.View the official source. Offers come on National Offer Day, 1 March (or the next working day if 1 March is a weekend or bank holiday)National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against GOV.UK.The source says: If either date falls on a weekend or a bank holiday, offers are sent the next working day.View the official source. The London 11+ guide puts the borough guides in one place.

Sources

Each borough guide lists the official source for every school-level fact. ExamKind is independent and is not connected with any London council, school or test provider.