Grammar schools in the Warwickshire 11+ area

The Warwickshire 11+ covers 6Source for Warwickshire: Grammar schoolsWarwickshire: Grammar schoolsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: There are six selective grammar schools in Warwickshire, all of whom allocate their places based on the results achieved in the 11+ test.View the official source schools, in and around Rugby, Stratford-upon-Avon and Alcester. One of them is different: Ashlawn is a bilateral school with one selective classSource for Warwickshire: Ashlawn bilateralWarwickshire: Ashlawn bilateralCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: Ashlawn School is a bi-lateral school which operates one selective class who follow a slightly different curriculum in Years 7 and 8.View the official source. All of them use the same test, organised by Warwickshire County Council's Admissions Service (Warwickshire Admissions), working with the Birmingham grammar schoolsSource for Warwickshire: AdministratorWarwickshire: AdministratorCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says: Warwickshire County Council’s Admissions Service (Warwickshire Admissions) operates the Entrance Test along with The Grammar Schools in Birmingham.View the official source. The test itself is written by GL AssessmentSource for Lawrence Sheriff School: Test provider (2027)Lawrence Sheriff School: Test provider (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lawrence Sheriff School.The source says: For 2027 entry, the test provider is GL Assessment.View the official source. Places come in two stages. First, the score lines: a Committee of Reference sets each school's Automatic Qualifying Score and waiting-list minimum each yearSource for Warwickshire: Committee of referenceWarwickshire: Committee of referenceCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says: The Committee of Reference is a panel of head teachers and teachers appointed according to the terms of reference.View the official source. Each school then ranks eligible children by its own categories, usually looked-after children, pupil premium and a priority area, with the highest scores first. The schools appear A to Z below. We do not rank them, since the right choice depends on your child and where you live.

Schools A to Z

Priority areas around Stratford and Rugby

Distance rules here are drawn as circles and named areas. Around Stratford, Alcester Grammar School uses this: Priority circle of 16.936 miles centred on Stratford-upon-Avon (Rother Street fountain), shared with the Stratford schoolsSource for Alcester Grammar School: DistinctivesAlcester Grammar School: DistinctivesCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says: based on a circle with a radius of 16.936 miles drawn from the Fountain in Rother Street, Stratford-upon-AvonView the official source. King Edward VI School has a tighter inner zone: Up to 70 of 87 places for qualifiers in a 13-mile inner circle around Stratford-upon-AvonSource for King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon: DistinctivesKing Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon: DistinctivesCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon.The source says: Category 3: Up to 70 places will be allocated to children who live within theView the official source. In Rugby, Lawrence Sheriff School and Rugby High School share this approach: Two priority areas: the Eastern Area of Warwickshire (Rugby and named parishes) and a 10.004-mile circle around Rugby Water TowerSource for Rugby High School: DistinctivesRugby High School: DistinctivesCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says: The Priority Circle - the centre of which is the Rugby Water Tower and has a radius of 10.004 miles (this includes the Eastern Area).View the official source. Alcester, Stratford Girls' and King Edward VI School give no sibling priority. In the words of Stratford Girls': no sibling criterion (and no special treatment for twins or triplets either side of the qualifying score)Source for Stratford Girls' Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Stratford Girls' Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Stratford Girls' Grammar School.The source says: No consideration will be given in the case of twins (or triplets etc) where one child has been allocated a place because they scored above the Automatic Qualifying Score, but the other(s) was/were below it.View the official source.

Selective places at Ashlawn

Ashlawn mixes selective and non-selective places. Its policy states: up to 56 selective places: 31 for children reaching the Automatic Qualifying Score in the 11+ and 25 for the highest scorers in a Modern Language aptitude testSource for Ashlawn School: Selective places (2027)Ashlawn School: Selective places (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Ashlawn School.The source says: Of these places, the school allocates up to fifty-six places on the basis of selection.View the official source. Another rule is worth knowing: Unfilled selective or aptitude places become non-selective placesSource for Ashlawn School: DistinctivesAshlawn School: DistinctivesCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Ashlawn School.The source says: If there are fewer than 56 applicants who meet the requirements set for the selective and aptitude places, then the remaining places are offered as non- selective places.View the official source.

Because the test is shared with the Birmingham schools, you may also want to see grammar schools in the West Midlands. For every date in the Warwickshire round, see the Warwickshire dates page. To check each priority area against your home, use the Warwickshire 11+ plan.