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Alcester Grammar School: 11+ entry
Birmingham Road, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 5ED
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Can we apply, and what did it take?
For September 2027 entry
- Not published yet
Score to qualify
West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
Year 7 places
150
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()Opens a short explanationPANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: Alcester Grammar School, checked- Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.
Last distance offered
Your next deadline
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()Opens a short explanationCAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
in 11 days
Can we get in?
How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from Alcester Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.
Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.
Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to Alcester Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 293First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000005,West Midlands,937,E10000031,Warwickshire,Secondary,9375407,z,6,Alcester Grammar School,149,149,82,57,9,820,293,345,98,3.573170731707317,1.9664429530201342,276,59,Academy converter,No religious character,1.3,Selective,Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001526,Stratford-on-Avon,136622,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 820All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000005,West Midlands,937,E10000031,Warwickshire,Secondary,9375407,z,6,Alcester Grammar School,149,149,82,57,9,820,293,345,98,3.573170731707317,1.9664429530201342,276,59,Academy converter,No religious character,1.3,Selective,Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001526,Stratford-on-Avon,136622,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 149Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000005,West Midlands,937,E10000031,Warwickshire,Secondary,9375407,z,6,Alcester Grammar School,149,149,82,57,9,820,293,345,98,3.573170731707317,1.9664429530201342,276,59,Academy converter,No religious character,1.3,Selective,Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001526,Stratford-on-Avon,136622,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 5.5Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000005,West Midlands,937,E10000031,Warwickshire,Secondary,9375407,z,6,Alcester Grammar School,149,149,82,57,9,820,293,345,98,3.573170731707317,1.9664429530201342,276,59,Academy converter,No religious character,1.3,Selective,Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001526,Stratford-on-Avon,136622,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
Scores are set after each year's test; see the Warwickshire guide.
At a glance
Alcester Grammar School in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- mixedPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says:
Alcester Grammar School is a co-educational 11-18 maintained selective academy,
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- School type
- academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says:
Alcester Grammar School is a co-educational 11-18 maintained selective academy,
View the official source - How the school is run and funded.
- Year 7 places
- 150Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says:
For 2027, the Governors have determined, in line with the Admissions Code, that the Published Admission Number (PAN) in Year 7 will be 150.
View the official source2027 entry - The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
- Entrance test
- West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
- The test children sit to be considered. Written by GL Assessment.
- Opens a short explanationcatchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment.
- A mapped area (see the admission rules)
- Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
- Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
- Yes, for this school
- An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
Key dates
Dates for September 2027 entry
For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.
Warwickshire County Council
3 earlier steps, all doneShow
Done: Test registration opens
Done: Test registration closes
Done: Results
Next: School place applications close (CAF)
in 11 days
Coming up: National Offer Day
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.
Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Notes on these dates
Late registration and late tests: late registrations considered on time only in evidenced exceptional circumstances (including moves into/within Warwickshire by 31 December 2026); late candidates tested before 31 January 2027Alcester Grammar School: Late testing (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says: Late candidates will be tested before 31 January 2027.
View the official source.
How places are given
5 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, Alcester Grammar School gives places using these rules (its Opens a short explanationoversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).
- 1
Looked-after and previously looked-after children at or up to 20 marks below the Automatic Qualifying Score
The policy's own words
Looked-After or Previously Looked-After Children who either achieve the automatic qualifying score or above for this School for this particular year of entry, or who score up to 20 marks below the Automatic Qualifying Score.
- 2
Pupil premium (free school meals) children living in the priority circle, at or up to 20 marks below the Automatic Qualifying Score (max 20 places below the AQS across categories 1-2)
The policy's own words
Premium via eligibility for Free School Meals who achieve either the Automatic
- 3
Children in the priority area with the Automatic Qualifying Score, by score
The policy's own words
Children who live in the priority area who achieve the Automatic Qualifying Score or above for this school, for this particular year of entry.
- 4
Children outside the priority area with the Automatic Qualifying Score, by score
The policy's own words
Children living outside of the priority area who achieve the Automatic Qualifying Score or above for this school, for this particular year of entry.
- 5
Children below the Automatic Qualifying Score but above the Minimum Academic Standard (waiting list)
The policy's own words
Children who score below the Automatic Qualifying Score, but above the required Minimum Academic Standard for the waiting list for this school, for this particular year of entry.
Source: Alcester Grammar School, checked
- Who qualifies
- an Automatic Qualifying Score and a lower Minimum Academic Standard (waiting list) set for each school each year by the Committee of ReferenceSource: Alcester Grammar School, checked
- Catchment
- priority area: a circle of radius 16.936 miles from the Fountain in Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon (to the county boundary south of Long Compton)Source: Alcester Grammar School, checked
- If two children are level for the last place
- equal scores: nearest by straight line; then computerised random number generator witnessed by Legal ServicesSource: Alcester Grammar School, checked
- Brothers and sisters
- no sibling criterion (and no special treatment for twins or triplets either side of the qualifying score)Source: Alcester Grammar School, checked
- Supplementary form
- Only for children who have a disability or need special arrangements to sit the 11+ test: a supplementary registration form from Warwickshire County Council, due by 4pm on 30 June 2026.Source: Alcester Grammar School, checked
- Waiting list
- held for one term until 31 December 2027, ranked by categories 1 to 5Source: Alcester Grammar School, checked
- Address used
- The address you live at on Thursday 31 December 2026 is the one that counts.Source: Alcester Grammar School, checked
The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.
More detail from our guide
- Priority area: priority area: a circle of radius 16.936 miles from the Fountain in Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon (to the county boundary south of Long Compton)Alcester Grammar School: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says:
The priority area for Alcester Grammar School is based on a circle with a radius of 16.936 miles drawn from the Fountain in Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon to the County boundary south of Long Compton.
View the official source - Address fixed by: 31 December 2026Alcester Grammar School: Address date (where your child must live) (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says:
Any evidence to prove that the child is resident within the priority area should be provided by the deadline of 11:59pm on 31st December 2026.
View the official source - Siblings: no sibling criterion (and no special treatment for twins or triplets either side of the qualifying score)Alcester Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says:
No consideration will be given in the case of twins or triplets where one child has been allocated a place because they scored above the automatic standard but the other(s) was/were below it.
View the official source - Waiting list: held for one term until 31 December 2027, ranked by categories 1 to 5Alcester Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says:
In accordance with the Admissions Code (2014), waiting lists for entry to year 7 will be held for one term until 31 December 2027.
View the official source
The test
West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
- Test
- West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
- Written by
- GL Assessment
- Test date, 2027 entry
- Not yet published
Alcester Grammar uses the shared West Midlands test. Warwickshire families register through the county council's Parent Portal. Format: Warwickshire guide.
Open days
Not published yet
No open-event dates found on the school website yet.
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
- How appeals work
- Warwickshire Admissions organises appeals on the school's behalf (www.warwickshire.gov.uk/schoolappeals)Source: Alcester Grammar School, checked
General information, not legal advice.
How appeals work here: Warwickshire Admissions organises appeals on the school's behalf (www.warwickshire.gov.uk/schoolappeals)Alcester Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says: Warwickshire Admissions organises admission appeals on behalf of the School.
View the official source.
What is different about Alcester Grammar
- Priority circle of 16.936 miles centred on Stratford-upon-Avon (Rother Street fountain), shared with the Stratford schoolsAlcester Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 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-Avon
View the official source - Committee of Reference sets each school's Automatic Qualifying Score and Minimum Academic Standard every yearAlcester Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 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 - Warwickshire and Birmingham may weight the same test differently, so families can receive two different totalsAlcester Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says:
This means that if your child receives two results letters, their total scores could be different.
View the official source - Warwickshire test venues require a photograph signed by the primary headteacherAlcester Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says:
These will include a ‘Fit and Well’ sheet which must be brought to the test session with a photograph of the child sitting the test.
View the official source - Up to 20 places for looked-after and pupil premium children scoring up to 20 marks below the qualifying scoreAlcester Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says:
Up to twenty places only will be offered in categories 1 and 2 to students not meeting the Automatic Qualifying Score
View the official source
Entry in September 2028 (Year 5 now)
Status of the 2028 admission arrangements: Alcester Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Alcester Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: AGS Admissions Policy 2027_28 pdf
View the official source.
Official documents and sources
5 sources, each kept as an archived copy
- Alcester Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Alcester Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Alcester Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
- Warwickshire County Council
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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