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Denmark Road High School: 11+ entry

Denmark Road High School, Denmark Road, Gloucester, GL1 3JN

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

Some details are being re-checked

We check every fact against the official source on a schedule, and some details on this page are due their next check (last verified 19 October 2026). We'll update the page if anything has changed. How we check facts

Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

  • How places are decided

    By rank, no pass mark

    The school uses the test scores and its own admission arrangements.

    Checked, source: Stroud High School, checked

  • Year 7 places

    150

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Denmark Road High School, checked

  • Last distance offered

    Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

Your next deadlines

  1. Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()

    in 11 days

  2. Coming up: Test registration closes

    12pmin about 21 weeks

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Denmark Road High 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.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked
No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Denmark Road High School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Denmark Road High 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.

Applications and offers at Denmark Road High School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications190First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,916,E10000013,Gloucestershire,Secondary,9164002,z,5,Denmark Road High School,147,147,135,11,0,511,190,175,101,1.4074074074074074,1.2925170068027212,149,23,Academy converter,No religious character,5.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001248,Gloucester,136666,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)511All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,916,E10000013,Gloucestershire,Secondary,9164002,z,5,Denmark Road High School,147,147,135,11,0,511,190,175,101,1.4074074074074074,1.2925170068027212,149,23,Academy converter,No religious character,5.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001248,Gloucester,136666,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day147Places 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,E12000009,South West,916,E10000013,Gloucestershire,Secondary,9164002,z,5,Denmark Road High School,147,147,135,11,0,511,190,175,101,1.4074074074074074,1.2925170068027212,149,23,Academy converter,No religious character,5.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001248,Gloucester,136666,7View the official source
Applicants per place3.5Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,916,E10000013,Gloucestershire,Secondary,9164002,z,5,Denmark Road High School,147,147,135,11,0,511,190,175,101,1.4074074074074074,1.2925170068027212,149,23,Academy converter,No religious character,5.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001248,Gloucester,136666,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

Denmark Road has not published a qualifying score, last rank or allocation figures that we could verify. We will add official figures if they appear, but we will not estimate them.

At a glance

Denmark Road High School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
girlsPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Denmark Road High School.The source says: Denmark Road High School is a selective grammar school for young women aged 11-16 with a co-educational Sixth Form.View the official source
Who the school admits.
Year 7 places
150Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Denmark Road High School.The source says: Each year we welcome 150 students into Year 7 from over 45 different primary schools.View the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Entrance test
Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (GL Assessment)
The test children sit to be considered. Written by GL Assessment.
A mapped area (see the admission rules)
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
School type
Academy converterSchool typeChecked 12 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Get Information about Schools).The source says: 136666,"916","Gloucestershire","4002","Denmark Road High School","34","Academy converter"View the official source
How the school is run and funded.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

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Denmark Road High School

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  1. Done: Test registration opens

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  2. Done: Test registration closes

    12pm

  3. Done: Test day

  1. Next: School place applications close (CAF)

    in 11 days

  2. Coming up: Results

    Expected

  3. Coming up: National Offer Day

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entry

Denmark Road High School

  1. Next: Test registration opens

    12pm

  2. Coming up: Test registration closes

    12pmin about 21 weeks

  3. Coming up: Test day

Notes on these dates

How 2027 registration worked at Denmark Road: Online G7 registration link, available noon Monday 18 May to noon Friday 26 June 2026; no late registrations (Missed Test Registration route instead).Denmark Road High School: Registration route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Denmark Road High School.The source says: The registration link was available from noon on Monday 18th May until noon on Friday 26th June 2026. ... No late registrations will be accepted.View the official source

How places are given

Admission rules and catchment
Admission rules not checked yetWe add the school's rules from its determined admission policy.
Who qualifies
Students sit the entrance test; those who achieve the required standard can apply. Children who have not met the qualifying standard cannot join the waiting list.Source: Denmark Road High School, checked
Catchment
No catchment area (oversubscription criteria apply when oversubscribed); the 2027 consultation refers to a GL1-4 criterion.Source: Denmark Road High School, checked
Waiting list
Only children who met the qualifying standard can join the waiting list; GCC advises accepting the offered place while waiting.Source: Denmark Road High 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

The 2027 policy for Years 7 to 11 is hosted on a file server that blocked our checks, and a consultation link to the draft policy led to a missing page. So we cannot list Denmark Road's oversubscription criteria, tie-break or any reserved places.

  • Catchment: No catchment area (oversubscription criteria apply when oversubscribed); the 2027 consultation refers to a GL1-4 criterion.Denmark Road High School 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Denmark Road High School.The source says: Denmark Road High School does not have a catchment area, however we do have oversubscription criteria which are applied should we have more applications than we have places.View the official source We could not see whether that criterion made it into the final policy, so please check with the school if you live in one of the Gloucester postcodes it mentions.
  • Waiting list: Only children who met the qualifying standard can join the waiting list; GCC advises accepting the offered place while waiting.Denmark Road High School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Denmark Road High School.The source says: Children who have not met the qualifying standard (i.e. have not passed the test) are unable to join the waiting list.View the official source
  • Pupil premium evidence: Denmark Road's additional-support page and the joint G7 booklet describe who supplies the evidence of eligibility in different ways. Until that is settled we show the step as Awaiting confirmationGloucestershire: EvidenceOfficial sources disagree; we are confirming this with the publisher.View the official source; if your daughter is eligible, ask the admissions office what they need from you and when.

2028 entry. The 2028 policy, with its criteria and any area rule, is Denmark Road High School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Denmark Road High School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Policy 2025 Revised ... Admissions Policy 2026 ... Admissions Policy Sixth Form 2027 ... Admissions Policy Years 7 - 11 2027View the official source.

The test

Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (GL Assessment)
Test
Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (GL Assessment)
Written by
GL Assessment
Test date, 2027 entry
Saturday 12 September 2026

Denmark Road selects through the same test as the other county grammar schools, held at all seven of them. Its own 2027 page does not name the test company; the shared test that autumn was set by GL AssessmentDenmark Road High School: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Pate's Grammar School.The source says: The test provider for the entrance test for entry into Year 7 in September 2027 will be GL Assessment.View the official source and sat on Saturday 12 September 2026Denmark Road High School 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Denmark Road High School.The source says: Saturday 12th September 2026 ... The same test will be held at all seven Gloucestershire Grammar Schools on this day.View the official source. Results go to families by emailDenmark Road High School 2027 entry: Results methodChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Denmark Road High School.The source says: Results for Denmark Road Grammar School will be emailed to parents.View the official source; the shared timetable says mid-October 2026Gloucestershire 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: Mid-October 2026 – results emailed to parentsView the official source.

The rule that matters most at this school: Students sit the entrance test; those who achieve the required standard can apply. Children who have not met the qualifying standard cannot join the waiting list.Denmark Road High School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Denmark Road High School.The source says: Students will sit an entrance test and those who achieve the required standard are able to apply for a place at DRHS.View the official source

Girls now in Year 5 are in the first year group to take the new test. Denmark Road's summary of the change: G7 appointed FSCE as admissions test provider for entry from 2028; test moves from September of Year 6 to the latter part of the summer term of Year 5, effective summer 2027 for first entry in September 2028.Denmark Road High School: Change2028 statementChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Denmark Road High School.The source says: have appointed Future Stories Community Enterprise (FSCE) as their new admissions test provider for entry to Year 7 from 2028 onwards ... move the test date from September of Year 6 to the latter part of the summer term of Year 5. ... These arrangements will take effect from summer 2027 for first entry into Year 7 in September 2028.View the official source The new papers sit on Saturday 3 July 2027Denmark Road High School 2028 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Denmark Road High School.The source says: The Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test for entry into Year 7 in September 2028 will take place on Saturday 3rd July 2027.View the official source, in Year 5Denmark Road High School 2028 entry: Year group at testChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Denmark Road High School.The source says: If your child is currently in Year 5 and wishes to apply for a place at a Gloucestershire Grammar School, they must take this test.View the official source.

Two labels on the school's site can confuse. Its general admissions page still says girls usually sit the test in September of Year 6, which no longer applies after this year. And a news post headed "2027 Admissions Test update" for "current Year 4" refers to the July test for September 2028 entry, now taken by Year 5 girls. For what the new papers cover, see the 2028 change.

How the Gloucestershire test works

Open days

Not published yet

Denmark Road showed its summer 2026 open mornings only as an image, which we cannot verify, and it had not listed other dated Year 7 events when we checked. Families of Year 5 girls should look at the school's news pages before registration opens in February.

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Written appeal to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel c/o the school; heard by an Independent Appeals Panel (G7 booklet: lodged by mid-April, hearings May-July).Source: Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School, checked

General information, not legal advice.

We could not check Denmark Road's own appeal arrangements. Across Gloucestershire, each school administers its own appeals; write to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel at the schoolGloucestershire: RouteChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: Each individual school administers its own appeals and a request to appeal must be made in writing to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel, c/o the school for which you are appealing for a place.View the official source. Timing: lodge by mid-April; hearings between May and JulyGloucestershire: TimingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: Panel hearings take place between May and July and need to be lodged by mid-April with the relevant schools.View the official source.

If your daughter qualified but was not offered a place, the council's reconsideration round may help first; the request date for 2027 entry is Monday 15 March 2027Gloucestershire 2027 entry: Waiting list request deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: (for Gloucestershire this is 15 March)View the official source. Keep a realistic school on your application as well.

Official documents and sources

13 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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