Grammar school for boys and girls
Telford and Wrekin 11+

Haberdashers' Adams: 11+ entry

High Street, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7BD

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

Score to qualify
Not published yet
West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
Year 7 places
150
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()PANPublished 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: Haberdashers' Adams, checked 9 Oct 2026
Last distance offered
Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

Your next deadline

Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()CAFCommon 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.
Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days

How far offers reached

In short

Haberdashers' Adams, at High Street, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7BDHaberdashers' Adams: AddressChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: Haberdashers’ Adams, High Street, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7BDView the official source, is a co-educational grammar school with 150Haberdashers' Adams: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: The school will admit 135 day pupils (boys and girls) and up to 15 boys boarders into YearView the official source Year 7 places for September 2027. Haberdashers' Adams uses the West Midlands test. Worth knowing: One of very few state grammar schools with boarding (boys); boarding places by looked-after, Armed Forces, boarding need, then test rankHaberdashers' Adams: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: We are one of the very few selective grammar schools in the UK to offer state boarding for boys.View the official source.

Year 5 now? Test registration for 2028 entry closes in June 2027 (expected). 2028 dates

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Haberdashers' Adams 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.

CheckedDepartment for Education (GOV.UK)9 Oct 2026

No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Haberdashers' Adams. 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 Haberdashers' Adams 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 Haberdashers' Adams, September 2026 entry
Figure	Department for Education
First-preference applications	285First-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,894,E06000020,Telford and Wrekin,Secondary,8945400,z,4,Haberdashers' Adams,135,135,127,5,3,558,285,149,78,2.2440944881889764,2.111111111111111,365,38,Academy converter,No religious character,3.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001543,The Wrekin,137446,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)	558All 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,894,E06000020,Telford and Wrekin,Secondary,8945400,z,4,Haberdashers' Adams,135,135,127,5,3,558,285,149,78,2.2440944881889764,2.111111111111111,365,38,Academy converter,No religious character,3.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001543,The Wrekin,137446,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day	135Places 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,894,E06000020,Telford and Wrekin,Secondary,8945400,z,4,Haberdashers' Adams,135,135,127,5,3,558,285,149,78,2.2440944881889764,2.111111111111111,365,38,Academy converter,No religious character,3.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001543,The Wrekin,137446,7View the official source
Applicants per place	4.1Applicants 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,894,E06000020,Telford and Wrekin,Secondary,8945400,z,4,Haberdashers' Adams,135,135,127,5,3,558,285,149,78,2.2440944881889764,2.111111111111111,365,38,Academy converter,No religious character,3.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001543,The Wrekin,137446,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked 16 Oct 2026

About these figures

Haberdashers' Adams has not published past cut-off scores on the pages we checked.

At a glance

Haberdashers' Adams in brief

All facts checked 9 Oct 2026tap a value for its source

Pupils: mixedPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: Haberdashers’ Adams is a selective school with a Sixth Form, for boys and girls aged 11-18.View the official source; Who the school admits.
Year 7 places: 150Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: The school will admit 135 day pupils (boys and girls) and up to 15 boys boarders into YearView 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.
admission authorityThe organisation that sets a school’s admission rules and decides who is offered a place. For academies and most grammar schools, this is the school’s trust or governing board. For community schools, it is the council.: the Governing BodyAdmission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: agreed by the Governing Body on 8 December 2025View the official source; Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
catchmentAn 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.
School type: academy (since 2011)School typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: It achieved academy status in 2011.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.

Add to my calendar

All dates checked 9 Oct 2026Newport Girls' High School

4 earlier steps, all doneShow

Done: Test registration opens
Tue 5 May 2026
Done: Test registration closes
Fri 26 Jun 20264pm
Done: Test day
Mon 14 Sept 2026
Done: Results
Fri 16 Oct 2026

Next: School place applications close (CAF)
Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days
Coming up: National Offer Day
Mon 1 Mar 2027

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryMost are only given as a month so far, so we mark them as expected.

All dates checked 9 Oct 2026Haberdashers' Adams

Coming up: Test registration opens
May 2027Expected
Coming up: Test registration closes
June 2027Expected
Coming up: Test day
September 2027Expected
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Notes on these dates

Late registration and late tests: late registration only for special circumstances (e.g. illness, bereavement); if accepted, tested later and placed on the waiting list or offered a place if there is spaceHaberdashers' Adams: Late testing (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: It is not possible to register for the test after this time unless there are any special circumstances such as illness, bereavement etc.View the official source.

How places are given

4 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Haberdashers' Adams gives places using these rules (its oversubscription 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 who reach the required standard
The policy's own words
A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order
2
Pupil premium or service premium children (October 2025 census) who score no lower than 5% below the general qualifying score
The policy's own words
These pupils will need to achieve a qualifying score no lower than 5% below the general qualifying score.
3
Children on roll at one of 36 designated Telford & Wrekin primary schools (by score if oversubscribed)
The policy's own words
Children who are on roll at one of the primary schools on the designated list below by the final deadline for which the registration form must be submitted.
4
All other qualified children in test-score order; ties by straight-line distance
The policy's own words
Rank order according to the result of the entrance test (assuming the applicant has reached the required academic standard).

Source: Haberdashers' Adams, checked 9 Oct 2026

Who qualifies: the required academic standard in the entrance test; pupil/service premium children may qualify up to 5% below the general qualifying scoreSource: Haberdashers' Adams, checked 9 Oct 2026
Catchment: no geographical catchment; priority for children on roll at a designated list of 36 Telford & Wrekin primary schoolsSource: Haberdashers' Adams, checked 9 Oct 2026
If two children are level for the last place: equal test scores: distance from the school, straight lineSource: Haberdashers' Adams, checked 9 Oct 2026
Brothers and sisters: no sibling criterion in the day or boarding criteriaSource: Haberdashers' Adams, checked 9 Oct 2026
Supplementary form: Only families claiming pupil premium or service premium priority need an extra form: the Pupil Premium Form, uploaded with the test registration by 4pm on 26 June 2026.Source: Haberdashers' Adams, checked 12 Oct 2026
Waiting list: waiting list in oversubscription order until 31 December 2027; separate boarding listSource: Haberdashers' Adams, checked 9 Oct 2026

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: no geographical catchment; priority for children on roll at a designated list of 36 Telford & Wrekin primary schoolsHaberdashers' Adams: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: Children who are on roll at one of the primary schools on the designated list below by the final deadline for which the registration form must be submitted.View the official source
How distance is measured: Straight line, from home to the schoolHaberdashers' Adams: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: the school will use distance from the school in a ‘as the crow flies’ straight line.View the official source
Siblings: no sibling criterion in the day or boarding criteriaHaberdashers' Adams: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: Where the number of candidates who have achieved the required standard exceeds the number of places available the following oversubscription criteria will be applied in order to decide which children are to be admitted:View the official source
Waiting list: waiting list in oversubscription order until 31 December 2027; separate boarding listHaberdashers' Adams: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: The waiting list will operate until 31 December 2027 for the Year 7 intake.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: Monday 14 September 2026

Haberdashers' Adams uses the shared West Midlands test. Format: Telford and Wrekin guide.

How the Telford and Wrekin test works

Open days

Next: Junior Boarding Open Afternoon, Longford Hall (exact date to be confirmed), November 2026

Done: Open Days (2027 entry) (passed)
Mon 19 Jan 2026
Coming up: Junior Boarding Open Afternoon, Longford Hall (exact date to be confirmed)
November 2026
Coming up: Open Week (Year 5, for 2028 entry)
Mon 15 Mar 2027

Source: Haberdashers' Adams, checked 9 Oct 2026

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

General information, not legal advice.

What is different about Haberdashers' Adams

One of very few state grammar schools with boarding (boys); boarding places by looked-after, Armed Forces, boarding need, then test rankHaberdashers' Adams: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: We are one of the very few selective grammar schools in the UK to offer state boarding for boys.View the official source
Priority for children at 36 named Telford & Wrekin primary schoolsHaberdashers' Adams: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: Children who are on roll at one of the primary schools on the designated list below by the final deadline for which the registration form must be submitted.View the official source
Became co-educational at Year 7 from 2024 entryHaberdashers' Adams: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: As Haberdashers’ Adams moved to co-ed status for admission into Year 7 in 2024View the official source
Tests on a Monday (14 September 2026), not the Saturday WMGS dateHaberdashers' Adams: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: The test is scheduled for Monday, 14th September 2026.View the official source
The entrance test result stays valid until December 2027Haberdashers' Adams: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: The Entrance Test result will remain valid until December 2027.View the official source
Pupil and service premium children can qualify 5% below the general qualifying scoreHaberdashers' Adams: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Haberdashers' Adams.The source says: These pupils will need to achieve a qualifying score no lower than 5% below the general qualifying score.View the official source

Entry in September 2028 (Year 5 now)

Status of the 2028 admission arrangements: Haberdashers' Adams: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Haberdashers' Adams; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: The entrance test registration portal will be open from the beginning of May to end of June 2027 with an earlier deadline for submission of SEND access arrangements.View the official source.

Official documents and sources

4 sources, each kept as an archived copy

Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
Haberdashers' Adams
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
Haberdashers' Adams
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
Haberdashers' Adams
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026

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