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Newport Girls' High School: 11+ entry

Wellington Road, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7HL

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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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

  • Score to qualify

    Not published yet

    West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

  • Year 7 places

    120

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Newport Girls' High School, checked

  • Lowest score offered

    215

    2026 entry, out-of-area, national offer day

    Checked, source: Newport Girls' High School, checked

Your next deadline

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

    in 11 days

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Newport Girls' 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 Newport Girls' High School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Lowest score offered a place

Scores are on the standardised score scale.

Out-of-area

  1. 2026 entryOffer day

    On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 215.

  2. 2025 entryOffer day

    On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 211. Final, after the waiting list: 209.

  3. 2024 entryOffer day

    On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 213. Final, after the waiting list: 211.

Source: Newport Girls' High School, checked

Other published figures

  • 2026 entry: Qualifying score (standardised score): 192
  • 2026 entry: Looked-after / previously looked-after / pupil premium: 183
  • 2025 entry: Qualifying score (standardised score): 190
  • 2025 entry: Looked-after / previously looked-after / pupil premium: 181
  • 2024 entry: Qualifying score (standardised score): 189
  • 2024 entry: Looked-after / previously looked-after / pupil premium: 180

Source: Newport Girls' High School, checked

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

How many families applied to Newport Girls' 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 Newport Girls' High School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications227First-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,8944364,z,4,Newport Girls' High School Academy,119,119,111,8,0,436,227,123,53,2.045045045045045,1.9075630252100841,266,52,Academy converter,No religious character,6.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001543,The Wrekin,136516,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)436All 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,8944364,z,4,Newport Girls' High School Academy,119,119,111,8,0,436,227,123,53,2.045045045045045,1.9075630252100841,266,52,Academy converter,No religious character,6.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001543,The Wrekin,136516,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day119Places 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,8944364,z,4,Newport Girls' High School Academy,119,119,111,8,0,436,227,123,53,2.045045045045045,1.9075630252100841,266,52,Academy converter,No religious character,6.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001543,The Wrekin,136516,7View the official source
Applicants per place3.7Applicants 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,8944364,z,4,Newport Girls' High School Academy,119,119,111,8,0,436,227,123,53,2.045045045045045,1.9075630252100841,266,52,Academy converter,No religious character,6.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001543,The Wrekin,136516,7View the official source

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

About these figures

Published by the school; past years are a guide only.

At a glance

Newport Girls' High School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
girlsPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newport Girls' High School.The source says: Only girls are admitted to the school and there is no charge or cost related to the admission of a child to the school.View the official source
Who the school admits.
School type
academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newport Girls' High School.The source says: The school is an Academy and so the Trustees, not the Local Authority, are responsible for the admission arrangements.View the official source
How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places
120Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newport Girls' High School.The source says: There will be 120 places available in Year 7 at NGHS.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.
the Trustees (Newport Girls' High School Academy Trust)Admission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newport Girls' High School.The source says: The school is an Academy and so the Trustees, not the Local Authority, are responsible for the admission arrangements.View the official source
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
A mapped area (see the admission rules)
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

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Newport Girls' High School

4 earlier steps, all doneShow

  1. Done: Test registration opens

  2. Done: Test registration closes

    4pm

  3. Done: Test day

  4. Done: Results

  1. Next: School place applications close (CAF)

    in 11 days

  2. Coming up: National Offer Day

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

Haberdashers' Adams

  1. Coming up: Test registration opens

    Expected

  2. Coming up: Test registration closes

    Expected

  3. Coming up: Test day

    Expected

  4. Not published yet: Results

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Notes on these dates

Late registration and late tests: late applications in exceptional circumstances with evidence; if accepted, a later testNewport Girls' High School: Late testing (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newport Girls' High School.The source says: Consideration will be given to late applications and, if accepted, provision will be made for the child to sit the Entrance Test at a later date.View the official source.

How places are given

4 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Newport Girls' High School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (2027 entry).

  1. 1

    Looked-after and previously looked-after girls scoring at least 95% of the qualifying score

    The policy's own words
    The Trustees will prioritise the admission of any girl who is defined as Looked After or previously Looked After, including Internationally Adopted Children (IAPLAC), using the criteria laid down by all admission authorities provided she has scored no less than 95% of the qualifying score.
  2. 2

    Up to 15 pupil premium girls at listed Telford & Wrekin primary schools scoring at least 95% of the qualifying score (highest scores first)

    The policy's own words
    The Trustees will next admit up to 15 girls who fulfil all of the following criteria:
  3. 3

    Girls living in the Newport boundary area who reach the qualifying score, by score

    The policy's own words
    Places are next allocated to all girls who reside within the publicised boundary area and who have achieved the qualifying score.
  4. 4

    All other qualified girls, anywhere, by score

    The policy's own words
    Consideration is finally given to out-of-area candidates residing outside of the boundary area anywhere in the UK or abroad.

Source: Newport Girls' High School, checked

Catchment
Newport boundary area (map on the school website); in-area girls who reach the qualifying score are ranked ahead of out-of-area girlsSource: Newport Girls' High School, checked
If two children are level for the last place
tie for the 120th place (to 2 decimal places): girl living closest to the schoolSource: Newport Girls' High School, checked
Brothers and sisters
none (twins/triplets with the same score admitted above PAN)Source: Newport Girls' High School, checked
Waiting list
school-held waiting list until the end of the school year; qualifying score (95% for looked-after/pupil premium) neededSource: Newport Girls' 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
  • Priority area: Newport boundary area (map on the school website); in-area girls who reach the qualifying score are ranked ahead of out-of-area girlsNewport Girls' High School: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newport Girls' High School.The source says: Places are next allocated to all girls who reside within the publicised boundary area and who have achieved the qualifying score.View the official source
  • How distance is measured: Distance, from home to the schoolNewport Girls' High School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newport Girls' High School.The source says: Authority will offer the final place to the student who resides closest to the school.View the official source
  • Siblings: none (twins/triplets with the same score admitted above PAN)Newport Girls' High School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newport Girls' High School.The source says: There is no provision for the admittance of siblings or girls born of multiple birth (e.g. twins/triplets).View the official source
  • Waiting list: school-held waiting list until the end of the school year; qualifying score (95% for looked-after/pupil premium) neededNewport Girls' High School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newport Girls' High School.The source says: Where the school receives more applications for places than there are places available, a waiting list will operate until the end of the school year.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

Newport Girls' High uses the shared West Midlands test. Format: Telford and Wrekin guide.

How the Telford and Wrekin test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

  1. Done: Open Day (morning 9.30-11am and evening 4.30-7pm) (passed)

    9.30am-11am; 4.30pm-7pm

Source: Newport Girls' High School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
appeal form to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel / admissions@nghs.org.uk; hearings coordinated by Telford and Wrekin CouncilSource: Newport Girls' High School, checked

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work here: appeal form to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel / admissions@nghs.org.uk; hearings coordinated by Telford and Wrekin CouncilNewport Girls' High School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newport Girls' High School.The source says: Appeals are coordinated by Telford and Wrekin Council who will write to families confirming the date of the appeal hearing.View the official source. The 2027-entry appeal timetable is not published yet.

What is different about Newport Girls' High

  • Qualifying score set by a panel that also looks at primary pupils' work and a piece of free writingNewport Girls' High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newport Girls' High School.The source says: This decision is taken by viewing work from a selection of students in primary schools within the local area and a piece of free-writing.View the official source
  • Girls in the Newport boundary area are considered before out-of-area girlsNewport Girls' High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newport Girls' High School.The source says: Students who reside within this area are considered ahead of any out of area candidates.View the official source
  • Up to 15 places for pupil premium girls at listed Telford & Wrekin primaries, at 95% of the qualifying scoreNewport Girls' High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newport Girls' High School.The source says: The Trustees will next admit up to 15 girls who fulfil all of the following criteria:View the official source
  • Four coach routes serving Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and TelfordNewport Girls' High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newport Girls' High School.The source says: NGHS runs four coach services. Our current routes serve Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and Telford.View the official source
  • Tests at NGHS on a Monday (14 September 2026)Newport Girls' High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newport Girls' High School.The source says: Entrance Test (for those sitting at NGHS) | Monday 14 September 2026View the official source

Entry in September 2028 (Year 5 now)

Status of the 2028 admission arrangements: Newport Girls' High School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Newport Girls' High School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: NGHS Determined Admissions Policy 2027 pdf 290 KBView the official source.

Official documents and sources

8 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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