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Our Lady's Grammar School, Newry: Year 8 entry

Chequer Hill, Newry, BT35 6DY

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

  • Score to qualify

    Not published yet

    SEAG Entrance Assessment (the NI transfer test)

  • Year 8 places

    Not published yet

  • Last distance offered

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

Your next deadlines

  1. Next: Re-mark requests close

    in about 15 weeks

    Only if you want the test papers marked again

  2. Coming up: Appeal deadline

    in about 30 weeks

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How places are given

Northern Ireland grammar schools give Year 8 places using their own admissions criteria, often in order of transfer test result. Our Lady's Grammar School's criteria are under Admission rules on this page.

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

Most Northern Ireland schools do not publish how far places reached. Read the school's admissions criteria to see how it ranks applicants, and what transfer test results mean.

At a glance

Our Lady's Grammar School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
girlsPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Our Lady's Grammar School.The source says: committed to ensuring that each girl gives of her best, in a warm, supportive environment. ... We in Our Lady's are committed to the holistic development of our girlsView the official source
Who the school admits.
Entrance test
SEAG Entrance Assessment (the NI transfer test)
The test children sit to be considered.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in P7 in 2026/27.

Add to my calendar

SEAG (Schools' Entrance Assessment Group)

3 earlier steps, all doneShow

  1. Done: Test registration opens

  2. Done: Test registration closes

  3. Done: Admission cards sent for the test

  1. Next: Test day

  2. Coming up: Transfer test, paper 1

  3. Coming up: Transfer test, paper 2

  4. Coming up: Results

  5. Coming up: Re-mark requests open

  6. Coming up: Re-mark requests close

    in about 15 weeks

    Only if you want the test papers marked again

  7. Coming up: Appeal deadline

    in about 30 weeks

    Source: nidirect (NI Government), checked

  8. Not published yet: Transfer application deadline (to the Education Authority)

    Not yet published, checked 17 Oct 2026

  9. Not published yet: School place outcomes

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.

  1. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. Not published yet: Results

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Not published yet: Appeal deadline

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  4. Not published yet: Transfer application deadline (to the Education Authority)

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

How places are given

Admission rules and catchment
Admission rules not checked yetWe add the school's rules from its determined admission policy.
More detail from our guide

The school lists a document called Admissions Criteria 2026-2027Our Lady's Grammar School: Document title (2026)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Our Lady's Grammar School.The source says: Admissions Criteria 2026-2027View the official source, which covers last year's intake. Our request to open it was refused, so we have nothing checked to report on its rules. We are asking for a copy and will add the details once we can verify them. Criteria for September 2027 should follow before the transfer application.

While we wait, keep in mind how Northern Ireland schools work in general. Many grammar schools rank girls by score and then use family links, such as an older sister at the school, to break ties. Whatever Our Lady's asks for, it can only use what you write on the transfer application, so fill in every family detail it requests.

The test

SEAG Entrance Assessment (the NI transfer test)
Test
SEAG Entrance Assessment (the NI transfer test)
Test date, 2027 entry
Saturday 14 November 2026

Girls applying for September 2027 sit SEAG's two papers, English (or Irish) and mathsSEAG (Northern Ireland): the two test papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against SEAG (Schools' Entrance Assessment Group).The source says: The SEAG Entrance Assessment consists of two Papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2. Both Papers have an identical format and are set at the same level of difficulty.View the official source, this November. Our Lady's hosts the test too, but a Newry girl sitting elsewhere loses nothing by it. How much weight the score carries is a choice for the school's Board of GovernorsNorthern Ireland: Criteria set byChecked 9 Oct 2026 against nidirect (NI Government).The source says: The school's Board of Governors set the criteria.View the official source, written into the criteria. Read more in our SEAG transfer test guide and results explained.

How the Northern Ireland test works

Open days

Not published yet

The school's calendar for this year, which may list its open event, would not load for us either. Please check the school's website, or ring the office, for this year's date.

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

This is general information, not legal advice. A family whose daughter is not offered a place at Our Lady's is sent the appeal steps by the Education Authority. For 2027 entry the closing date for appeals is 4pm, Thursday 20 May 2027Northern Ireland transfer: Appeal deadlineChecked 17 Oct 2026 against nidirect (NI Government).The source says: The deadline for receipt of appeal forms against Year 8 decisions by post-primary schools is Thursday 20 May 2027, no later than 4.00 pm.View the official source; last year it was 4pm on Thursday 21 May 2026Northern Ireland 2026 entry: Appeal deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against nidirect (NI Government).The source says: The deadline for receipt of appeal forms against Year 8 decisions by post-primary schools is Thursday 21 May 2026, no later than 4.00 pm.View the official source.

Official documents and sources

4 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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