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Pate's Grammar School: 11+ entry

Pate's Grammar School, Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, GL51 0HG

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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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 2028 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: Gloucestershire County Council (Pate's Grammar School policy), checked

  • Last distance offered

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

Your next deadline

  1. Next: 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 Pate’s 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.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked
No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Pate’s Grammar 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 Pate’s 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.

Applications and offers at Pate’s Grammar School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications213First-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,9165403,z,5,Pate's Grammar School,146,146,146,0,0,300,213,37,23,1.4589041095890412,1.4589041095890412,124,44,Academy converter,No religious character,3.6,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001161,Cheltenham,136353,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)300All 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,9165403,z,5,Pate's Grammar School,146,146,146,0,0,300,213,37,23,1.4589041095890412,1.4589041095890412,124,44,Academy converter,No religious character,3.6,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001161,Cheltenham,136353,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day146Places 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,9165403,z,5,Pate's Grammar School,146,146,146,0,0,300,213,37,23,1.4589041095890412,1.4589041095890412,124,44,Academy converter,No religious character,3.6,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001161,Cheltenham,136353,7View the official source
Applicants per place2.1Applicants 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,9165403,z,5,Pate's Grammar School,146,146,146,0,0,300,213,37,23,1.4589041095890412,1.4589041095890412,124,44,Academy converter,No religious character,3.6,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001161,Cheltenham,136353,7View the official source

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

About these figures

We have not found any cut-off score, last rank offered or allocation figures that Pate's publishes in a form we could check. Rather than estimate from elsewhere, we leave this section empty until official figures appear.

At a glance

Pate’s Grammar School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
mixedPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: Pate’s Grammar School, Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, Glos, GL51 0HG (Mixed) Tel: 01242 538238View the official source
Who the school admits.
School type
academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Pate's Grammar School.The source says: Pate's Grammar School is an Academy Trust registered in the UK. Company Number 07369704View the official source
How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places
150Year 7 placesChecked 13 Oct 2026 against Gloucestershire County Council (Pate's Grammar School policy).The source says: The number of places available (the Published Admission Number (or ‘PAN’)) for Year 7 entry in 2027, is 150.View the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Entrance test
Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (FSCE: Adventure, Beacon, Compass)
The test children sit to be considered. Written by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise).

Key dates

Dates for September 2028 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2027/28.

Add to my calendar

Pate's Grammar School (Gloucestershire)

  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

Pate's 2027 page says no late registrations are accepted, yet it also links the G7 missed-registration route. Both are true in practice: there is no way back into the main test, but there is a late test in late January 2027 for those who missed registration; it leads only to the waiting list, not a place on National Allocation DayGloucestershire 2027 entry: Late registrationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: Please note that the Late Test is to give your child an opportunity to join the Waiting List for your chosen grammar school(s). Regrettably, they will not be able to be offered a grammar school place on National Allocation Day, due to the timescales involved.View the official source.

How places are given

4 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Pate’s Grammar School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (the 2027 rules; the rules for 2028 entry are not published yet).

  1. 1

    Looked-after and previously looked-after children (including those adopted from care abroad) who reach the qualifying standard or score within 15% of the 150th-ranked score

    The policy's own words
    Looked after/Previously Looked after and Internationally Adopted Previously Looked after children.
  2. 2

    Priority Places: up to 15 places for disadvantaged children (Pupil Premium and/or listed postcodes), by test rank

    The policy's own words
    A maximum number of 15 Priority Places will be allocated.
  3. 3

    Local places: qualifying children living in Gloucestershire or a listed nearby postcode, by test rank, until the first three groups total 105 places

    The policy's own words
    Non-Priority Places (Local) are allocated to students meeting the Qualifying Standard by rank order who live in Gloucestershire
  4. 4

    UK-wide places: at least 45 places for qualifying children living anywhere in the UK, by test rank

    The policy's own words
    there will be a minimum number of 45 places for Non-Priority Places (UK wide).

Source: Gloucestershire County Council (Pate's Grammar School policy), checked

Who qualifies
Must meet the qualifying standard and any other criteria in the school's admissions policy (G7 booklet).Source: Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School, checked
Waiting list
local authority (LA)-managed 'Reconsideration'/waiting list (requests by 15 March 2027; outcome normally after 5 April 2027); afterwards qualified unplaced pupils stay on the school's own waiting list for the period in its policy.Source: Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School, checked
More detail from our guide

What the school says publicly. Pate's says admissions policy revisions in effect this year prioritise its local community and increase disadvantaged pupils' access; children at local primary schools should see Pate's as achievable.Pate’s Grammar School: Local priority statementChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Pate's Grammar School (Gloucestershire).The source says: This change sits alongside the revisions in our admissions policy which came into effect this year at Pate’s Grammar School. Collectively, these developments strengthen our commitment to prioritise our local community and increase opportunities for disadvantaged pupils’ access to a Pate’s education.View the official source If you live locally, or your child is eligible for the pupil premium, the policy itself is worth reading closely for 2027 entry.

2028 entry. Pate's policy for September 2028, including any priority area, is Pate’s Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Pate's Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Policy 2025 Entry ... Admissions Policy 2026 Entry ... Admissions Policy 2027 EntryView the official source.

The admissions office takes questions by email at admissions@patesgs.org.

The test

Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (FSCE: Adventure, Beacon, Compass)
Test
Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (FSCE: Adventure, Beacon, Compass)
Written by
FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)
Test date, 2028 entry
Saturday 3 July 2027

There is no separate Pate's paper. The school selects through the shared Gloucestershire test, and its pages describe the two cohorts like this:

Year 6 now, 2027 entry. Children sat the GL AssessmentPate’s Grammar 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 test on Saturday 12 September 2026Gloucestershire 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: The Entrance Test will take place on Saturday 12 September 2026.View the official source. The county timetable puts results 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, by email; each school says on its website how results are issuedGloucestershire 2027 entry: Results methodChecked 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.

Year 5 now, 2028 entry. Pate's 2028 page sets out 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. Three FSCE papers (Adventure, Beacon, Compass).Pate’s Grammar School: Change2028 statementChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Pate's Grammar School (Gloucestershire).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 We explain the three papers and the new timing on our county guide.

How the Gloucestershire test works

Open days

Next: Spring Open Morning, Wed 10 Feb 2027

  1. Coming up: Spring Open Morning

  2. Coming up: Spring Open Morning

Source: Pate's Grammar School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Request an Appeal Application Form from the Admissions Office (after allocation day), return it by the published deadline; heard by an Independent Appeals Panel in May/June. Children without a test rank must also register for an Appeals Test (held in April).Source: Pate's Grammar School, checked

General information only, not legal advice.

Pate's sets out this route: Request an Appeal Application Form from the Admissions Office (after allocation day), return it by the published deadline; heard by an Independent Appeals Panel in May/June. Children without a test rank must also register for an Appeals Test (held in April).Pate’s Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Pate's Grammar School.The source says: If the child does not have a test rank, parents/carers will also need to register for an Appeals Test at the same time as registering an appeal – this should be indicated on the Appeal Application Form. The School will make arrangements for an Appeals Test in AprilView the official source

That last step matters if your child missed the test or was never registered. The appeals page we read still described the September 2026 round, so check the dates again after offer day. A realistic second choice on your application is wise, because many appeals do not succeed.

Official documents and sources

13 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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