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Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry: Year 8 entry

10 Ashgrove Avenue, Newry, BT34 1PR

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. Sacred Heart 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Most Northern Ireland schools do not publish how far places reached.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

Sacred Heart Grammar School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
girlsPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sacred Heart Grammar School.The source says: Sacred Heart Grammar School is a voluntary day grammar for girls aged 11 – 18.View 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.

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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

When we checked, the school's website did not carry a criteria document for any recent year. That is not unusual this early: Schools publish their criteria for Year 8 September 2027 entry during the 2026-27 school year, before the transfer application process begins.Northern Ireland: Criteria publication timingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against SEAG (Schools' Entrance Assessment Group).The source says: Each Board of Governors has a responsibility to publish its Admissions Criteria for Year 8 September 2027 Entry. These Criteria are published in the 2026-27 school year before Parents/Guardians begin the Post Primary Transfer Application Process.View the official source We will add Sacred Heart's rules when they appear.

While you wait, it helps to know what any NI school can see. A school uses only the information on the child's Transfer application when applying its criteria.Northern Ireland: Only form info usedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against nidirect (NI Government).The source says: When considering your child’s application, a post-primary school only uses information on your child’s Transfer application.View the official source The form asks about any brothers or sisters at the school; whether the child is the eldest child, only child or eldest boy or girl in the family; whether the child is registered as entitled to free school mealsNorthern Ireland: Transfer form infoChecked 9 Oct 2026 against nidirect (NI Government).The source says: On the Transfer application, a post-primary school can ask if your child: ... has any brothers or sisters at the school you’re applying to ... is the eldest child, only child or eldest boy or girl in the family ... is registered as entitled to free school mealsView the official source. So if your daughter has a sister at Sacred Heart, or is the eldest girl, make sure that is on the application.

You can also ask for past information. Parents can read admissions criteria and the number of applications schools received for the previous three years.Northern Ireland: Previous years dataChecked 9 Oct 2026 against nidirect (NI Government).The source says: You can read admissions criteria and number of applications schools received for the previous three years.View the official source

Special circumstances. The school's Admission menu already links the forms: The school's Admission menu offers 'A Guide to Claiming Special Circumstances' (SEAG 2025-26 guide) and a 'Claiming Special Circumstances Form'; per the guide, the SC Form and verified evidence are uploaded with the Post-Primary Transfer Application. School-specific procedure not available (no criteria document).Sacred Heart Grammar School: Special circumstances (2026)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Sacred Heart Grammar School.The source says: Complete the SC Form; upload it with the verified evidence to the Post-Primary Transfer Application**View the official source

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 to Sacred Heart sit the SEAG papers in November. The school is also an assessment centre, but where a girl sits the test has no bearing on where she can apply. Each SEAG school sets its own rules for using the results. Some rank by exact score, others by band, and many add family criteria. Until Sacred Heart's criteria are published, we cannot tell you which approach it takes. Our SEAG transfer test guide and results explained cover the scores and bands.

How the Northern Ireland test works

Open days

Not published yet

We have not confirmed an open day for September 2027 entry. Look on the school website after the test.

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

This is general information, not legal advice. If Sacred Heart cannot offer a place, your next preference is considered instead. You can appeal on the AT1 form, via the EA websiteNorthern Ireland: FormChecked 9 Oct 2026 against nidirect (NI Government).The source says: To appeal a school's decision that has refused your child a place, go to the EA website where you can send the appeal form (AT1 Form).View the official source, but only on one ground: The school did not apply, or did not correctly apply, its admissions criteria.Northern Ireland: GroundsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against nidirect (NI Government).The source says: You can appeal if you think the school did not apply their admissions criteria or did not apply them correctly.View the official source

Official documents and sources

5 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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