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Sir Thomas Rich's School: 11+ entry

Sir Thomas Rich's School, Oakleaze, Longlevens, Gloucester, GL2 0LF

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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For September 2027 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

    155

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Sir Thomas Rich's School, checked

  • Last distance offered

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

Your next deadlines

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

    in 11 days

  2. Coming up: 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 Sir Thomas Rich’s 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 Sir Thomas Rich’s School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Other published figures

  • 2026 entry: Rank: 332
  • 2025 entry: Rank: 346
  • 2024 entry: Rank: 327
  • 2023 entry: Rank: 363
  • 2022 entry: Rank: 397
  • 2021 entry: Rank: 371

Source: Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School, checked

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

How many families applied to Sir Thomas Rich’s 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 Sir Thomas Rich’s School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications194First-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,9164001,z,5,Sir Thomas Rich's School,150,150,126,21,2,424,194,160,45,1.5396825396825398,1.2933333333333332,164,80,Academy converter,No religious character,4.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001542,Tewkesbury,136306,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)424All 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,9164001,z,5,Sir Thomas Rich's School,150,150,126,21,2,424,194,160,45,1.5396825396825398,1.2933333333333332,164,80,Academy converter,No religious character,4.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001542,Tewkesbury,136306,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day150Places 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,9164001,z,5,Sir Thomas Rich's School,150,150,126,21,2,424,194,160,45,1.5396825396825398,1.2933333333333332,164,80,Academy converter,No religious character,4.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001542,Tewkesbury,136306,7View the official source
Applicants per place2.8Applicants 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,9164001,z,5,Sir Thomas Rich's School,150,150,126,21,2,424,194,160,45,1.5396825396825398,1.2933333333333332,164,80,Academy converter,No religious character,4.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001542,Tewkesbury,136306,7View the official source

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

About these figures

Sir Thomas Rich's publishes the rank of the last boy offered a place on national offer day. It is a position in the rank order, not a test score.

Past years are a guide, not a promise. Each figure is well above the number of places because every child receives just one offer: a boy ranked higher may be offered a school he placed above Sir Thomas Rich's on his application, and the offers move further down the list. The last rank depends on that year's cohort and on families' choices, so it rises and falls. All six years come from the old test; 2028 entry will be the first year ranked on the new one.

At a glance

Sir Thomas Rich’s School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
boysPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: admitting 155 boys to Year 7 every September, with around 400 young men and women in our co-educational Sixth FormView the official source
Who the school admits.
School type
academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: Sir Thomas Rich’s (“School”) became an Academy on 1 October 2010View the official source
How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places
155Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: 155 places (also referred to as the Published Admissions Number (PAN)) are offered to candidates who have achieved the qualifying standardView the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Entrance test
Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (GL Assessment)
The test children sit to be considered. Written by GL Assessment.
The Governing Body (Trustees) of the academyAdmission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: at that point the Governing Body of the Academy became the admission authority for the SchoolView 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.

Add to my calendar

Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School

  1. Done: Test registration closes

    12pm

  2. Done: Test day

    Source: Sir Thomas Rich's School, checked

  3. Next: School place applications close (CAF)

    in 11 days

  4. Coming up: Results

    Expected

  5. Coming up: National Offer Day

  6. Not published yet: Test registration opens

    Not yet published

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

Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School

  1. Next: Test registration opens

    12pm

  2. Coming up: Test registration closes

    12pmin about 21 weeks

  3. Coming up: Test day

  4. Coming up: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)

    in about 54 weeks

  5. Coming up: Results

    Expected

  6. Coming up: National Offer Day

Notes on these dates

A result tells you whether the child has met the qualifying standard (not an offer of a place)Gloucestershire: Results contentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: Results Whether or not your child has met the qualifying standard – PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT AN OFFER OF A PLACE but should help you to make your decision about preferences on your CAF.View the official source. The offer itself comes from your home council on national offer day, so Sir Thomas Rich's must also be named on the council application form.

How places are given

4 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Sir Thomas Rich’s School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (2027 entry).

  1. 1

    Looked-after and previously looked-after children

    The policy's own words
    a. A ‘looked after child’ (see Note 1)
  2. 2

    Boys registered for Pupil Premium

    The policy's own words
    b. Boys registered for Pupil Premium (see Note 2)
  3. 3

    Children of staff (2+ years' employment or skill-shortage post)

    The policy's own words
    c. Children of staff at the school (see Note 3)
  4. 4

    Other qualifying boys in test rank order

    The policy's own words
    d. Other qualifying boys in the Test rank order

Source: Sir Thomas Rich's School, checked

Who qualifies
Qualifying standard is not a pre-defined pass mark: it is set by the Trustees' Admission Committee with reference to the cohort about a week before results go out; age-standardised paper marks are combined into a total score used for ranking. The qualifying standard for PP / looked-after children (LAC) / previously looked-after children (PLAC) boys is lower.Source: Sir Thomas Rich's School, checked
Catchment
No catchment area; applicants from anywhere in Gloucestershire and beyond.Source: Sir Thomas Rich's School, checked
If two children are level for the last place
Equal results: the boy living closer (straight line) ranks higher; then random allocation supervised independently.Source: Sir Thomas Rich's School, checked
Brothers and sisters
No priority for brothers and sisters.Source: Sir Thomas Rich's School, checked
Pupil premium
All qualifying Pupil Premium boys rank second after looked-after children; PP/LAC/PLAC boys have a lower qualifying standard. PP = free school meals (FSM)-registered in the six years before test registration closes.Source: Sir Thomas Rich's School, checked
Waiting list
Held by the school in rank order (tie-breaker applies) until 31 December 2027; only boys who met the qualifying standard.Source: Sir Thomas Rich's 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

2027 entry. The admissions policy for September 2027 is determinedSir Thomas Rich’s School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: Approval Date: | February 2026 ... Status: | StatutoryView the official source, approved in February 2026Sir Thomas Rich’s School: Determined date (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: Approval Date: | February 2026View the official source. When more boys qualify than there are places, they are taken in this order: (1) Looked-after and previously looked-after children. (2) Boys registered for Pupil Premium. (3) Children of staff (2+ years' employment or skill-shortage post). (4) Other qualifying boys in test rank order.Sir Thomas Rich’s School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: In the event of oversubscription, places are allocated according to the criteria below:View the official source

  • Where you live: No catchment area; applicants from anywhere in Gloucestershire and beyond.Sir Thomas Rich’s School 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: We don’t have a catchment area; pupils living anywhere in the county of Gloucestershire and beyond can apply to join us in Year 7 or Year 12, subject to meeting our admissions criteria.View the official source
  • Pupil premium: All qualifying Pupil Premium boys rank second after looked-after children; PP/LAC/PLAC boys have a lower qualifying standard. PP = FSM-registered in the six years before test registration closes.Sir Thomas Rich’s School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: The qualifying standard for boys who are PP / LAC / PLAC (see notes below) will be lower than that of children who are not PP / LAC / PLAC. [...] b. Boys registered for Pupil Premium (see Note 2)View the official source
  • Tie-break: Equal results: the boy living closer (straight line) ranks higher; then random allocation supervised independently.Sir Thomas Rich’s School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: In the event that two, or more, children have an equal result, the higher ranking will be given to the child who lives closest to the School ... In the event that it is not possible to distinguish a higher ranking on this basis, a process of random allocation will be followed by the School, which will be supervised by a person independent of the School.View the official source Distance is measured in a straight line from Ordnance Survey Address Point of the permanent residence to Ordnance Survey Address Point of the SchoolSir Thomas Rich’s School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: measured as a straight line from their place of residence to School, using the Local Authority’s computerised measuring system. (The distance is measured from the Ordnance Survey Address Point of the permanent residence, including flats – to the Ordnance Survey Address Point of the School.)View the official source, and is used only to separate tied boys.
  • Brothers and sisters: there is no sibling criterion, so a brother at the school does not change a boy's place in the order.
  • Waiting list: Held by the school in rank order (tie-breaker applies) until 31 December 2027; only boys who met the qualifying standard.Sir Thomas Rich’s School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: The waiting list will be prioritised in accordance with the ranking, irrespective of the date of application, The tie breaker procedure will apply as in 6 above if necessary. The waiting list will be held until 31 December 2027. Only children who have met the qualifying standard can be added to the waiting list.View the official source

2028 entry. The policy for September 2028 is Sir Thomas Rich’s School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Sir Thomas Rich's School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Policy Years 7-11 for 2027/28 entry ... Admissions Policy Years 7-11 for 2026/27 entry ... Proposed Admissions Policy Years 7-11 for 2027/28 entryView the official source. Until it appears, the 2027 rules above show how the school has worked most recently, and we will update this page when the school publishes.

Help for pupil premium families

The school runs two kinds of free support for boys eligible for the pupil premium:

  • Shaping Futures outreach for Pupil Premium children in Years 4 and 5: two-hour after-school sessions (15:30-17:30) fortnightly January to June, plus summer-holiday day sessions; run at all seven Gloucestershire grammar schools, with the primary school determining the host school.Sir Thomas Rich’s School: Shaping futuresChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: Our Shaping Futures programme at STRS runs after school for two hours (15:30-17:30) fortnightly between January and June, with additional day sessions in the summer holidays.View the official source
  • Pupil Premium children registered to sit the test at STRS are automatically invited to several days of free tuition and a mock exam in the summer holidays.Sir Thomas Rich’s School: Pp summer support daysChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: any student in receipt of the Pupil Premium Grant who registers to sit the entrance exam at Sir Thomas Rich’s School is automatically invited to several days of free tuition and the opportunity to sit a mock exam during the summer holidaysView the official source

Details are on the school's widening access page. See also pupil premium and the 11+.

The test

Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (GL Assessment)
Test
Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (GL Assessment)
Written by
GL Assessment
Test date, 2027 entry
September 2026

Sir Thomas Rich's does not write its own paper. Boys sit the entrance test shared by the 7Gloucestershire: School countChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: The Entrance Tests are the same for all seven grammar schools in Gloucestershire and are sat on the same day.View the official source county grammar schools, and the school then puts every boy who registered for it into a single rank order. How that works, in the school's policy: Qualifying standard is not a pre-defined pass mark: it is set by the Trustees' Admission Committee with reference to the cohort about a week before results go out; age-standardised paper marks are combined into a total score used for ranking. The qualifying standard for PP / LAC / PLAC boys is lower.Sir Thomas Rich’s School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: This is not a pre-defined pass mark. The qualifying standards are determined by the Trustees’ Admission Committee, with reference to the relevant cohort, approximately one week before the results are sent out to parents. The qualifying standard for boys who are PP / LAC / PLAC (see notes below) will be lower than that of children who are not PP / LAC / PLAC.View the official source (PP means pupil premium; LAC and PLAC mean looked-after and previously looked-after children.)

Boys now in Year 6 (2027 entry) took the GL AssessmentSir Thomas Rich’s School: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: Preparing for the test for 2027 Entry ... GL Assessment provide free familiarisation materials which can be found hereView the official source papers 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. Results go out by emailSir Thomas Rich’s School 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, 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, and boys with a qualifying rank are invited to a special open morning a few days later.

Boys now in Year 5 (2028 entry) will sit a different test, earlier: FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (FSCE: Adventure, Beacon, Compass): Test providerChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Pate's Grammar School (Gloucestershire).The source says: Following the Gloucestershire Grammar Schools announcement earlier this year (see below), the test provider will be Future Stories Community Enterprise (FSCE).View the official source takes over, with 3Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (FSCE: Adventure, Beacon, Compass): Paper countChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Pate's Grammar School (Gloucestershire).The source says: The Entrance Test will consist of three FSCE papers:View the official source papers sat on Saturday 3 July 2027Sir Thomas Rich’s School 2028 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: 3 July 2027 – test day at STRSView the official source, at the end of Year 5. The school's own description of those papers: Adventure Paper (English and Maths); Beacon Paper (English and Maths); Compass Paper (Art & Design, Computing, Design & Technology, English, Geography, History, Languages, Maths, Music, Physical Education and Science)Sir Thomas Rich's School entrance test: PapersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: Adventure Paper: English and Maths, with Multiple Choice Answer options; ... Beacon Paper: English and Maths, where you respond with Short Written Answers; ... Compass Paper: any of the following subjects you learn at schoolView the official source. Our Gloucestershire guide explains the 2028 change in full.

How the Gloucestershire test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

  1. Done: Year 7 Open Day and Evening (for Year 4 and 5 families) (passed)

  2. Done: Open morning for Year 6 boys who obtain a qualifying rank in the September test (passed)

Source: Sir Thomas Rich's School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Contact the Admissions Officer for paperwork; return to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel c/o the School; deadline published on the website by 28 February; heard by an Independent Appeals Panel.Source: Sir Thomas Rich's School, checked

General information only; this is not legal advice.

If your son is refused a place, you can appeal. The school's process: Contact the Admissions Officer for paperwork; return to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel c/o the School; deadline published on the website by 28 February; heard by an Independent Appeals Panel.Sir Thomas Rich’s School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: Parents requesting an appeal should contact the Admissions Officer at the School for the relevant paperwork and return it to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel c/o the School by the published date in the year following the Entrance Tests. For appeals during the normal round of admissions (Year 7 in September), the deadline for appeals will be published on the School website by 28 February.View the official source The county-wide pattern: lodge by mid-April; hearings between May and JulyGloucestershire: TimingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: Panel hearings take place between May and July and need to be lodged by mid-April with the relevant schools.View the official source.

When we checked, the school's linked Year 7 appeals page returned an error, so the admissions policy and the admissions office are the places to start. An appeal takes time and many are not successful, so it is sensible to keep a realistic second choice on your application too.

Official documents and sources

9 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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