Grammar school for boys and girls
Gloucestershire 11+

The Crypt School: 11+ entry

The Crypt School, Podsmead Road, Gloucester, GL2 5AE

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

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 14 Oct 2026
Year 7 places
155
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()PANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: The Crypt School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Last distance offered
Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

Your next deadlines

Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()CAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days
Coming up: Test registration closes
Fri 19 Mar 202712pmin about 21 weeks

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from The Crypt 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.

CheckedDepartment for Education (GOV.UK)9 Oct 2026

No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at The Crypt School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Other published figures

2026 entry: Rank: Rank 726

Source: Gloucestershire County Council, checked 12 Oct 2026

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

How many families applied to The Crypt 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 The Crypt School, September 2026 entry
Figure	Department for Education
First-preference applications	158First-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,9165404,z,5,The Crypt School,147,147,106,38,3,731,158,285,213,1.490566037735849,1.0748299319727892,232,55,Academy converter,No religious character,3.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001248,Gloucester,136578,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)	731All 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,9165404,z,5,The Crypt School,147,147,106,38,3,731,158,285,213,1.490566037735849,1.0748299319727892,232,55,Academy converter,No religious character,3.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001248,Gloucester,136578,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day	147Places 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,9165404,z,5,The Crypt School,147,147,106,38,3,731,158,285,213,1.490566037735849,1.0748299319727892,232,55,Academy converter,No religious character,3.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001248,Gloucester,136578,7View the official source
Applicants per place	5Applicants 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,9165404,z,5,The Crypt School,147,147,106,38,3,731,158,285,213,1.490566037735849,1.0748299319727892,232,55,Academy converter,No religious character,3.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001248,Gloucester,136578,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked 16 Oct 2026

About these figures

The Crypt does not publish a cut-off score or a last rank offered on the pages we could read. We have nothing verified to show for past years, and we will not estimate one.

At a glance

The Crypt School in brief

All facts checked 9 Oct 2026tap 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: The Crypt School, Podsmead, Gloucester, GL2 5AE | (Mixed) Tel: 01452 530291View the official source; Who the school admits.
School type: academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: is a selective, co-educational academy for 11 – 18-year-oldsView the official source; How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places: 155Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: The School’s PAN for Year 7 2027 Entry is 155View 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.
admission authorityThe organisation that sets a school’s admission rules and decides who is offered a place. For academies and most grammar schools, this is the school’s trust or governing board. For community schools, it is the council.: the Governing BodyAdmission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: The Governing Body is the School’s admissions authority and as such is responsible for determining its admissions arrangements.View the official source; Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

Add to my calendar

All dates checked 9 Oct 2026The Crypt School

3 earlier steps, all doneShow

Done: Test registration opens
Mon 18 May 202612pm
Done: Test registration closes
Fri 26 Jun 202612pm
Done: Test day
Sat 12 Sept 2026

Next: School place applications close (CAF)
Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days
Coming up: Results
October 2026Expected
Coming up: National Offer Day
Mon 1 Mar 2027
Not published yet: Appeal deadline
Not yet published

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entry

All dates checked 9 Oct 2026The Crypt School

Next: Test registration opens
Mon 8 Feb 202712pm
Coming up: Test registration closes
Fri 19 Mar 202712pmin about 21 weeks
Coming up: Test day
Sat 3 Jul 2027

Notes on these dates

Missed the 2027 registration? The Crypt's page: G7 Grammar School Registration Form (closed for 2027 entry); missed-registration families email the admissions team to register interest in the January 2027 Late Test.The Crypt School: Registration route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: If you missed the registration deadline, a Late Test will be held in January 2027. If you would like your child to be considered for The Crypt School, please email admissions@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk to register your interest.View the official source Across the county, this 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. The Join Us page still carries some late-test wording from the previous year next to the current text, so check which entry year each paragraph refers to.

How places are given

4 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, The Crypt School gives places using these rules (its oversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).

1
Looked after and previously looked after children who meet the qualifying standard
The policy's own words
Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children who have met the qualifying standard
2
Pupil premium children who meet the qualifying standard
The policy's own words
Candidates in receipt of Pupil Premium who have met the qualifying standard
3
Children of staff (2+ years or skills shortage)
The policy's own words
Candidates who have met the qualifying standard who have a parent who is, at the time the application is made, a member of School staff
4
All other qualifying candidates in test rank order
The policy's own words
All other candidates who have met the qualifying standard in test rank order.

Source: The Crypt School, checked 9 Oct 2026

Who qualifies: a qualifying standard (minimum standardised score, not pre-defined) in the Grammar School Test; lower for pupil-premium and looked-after childrenSource: The Crypt School, checked 9 Oct 2026
If two children are level for the last place: criteria 1-3: nearest first; criterion 4: highest test scoreSource: The Crypt School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Brothers and sisters: No priority for brothers and sisters.Source: The Crypt School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Pupil premium: pupil premium children who meet a lower qualifying standard come second, after looked-after childrenSource: The Crypt School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Waiting list: Children with a qualifying ranking (including from the late test) can ask, via the Local Authority, to join the school's waiting list.Source: The Crypt School, checked 9 Oct 2026

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

The Crypt's governors are its admission authority, and its policy for 2027 entry was determinedThe Crypt School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: Approved by Full Governors: December 2025 Determined: December 2025View the official source in December 2025The Crypt School: Determined date (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: Determined : December 2025View the official source. It offers 155The Crypt School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: The School’s PAN for Year 7 2027 Entry is 155View the official source Year 7 places. Only children who reach the qualifying standard are considered; if more qualify than there are places, the order is:

Order of priority: (1) Looked after and previously looked after children who meet the qualifying standard. (2) Pupil premium children who meet the qualifying standard. (3) Children of staff (2+ years or skills shortage). (4) All other qualifying candidates in test rank order.The Crypt School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: Where applications from candidates who have met the qualifying standard exceed the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set out below:View the official source
Pupil premium: pupil premium children who meet a lower qualifying standard come second, after looked-after childrenThe Crypt School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: The qualifying standard for children 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
Brothers and sisters: NoThe Crypt School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: the following criteria will be applied, in the order set out below:View the official source sibling priority.
Tie-breaks: criteria 1-3: nearest first; criterion 4: highest test scoreThe Crypt School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: For the purposes of oversubscription category 4, the higher ranking will be given to the applicant with the highest score in the Grammar School Test.View the official source
How distance is measured: straight line from Ordnance Survey point of the applicant's usual place of residence to main entrance of the school buildingThe Crypt School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: The distance is measured from the Ordnance Survey point of the applicant’s usual place of residence (including flats) to the main entrance of the school building, using the Local Authority’s computerised measuring system.View the official source
Waiting list: Children with a qualifying ranking (including from the late test) can ask, via the Local Authority, to join the school's waiting list.The Crypt School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: If a child has achieved a qualifying ranking, they can request, via the Local Authority, to go on the school's waiting list.View the official source
Choose schools when you register: parents choose at registration which G7 schools receive the result; a school that is not sent the result cannot rank the childGloucestershire: Scores shared withChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School.The source says: There is a facility to share your child’s result with more than one Gloucestershire Grammar School. Please be aware that you must share your child’s result with each School at which you are interested in a place.View the official source.

The policy's waiting-list paragraph gives dates that sit a year before its own offer day, so we have left those dates out and are checking them with the school.

2028 entry: the 2028 policy is The Crypt School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by The Crypt 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 test

Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (GL Assessment)

Test: Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test (GL Assessment)
Written by: GL Assessment
Test date, 2027 entry: Saturday 12 September 2026

The Crypt takes part in the test run jointly by the county's grammar schools. On its Join Us page, the school describes this year's test as the GL AssessmentThe Crypt School: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: The test assesses students' verbal and non-verbal abilities, English skills and mathematics, and is provided by GL Assessment. [...] The entrance test will take place on the morning of Saturday, 12th September 2026View the official source papers, which Year 6 children sat on Saturday 12 September 2026The Crypt School 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: The entrance test will take place on the morning of Saturday, 12th September 2026View the official source. Results come mid OctoberThe Crypt School 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: Parents/carers will be informed of their child’s result by email in mid October.View the official source, by email (or letter) from each school the result is shared withThe Crypt School 2027 entry: Results methodChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: a separate result email or letter will be sent from each schoolView the official source.

What a child must reach: a qualifying standard (minimum standardised score, not pre-defined) in the Grammar School Test; lower for pupil-premium and looked-after childrenThe Crypt School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: The “Qualifying Standard” is not a pre-defined pass mark, but is a term used to describe the minimum standardised score an applicant must achieve in the Grammar School Test in order to be considered for entry to the School.View the official source

For children now in Year 5, the school's 2028 note reads: For September 2028 entry the G7 test moves to Saturday 3 July 2027 (Year 5) with FSCE as provider (three papers: Adventure, Beacon, Compass).The Crypt School: Change2028 statementChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: The Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test for entry into Year 7 in September 2028 will take place on Saturday 3 July 2027. ... Following the Gloucestershire Grammar Schools announcement earlier this year the test provider will be Future Stories Community Enterprise (FSCE).View the official source That puts the test before the summer holiday rather than at the start of Year 6. Our county guide covers the new papers.

How the Gloucestershire test works

Open days

Next: Open event for Year 6 children who achieve a qualifying ranking, Thu 22 Oct 2026

Done: Main School Open Event (passed)
Wed 14 Oct 2026
Coming up: Open event for Year 6 children who achieve a qualifying ranking
Thu 22 Oct 2026
Coming up: Open Day & Evening
October 2026
Coming up: Open morning
Wed 17 Mar 2027
Coming up: Open morning
Thu 18 Mar 2027
Coming up: Open Mornings
March 2027
Coming up: Open Mornings
June 2027

Source: The Crypt School, checked 9 Oct 2026

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work: Statutory right of appeal after National Allocation Day; appeal form and guidance from the school; evidence such as reports, KS1 results, KS2 mock/predicted results and CAT scores; heard by a panel independent of the school and local authority (LA), with a group appeal session.Source: The Crypt School, checked 9 Oct 2026

This is general information, not legal advice.

How The Crypt describes the process: Statutory right of appeal after National Allocation Day; appeal form and guidance from the school; evidence such as reports, KS1 results, KS2 mock/predicted results and CAT scores; heard by a panel independent of the school and LA, with a group appeal session.The Crypt School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The Crypt School.The source says: Parents/carers will be requested to provide evidence to support their child's appeal, such as: most recent reports, KS1 results, mock and predicted KS2 results, CATs scores (if taken). ... Appeals are heard by a panel independent of the School and the Local AuthorityView the official source

The school's appeals page still showed the timetable for September 2026 entry when we checked, so expect new dates for 2027 entry. The usual county timetable: 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. Appeals take time and many do not succeed; a realistic choice elsewhere on your application is a sensible safety net.

Official documents and sources

9 sources, each kept as an archived copy

Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
Gloucestershire County Council
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 11 Oct 2026
Gloucestershire County Council
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 11 Oct 2026
Gloucestershire grammar schools (G7), hosted by Sir Thomas Rich's School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
The Crypt School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
The Crypt School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
The Crypt School
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The Crypt School
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The Crypt School
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