Warwickshire Direct
Grammar school admissions
Entry in September 2013
Please read the information in the school admissions booklet carefully before applying. Pages 11-17 explain the 11+ application process.
The closing date for on-time registration is 11 July 2012.
If posting the registration form, please note that the freepost address can take up to 5 working days and should not be used after 4 July 2012.
Admission booklets will be distributed to all year 5 children attending a Warwickshire school at the end of May. The 11+ registration form is also included in these booklets.
You may wish to read the determined grammar school admission arrangements for 2013 entry, and Warwickshire County Council's admission arrangements.
Timetable for 2013 entry
| Important Dates | |
|---|---|
| Week commencing 28 May 2012 | Application packs sent to year 5 children in Warwickshire schools, including Stratford Preparatory School, The Croft School, Bilton Grange, Milverton House and Crescent School |
| 11 July 2012 | Closing date for 11+ registration forms |
| 8 September 2012 | Main 11+ testing session |
| 15 September 2012 and 18 September 2012 |
Supplementary dates for 11+ testing |
| By 13 October 2012 (TBC) | 11+ results released to parents/carers |
| 31 October 2012 | Closing date to apply for a place at a secondary school |
| 4 February 2013 | Final date for families moving into the area (proof of address must be provided by this date) |
| 1 March 2013 | National Offer Day for applications to secondary school |
- The 11+ test (including sample questions)
- Priority areas for grammar schools
- Inside or outside the priority area
- Applying to move to a grammar school in current year 7 to 11
- Schools Adjudicator Decision
To apply for a grammar school in Warwickshire you must do two things:
- Register your child for the test.
- Select a Warwickshire grammar school on your secondary school application.
Secondary School Applications must be made through your own local authority. You may pick schools in any local authority to list as preferences on your application. If you do not list a Warwickshire grammar school on your Secondary School Application Form, your child will not be considered for a place, regardless of the score achieved in the tests.
Late Registration
Late registration for the test, or a late Secondary School Application Form means that if your child achieves the qualifying score, they will not be offered a grammar school place on 1 March 2013. Your child will be placed onto waiting lists for schools that you have achieved the qualifying score and applied for.
The 11+ test
We do not release past papers and there are no practice papers available. Two weeks before the test, applicants will receive a sample sheet containing example questions.
- The main test date is 8 September 2012
- It will take place in the morning
- Letters will be sent two weeks before the test to inform you of the venue and start time
- The supplementary testing date is 15 & 18 September 2012
- The test is made up of two 45 minute papers with approximately 100 - 125 questions on each paper.
Sample questions from previous tests:
Priority areas for grammar schools
There are six grammar schools in Warwickshire.
South grammar schools
- Alcester Grammar
- King Edward VI School (KES) (boys only)
- Stratford Grammar School (girls only)
The Priority Area is a circle with a radius of approximately 17 miles. The centre of this circle is the clock tower in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Map of southern grammar school priority area (pdf, 1.9Mb)
Please call the Admissions Service to confirm your priority area if your address falls on the red/purple line on the priority area maps.
East grammar schools
- Ashlawn Selective
- Lawrence Sheriff School (boys only)
- Rugby High School (girls only)
There are two areas from which places can be offered.
Map of Eastern Grammar School Priority Areas (pdf, 1.0Mb)
50% of the places will be offered to children who reach the qualifying score in the selection test and reside within the Eastern priority circle (Area 1), This circle has a radius of approximately 10 miles.
50% of the places will be offered to children who reach the qualifying score in the selection test and reside within Rugby and the surrounding areas (Area 2). These areas are outlined below.
Rugby plus the parishes of Dunchurch, Thurlaston, Leamington Hastings, Birdingbury, Grandborough, Wolfhamcote, Willoughby, Binley Woods, Brinklow, Brandon and Bretford, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Bubbenhall, Wolston, Church Lawford, Long Lawford, Stretton-on-Dunsmore, Princethorpe, Frankton, Marton, Bourton and Draycote, Churchover, Clifton-on-Dunsmore, Combe Fields, Cosford, Easenhall, Harborough Magna, Kings Newnham, Little Lawford, Monks Kirby, Newton and Biggin, Pailton, Stretton-under-Fosse, Wibtoft, Willey and Withybrook.
Priority areas
If your child resides outside of either grammar priority area, you can still apply for a grammar school.
If you reside outside the relevant priority circle for the school you are applying for and your child achieves the qualifying score in the selection test, they will not be offered in the first round of offers and may be placed onto the waiting list (depending on their score).
Living inside the area does not guarantee an offer of a grammar school place.
Eastern grammar schools use two priority areas and offer 50% of places from each area. See priority areas for grammar schools. For further information you can contact our offices
Applying for a grammar school in other year groups
If you wish to apply for your child to move to a Warwickshire grammar school from their current secondary school, you must apply through your own local authority for a change of school.
If you live in Warwickshire, please see changing schools for the application form. However, you may also need to arrange testing. Testing will be arranged for you by Warwickshire County Council if your child has not taken the 11+ and is under 12 years old. For other applications, you will need to contact the school directly, unless your child comes under one of the following categories:
Testing is not required if:
- the child has previously taken the Warwickshire 11+
- applying for Ashlawn Selective School when child is over 12
- the child in year 10 or year 11
Schools Adjudicator Decision
Summary of a recent ruling from the Office of The Schools Adjudicator in response to an objection relating to the admission arrangements for Alcester Grammar School and Stratford upon Avon Grammar School for Girls.
