Alcester Grammar School
Alcester Grammar School is located in Warwickshire that caters to both male and female students.
Its origins date back over four centuries, when it was established as ‘Newport’s Free School’ in honour of its founder. The school was renamed in 1912 to its current title.
One of Alcester Grammar School’s main priorities is to foster a well-rounded education for its students, which is reflected in the diverse array of extracurricular activities it offers.
These activities span across several fields, including sports, music, and drama, providing students with opportunities to develop their talents and interests outside of their academic pursuits such as music, drama, and sports.
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Year 7 Entry Information
Alcester Grammar School Term Dates
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How far away is Alcester Grammar School?
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How to Apply to Alcester Grammar School
This particular school shares a common entrance test and admissions process with 18 other grammar schools in Birmingham, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Wallsall, and Wolverhampton. This means that your child is only required to take one exam in order to apply to any of these schools.
1: Register for the West Midlands 11-plus test
When your child reaches Year 5, sign them up for the 11 plus at Alcester Grammar School Online Here. Registration begins at 9am on the May 2024, and concludes at 4pm on 31st October 2024.
If your child is a recipient of Pupil Premium, make sure to indicate this on the registration form and provide the necessary documentation. This will give your child priority in accordance with the school's admission criteria.
2: Apply for School Places
Once your son or daughter has taken the 11-plus exam, you will receive the results in mid-October.
If your child receives a mark of 218 or above, they can put this, and other Alcester grammar schools on their local authority application form.
The application form must be submitted by 31st October 2024.
Before listing this school as a preference, you see the admissions criteria here
Select the area in which you live below to see which local authority you should use for your application.
3: National school offer day
On 1st March 2025 you will receive notification of the school where your child has been admitted. Your highest-ranked school preference that matches their qualifications and has available spots will be the school they are assigned to. In the event that none of your preferred schools have vacancies, an alternative school in your vicinity will be designated. .Entry Criteria
The planned admission number (PAN) for the school is 150.In the instances where the number of qualifying children exceeds the available places (which is highly probable), Alcester Grammar School follows a specific order when offering places:
- Children who have been Looked-After, or were previously Looked-After, and have attained at least the minimum required grade in the 11 Plus, ranked in order of the test scores and by distance from the school.
- Children receiving free school meals who live in the catchment area and have attained at least the minimum required grade in the 11 Plus, ranked in order of the test scores and by distance from the school.
- Children residing within the catchment area who have attained the automatic qualifying score in the 11 Plus.
- Children residing outside the catchment area who have attained the automatic qualifying score in the 11 Plus.
- Children who have not attained the automatic qualifying score in the 11 Plus but exceeded the required minimum academic standard to qualify for a place in Alcester Grammar School’s waiting list.
Alcester Grammar School’s catchment area is within a radius of 16.885 miles, starting from the Fountain in Rother Street in Stratford upon Avon extending to the County boundary south of Long Compton.
In order to secure admission, Warwickshire Admissions will request evidence of a student’s residential address at various intervals throughout the application process.
What's on the 11-plus Exam in Alcester?
The exam will take place on the September 2024.
The West Midlands 11 plus test is provided by GL Assessment and consists of two papers, each taking approximately 60 minutes to complete. A brief period is allotted at the start of each paper for students to receive instructions and complete ungraded practice questions.
Each paper is subdivided into separately timed sections that evaluate students’ abilities in:
- English comprehension
- Mathematics
- Verbal reasoning
- Non-verbal reasoning
The test is exclusively in multiple-choice format, with no written portions. Students record their responses in a separate answer booklet that is graded electronically.
The mathematics and English questions examine students’ knowledge of Key Stage 2 national curriculum material, including Year 6 targets. It evaluates their ability to reason and apply their knowledge accurately.
The reasoning questions assess students’ logical and problem-solving abilities. Verbal and non-verbal reasoning are usually not taught in school. They are designed to measure how well students can detect patterns, connect ideas, and manipulate written and visual information.
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