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Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Alcester Grammar School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Alcester Grammar School
Alcester Grammar School is a mixed grammar school using the GL exam for its 11+ entry. There is no interview stage. The school operates a priority catchment area based on a 16.885-mile radius from Stratford-upon-Avon.
If you want your child stretched academically but not wrung out by the process, Alcester Grammar is worth a serious look. It is a co-educational selective state grammar sitting in the small Warwickshire market town of Alcester. This is a school that draws able children from a wide rural catchment across south Warwickshire and the edges of Worcestershire, and wears its unpretentiousness as a badge of honour rather than an apology.
What gives it its particular texture is a genuinely held belief that academic ambition and basic decency are not in competition. Every pupil is asked to be, in the school's own pleasingly direct phrase, a Decent Human Being — one who goes on to give something back. The house system, relaunched in 2024, names its five houses after the trees along the banks of the nearby Arrow Nature Reserve, and house points are earned for kindness as readily as for clever answers. Small detail, but telling ones usually are.
It suits a bright, motivated child who wants to be pushed without the hothouse atmosphere of the most high-octane schools. And for what it's worth, former pupil Wendy Padbury played Zoe Heriot alongside the Second Doctor in Doctor Who, and later — as a theatrical agent — discovered Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor. Whether that speaks to the school's talent for producing quietly remarkable people, or simply to the curious gravitational pull of the TARDIS, we leave for you to decide.
Key facts
Admissions
Admissions contact
office@alcestergs.com
Admissions phone
01789 762494
Registration form
Sibling policy
What this school tests
West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
English
- Reading Comprehension - Comparison
- Reading Comprehension - Evaluation
- Reading Comprehension - Grammar and punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Inference and Deduction
- Reading Comprehension - Information Retrieval
- Reading Comprehension - Language Techniques and Imagery
- Reading Comprehension - Sentence-level Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension - Sequencing
- Reading Comprehension - Structure, Form, Voice and Tone
- Reading Comprehension - Summarising
- Reading Comprehension - Text Classification and Purpose
- Reading Comprehension - Types of Words and Phrases
- Reading Comprehension - Word Meaning / Choice
Maths
- Algebra
- Angles and Degrees
- BIDMAS
- Coordinate Grids
- Estimation and Rounding
- Factors and Multiples
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- Magic squares
- Measurement
- Money
- Number and Place Value
- Number Walls
- Operations
- Perimeter, Area and Volume
- Position and Direction
- Properties of Shapes
- Ratio and Proportion
- Reflection, Rotation and Symmetry
- Sequences
- Special Numbers
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Statistics
- Time
Non-verbal Reasoning
- Extended Figure Series
- Figure Analogies
- Figure Matrices
- Figure Operations
- Figure Series
- Grid Matrices
- Horizontal Codes
- Most Like Three Figures
- Most Like Two Figures
- Odd Figure Out
- Star Matrices
- Triangle Matrices
- Triangle Series
- Vertical Codes
Verbal Reasoning
- Anagrams
- Compound Words
- Embedded Words
- Form a Word
- Insert a Letter
- Letter Analogies
- Letter Calculations
- Letter Codes
- Letter Grids
- Letter Sequences
- Move 1 / 2 Letters
- Number Analogies
- Number Calculations
- Number Sequences
- Related Words
- Rhyming Synonyms
- Shuffled Sentences
- Synonyms
- Word / Logic Puzzles
- Word Analogies
- Word Completion
- Word Match
- Word Opposites
- Word Pairs
- Word Relationships
- Words and Codes
Spatial Reasoning
- 2D Rotations
- Block Counting
- Combining Shapes
- Fold and Punch
- Folding Cubes
- Hidden Shapes
- Missing Face of Cube
- Shape Completion
Catchment area
Yes, they do. For Alcester Grammar School, the priority catchment area is based on a circle with a radius of 16.885 miles drawn from the Fountain in Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon to the County boundary south of Long Compton.
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
In 2025 students achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 73.7 across their GCSEs. 100% gained a grade 5 or better in both English and Maths. 58.3% achieved the English Baccalaureate at grade 5 or above.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
A-level results
In 2025 students achieved a B average grade per A-Level entry. 18.5% gained AAB or better including two facilitating subjects.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does Alcester Grammar School use for the 11+?
Alcester Grammar School uses the GL exam board for its 11+ entrance examination.
Does Alcester Grammar School interview as part of the 11+?
No, Alcester Grammar School does not conduct interviews as part of its 11+ admissions process.
Is Alcester Grammar School co-educational or single-sex?
Alcester Grammar School is a co-educational school, admitting both boys and girls for Year 7 entry.
What is Alcester Grammar School's official website?
The official website for Alcester Grammar School is https://www.alcestergs.co.uk/.
Does Alcester Grammar School have a catchment area for 11+ entry?
Yes, Alcester Grammar School has a priority catchment area. It is defined by a 16.885-mile radius from the Fountain in Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon.
How do you get a place at Alcester Grammar School?
Your child first needs to reach the required standard in the Warwickshire 11+ (the entrance test), sat in Sept. Among children who qualify, places go in order: looked-after and previously looked-after children; children in the priority area on Pupil Premium; children in the priority area; children outside it; then those above the waiting-list standard. The priority area is a circle around Stratford-upon-Avon. There is no sibling priority. Distance from school breaks ties.
What happens if my child is ill on 11+ test day at Alcester Grammar School?
If your child is too unwell to sit the Warwickshire 11+, tell Warwickshire Admissions by 11.59pm on the test day, then send proof of the illness by the date in your test pack. Your child stays counted as on time and is invited to sit on a later date, before 31 Jan 2027. For a disability or extra resources such as extra time, request this in writing with medical evidence by 30 June 2026.
Location
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