Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Aylesbury Grammar School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Aylesbury Grammar School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
If your son is an able, busy boy who wants to be pushed hard in the classroom while throwing himself into music, sport, and everything else a large school can offer, Aylesbury Grammar is the kind of place where he will find his feet — and, rather importantly, his people. It sits at the heart of Aylesbury itself, not marooned on some ring-road edge of town, which tells you something about how embedded it is in local life. A boys' grammar running from 11 to 18, it has well over 1,300 boys on roll and a sixth form of more than 400 — big enough to offer almost everything, small enough that a boy doesn't simply disappear into the crowd.
The school is old, as it happens — founded in 1598 by Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley, who served as Queen Elizabeth I's Champion and Master of the Armouries, which is the sort of origin story that makes a history lesson feel considerably less abstract. Entry is by the county's secondary transfer test, sat in Year 6, as part of the Buckinghamshire grammar consortium. Day to day, it is a school that takes academic stretch seriously without losing sight of the rest of the picture. A house system gives every boy a vertical community from his first day; sport is a genuine point of local pride, with boys themselves praising both the range on offer and the quality of the coaching; and the music scene is, by all accounts, the real thing rather than a prospectus afterthought.
One parent summed it up with the kind of directness that tends to be more useful than any official description: the boys are very academic, very sporty and very musical — but also very nice and well-adjusted. For a son who thrives on momentum, high expectations and good company, Aylesbury Grammar has the size, the warmth and the track record to deliver all three.
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From September 2020 the school has a designated catchment covering central and eastern Buckinghamshire around Aylesbury — reaching north-east towards Leighton Buzzard and Woburn, east to the Ivinghoe and Pitstone area, south to Wendover and Princes Risborough, and west towards Quainton and Long Crendon. It does not include Buckingham and Winslow to the north, or the Chesham, Amersham and High Wycombe areas to the south-east. Children living in catchment are given priority if the school is oversubscribed; check the school's admissions page for the exact boundary by postcode.
Aylesbury Grammar School uses the GL exam board for its 11+ entrance exam.
The 11+ pass mark for Aylesbury Grammar School is 75% or higher.
No, Aylesbury Grammar School does not include an interview stage in its 11+ admissions process.
Aylesbury Grammar School is a single-sex school for boys.
The official website for Aylesbury Grammar School is https://www.ags.bucks.sch.uk/.
Your child first needs to reach the required standard in the Bucks secondary transfer test, sat in the autumn. Among boys who qualify, places go in order: looked-after and previously looked-after boys; up to 6 places for Pupil Premium boys in catchment scoring just below the threshold; Pupil Premium boys in catchment; siblings of current Aylesbury Grammar boys, then of Aylesbury High girls, then of former Aylesbury Grammar boys; staff children; boys with exceptional needs; boys in catchment; then all other boys. Distance to the Walton Road gate breaks ties.
The test is run by Buckinghamshire Council. If your child attends a state-funded Bucks primary and is ill, they sit the test in school once well. If they were due at a grammar school or central venue and cannot attend, one alternative date is offered when you send independent evidence, such as a GP or hospital letter, within 3 working days. A child who falls ill mid-test cannot re-sit that paper. Access arrangements, including extra time, are requested through the council with evidence.
