Alcester Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Alcester, Warwickshire
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Lowest score offered · Category 3 | 227 |
| Automatic qualifying score | 225 |
From Warwickshire County Council · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026: Not published · From Warwickshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Alcester Grammar School is a secondary school in Alcester, Warwickshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 7 December 2022. Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Alcester Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 293 first-choice applications for 149 offers: 82 offers went to first-choice families, while 211 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 276 of the 820 applications (34%) for Year 7 2026 came from families living outside Warwickshire; 59 offers went to them.
- For 2026 entry, the 11+ automatic qualifying score was 225 and the lowest score offered under one of its admission criteria was 227, both standardised scores.
- 2024/25: 100% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Warwickshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Warwickshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Birmingham Road, Alcester, B49 5ED
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Warwickshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,299 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 7 December 2022
Strengths
- “Alcester Grammar School is a thriving and happy place.”
- “Pupils are extremely proud to be part of this highly ambitious school.”
- “Leaders have the highest expectations for their pupils.”
To improve
- “Personal development plans are robust in Year 12 but are not yet embedded well enough in Year 13.”
- “As a result, these students have not yet had the high-quality experience seen in Year 12.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 February 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 100% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 73.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 293 first-preference applications, 149 offers in total, 82 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Warwickshire.
- St Benedict's Catholic High School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Alcester Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Studley High School 3.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Henley In Arden School 6.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stratford Girls' Grammar School 6.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Stratford Upon Avon School 6.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- King Edward VI School 7.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Myton School 13.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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