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Grammar schools in Ceredigion

There are no grammar schools in Ceredigion.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Only 46 of the 226 local authorities in the UK still have any — Ceredigion is one of the majority that does not, so local state secondaries admit without a selective test.

The nearest is Newport Girls' High School Academy, about 82.7 miles away in Telford and Wrekin. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Ceredigion

Straight-line distance from the centre of Ceredigion — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Newport Girls' High School Academy Newport 82.7 miles Girls Outstanding
Haberdashers' Adams Newport 82.9 miles Mixed Good
Calday Grange Grammar School Wirral 86.8 miles Boys Good
Denmark Road High School Gloucester 86.8 miles Girls —
West Kirby Grammar School Wirral 86.9 miles Girls Good
The Crypt School Gloucester 87.0 miles Mixed Outstanding

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Newport Girls' High School Academy — 2026 entry

  1. Stage 1: Looked After/Previously Looked After Children scoring ≥95% of the qualifying score (published source)
  2. Stage 2: Up to 15 places for Pupil Premium girls at a listed Telford & Wrekin primary school, scoring ≥95% of the qualifying score, ranked by score (published source)
  3. Stage 3: Girls within the publicised Newport boundary area achieving the qualifying score, ranked by score (published source)

Haberdashers' Adams — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium/Service Premium children, qualifying score no more than 5% below the general qualifying score (published source)
  3. Children on roll at one of 35 named designated primary schools (Newport/TF10 area and wider Telford & Wrekin), by rank order if oversubscribed (published source)

Calday Grange Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Valid medical or social reason supported in writing by a doctor, social worker, or appropriate professional (published source)
  3. Up to 15 places: Free School Meals children achieving the qualifying score, ranked by shortest walking distance (published source)

Denmark Road High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children who achieve the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Up to 15 places: Pupil Premium, qualifying standard, any Gloucestershire (GL) postcode (published source)
  3. Up to 15 places: Pupil Premium, qualifying standard, outside Gloucestershire (published source)

West Kirby Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after child or previously looked after child (published source)
  2. Valid medical reason supported by a doctor's letter (published source)
  3. Up to 18 places: Free School Meals children achieving the qualifying score, ranked by distance from school (published source)

The Crypt School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children who have met the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Candidates in receipt of Pupil Premium who have met the qualifying standard (published source)
  3. Children of permanent staff employed ≥2 years (or recruited to fill a demonstrable skills shortage) (published source)

Schools in Ceredigion

Ceredigion has 42 open schools. Browse all Ceredigion schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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