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Grammar schools in Derbyshire

There are no grammar schools in Derbyshire.

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 — Derbyshire is one of the majority that does not, so local state secondaries admit without a selective test.

The nearest is St Joseph's College, about 29.9 miles away in Stoke-on-Trent. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Derbyshire

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
St Joseph's College Stoke-on-Trent 29.9 miles Mixed Not judged
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough Gainsborough 36.5 miles Mixed Good
Saint Ambrose College Altrincham 37.6 miles Boys —
The King's School, Grantham Grantham 38.9 miles Boys Good
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Altrincham 38.9 miles Boys Outstanding
Sale Grammar School Sale 39.0 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.

St Joseph's College — 2026 entry

  1. Category 1: Baptised Catholic children who are Looked After/Previously Looked After (published source)
  2. Category 2: Baptised Catholic children with a sibling at the school (published source)
  3. Category 3: Baptised Catholic children of school staff (published source)

The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Children with a brother or sister on roll (published source)
  3. Children of staff (published source)

Saint Ambrose College — 2026 entry

  1. Baptised Catholic boys who are looked after or previously looked after (published source)
  2. Baptised Catholic boys with a brother at the school (published source)
  3. Baptised Catholic boys living in a nominated Local Pastoral Area (all WA14, WA15, M31 and M33 postcodes, and the listed parishes) (published source)

The King's School, Grantham — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children — by score (published source)
  2. Up to 20 places for boys on the full Pupil Premium living within 30 miles — by score (published source)
  3. Boys living within 30 miles (straight line) — by score (published source)

Altrincham Grammar School for Boys — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children scoring 324 or more (published source)
  2. Up to 20 Pupil Premium boys living in the priority area and attending a Trafford state primary, scoring 324–333 (all such boys scoring 334+ are also admitted) — in score order (published source)
  3. Up to 10 Pupil Premium boys attending a Trafford state primary, scoring 324 or more — in score order (published source)

Sale Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Up to 15 Pupil Premium children: first those in the priority area (nearest first), then those at a Trafford state primary living elsewhere in Trafford (in score order) (published source)
  3. Children living in the priority area (M33, plus Trafford addresses in M23, WA14 and WA15) — nearest first (published source)

Schools in Derbyshire

Derbyshire has 428 open schools. Browse all Derbyshire schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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