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Grammar schools in Powys

There are no grammar schools in Powys.

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 — Powys 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 49.2 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 Powys

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Newport Girls' High School Academy Newport 49.2 miles Girls Outstanding
Haberdashers' Adams Newport 49.4 miles Mixed Good
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Wolverhampton 52.1 miles Girls Outstanding
King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham 56.1 miles Mixed Good
Denmark Road High School Gloucester 56.3 miles Girls —
Ribston Hall High School Gloucester 57.1 miles Girls —

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)

Wolverhampton Girls' High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children achieving the qualifying score (published source)
  2. Up to 25 places: highest-scoring Pupil Premium girls achieving the qualifying score (published source)
  3. Other girls, in rank order of test score (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)

Ribston Hall High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Up to 30 places: Pupil Premium, qualifying standard or up to 100 ranked places below it — (a) Gloucester GL1-4 postcodes by rank first, (b) other postcodes by rank second (published source)
  3. All other candidates by rank order in the qualifying standard (published source)

Schools in Powys

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