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Grammar schools in Swindon

There are no grammar schools in Swindon.

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

The nearest is Stroud High School, about 22.7 miles away in Gloucestershire. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Swindon

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Stroud High School Stroud 22.7 miles Girls Outstanding
Marling School Stroud 22.8 miles Boys Not judged
Pate's Grammar School Cheltenham 27.1 miles Mixed Outstanding
The Crypt School Gloucester 27.3 miles Mixed Outstanding
Ribston Hall High School Gloucester 27.3 miles Girls —
Sir Thomas Rich's School Gloucester 27.6 miles Boys —

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.

Stroud High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children who achieve the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium or Service Pupil Premium (at time of test) who achieve the required standard (published source)
  3. All other qualifying candidates, by rank order of entrance test score (published source)

Marling School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children who have met the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium candidates (registered for free school meals in the 6 years before test day) who met the qualifying standard (published source)
  3. Other candidates who met the qualifying standard, in test rank order (published source)

Pate's Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Up to 15 Priority Places, filled in order: (I) Pupil Premium + Appendix-1 postcode, (II) Pupil Premium + Cheltenham Borough, (III) Appendix-1 postcode, (IV) Pupil Premium + Appendix-3 postcode, (V) all other Pupil Premium (published source)
  3. Non-Priority Places (Local): qualifying candidates in Gloucestershire or an Appendix-3 postcode, by rank order, until categories 1-3 total 105 places (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)

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)

Sir Thomas Rich's School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Boys registered for Pupil Premium who met the qualifying standard (published source)
  3. Other qualifying boys, in test rank order (published source)

Schools in Swindon

Swindon has 90 open schools. Browse all Swindon schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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