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Grammar schools in Bridgnorth

There are no grammar schools in Bridgnorth.

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, and Shropshire is not one of them, so every state secondary in Bridgnorth admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Wolverhampton Girls' High School, about 12.4 miles away in Wolverhampton. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Bridgnorth

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Wolverhampton 12.4 miles Girls Outstanding
Newport Girls' High School Academy Newport 16.9 miles Girls Outstanding
Haberdashers' Adams Newport 17.3 miles Mixed Good
King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham 19.0 miles Mixed Good
Queen Mary's High School Walsall 19.5 miles Girls —
Queen Mary's Grammar School Walsall 19.7 miles Boys 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.

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)

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)

King Edward VI Five Ways School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying score — ranked by score, then distance (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium children who reach the qualifying score and live in the catchment area — ranked by distance (published source)
  3. Pupil Premium children outside the catchment who reach the qualifying score, until 25% of places have gone to Pupil Premium children — ranked by score (published source)

Queen Mary's High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After girls achieving the minimum qualifying score, by rank order (published source)
  2. Up to 30% of places (45 of PAN 150): Pupil Premium girls achieving the qualifying score — (B1) Walsall state-primary pupils first, then (B2) others, both by rank order (published source)
  3. Other girls achieving the qualifying score, by rank order, until PAN is reached (published source)

Queen Mary's Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After boys achieving the qualifying score, by rank order (published source)
  2. Up to 30% of places (54 of PAN 180): Pupil Premium boys achieving the qualifying score — (B1) Walsall state-primary pupils first, then (B2) others, both by rank order (published source)
  3. Other boys achieving the qualifying score, by rank order, until PAN is reached (published source)

Schools in Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth has 11 open schools. Browse all Bridgnorth schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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