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Grammar schools in Cirencester

There are no grammar schools in Cirencester.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Gloucestershire has 7 of them, but none in Cirencester itself — so every state secondary in Cirencester admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Stroud High School, about 12.1 miles away in Gloucestershire. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Grammar schools elsewhere in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire has 7 grammar schools, but none in Cirencester itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Cirencester

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Stroud High School Stroud 12.1 miles Girls Outstanding
Marling School Stroud 12.2 miles Boys Not judged
Pate's Grammar School Cheltenham 15.1 miles Mixed Outstanding
The Crypt School Gloucester 15.4 miles Mixed Outstanding
Ribston Hall High School Gloucester 15.4 miles Girls —
Sir Thomas Rich's School Gloucester 15.5 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 Cirencester

Cirencester has 19 open schools. Browse all Cirencester schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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