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Grammar schools in Leigh

There are no grammar schools in Leigh.

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 Wigan is not one of them, so every state secondary in Leigh admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Urmston Grammar Academy, about 7.3 miles away in Trafford. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Leigh

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Urmston Grammar Academy Manchester 7.3 miles Mixed Good
Stretford Grammar School Manchester 9.8 miles Mixed Good
Sale Grammar School Sale 10.1 miles Mixed Outstanding
Loreto Grammar School Altrincham 10.1 miles Girls Outstanding
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Altrincham 10.4 miles Girls Outstanding
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Altrincham 10.9 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.

Urmston Grammar Academy — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. About 15 places for the highest-scoring Pupil Premium children (minimum 324), wherever they live (published source)
  3. About 20 places for the top scorers, wherever they live (published source)

Stretford Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children, including those adopted from state care outside England (published source)
  2. Children in the catchment area receiving the Pupil or Service Premium (published source)
  3. Children with a sibling at the school in Years 7–11 (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)

Loreto Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Baptised Roman Catholic looked after and previously looked after girls (published source)
  2. Baptised Roman Catholic girls with a sister at the school (published source)
  3. Baptised Roman Catholic girls at an associated primary school living in a nominated Local Pastoral Area (published source)

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children, wherever they live (published source)
  2. Girls in the catchment area (8-mile radius) receiving the Pupil Premium (published source)
  3. Girls in the catchment area with a sister at the school (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)

Schools in Leigh

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

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