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Grammar schools in Leominster

There are no grammar schools in Leominster.

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 Herefordshire, County of is not one of them, so every state secondary in Leominster admits without a selective test.

The nearest is St Louis Grammar School, about 34.8 miles away in Newry, Mourne and Down. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Leominster

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
St Louis Grammar School KILKEEL 34.8 miles — —
Denmark Road High School Gloucester 35.0 miles Girls —
King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham 35.7 miles Mixed Good
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Wolverhampton 35.7 miles Girls Outstanding
Sir Thomas Rich's School Gloucester 35.8 miles Boys —
Ribston Hall High School Gloucester 36.1 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.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 Leominster

Leominster has 13 open schools. Browse all Leominster schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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