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Grammar schools in Ludlow

There are no grammar schools in Ludlow.

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 and Shropshire is not among them, so every state secondary in Ludlow admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Wolverhampton Girls' High School, about 27.8 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 Ludlow

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Wolverhampton 27.8 miles Girls Outstanding
St Louis Grammar School KILKEEL 29.5 miles — —
King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham 29.8 miles Mixed Good
Newport Girls' High School Academy Newport 31.0 miles Girls Outstanding
Haberdashers' Adams Newport 31.4 miles Mixed Good
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Birmingham 33.7 miles Boys Good

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)

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)

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 Handsworth Grammar School for Boys — 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)

Schools in Ludlow

Ludlow has 8 open schools. Browse all Ludlow schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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