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Grammar schools in Newmarket

There are no grammar schools in Newmarket.

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 Cambridgeshire and Suffolk is not among them, so every state secondary in Newmarket admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Colchester County High School for Girls, about 30.9 miles away in Essex. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Newmarket

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Colchester County High School for Girls Colchester 30.9 miles Girls Outstanding
Colchester Royal Grammar School Colchester 31.1 miles Boys —
Chelmsford County High School for Girls Chelmsford 34.0 miles Girls Outstanding
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford Chelmsford 34.3 miles Mixed —
Spalding High School Spalding 44.7 miles Girls Outstanding
Spalding Grammar School Spalding 45.0 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.

Colchester County High School for Girls — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children scoring 320 or more (published source)
  2. Up to 20 places for the highest-scoring girls eligible for the Pupil Premium (free school meals now or in the last six years) scoring 320 or more (published source)
  3. Up to 10 places for the highest-scoring girls eligible for the Service Pupil Premium scoring 320 or more and living in the 25-mile priority area (published source)

Colchester Royal Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Up to 12 places for boys scoring over 320 who are looked after / previously looked after (first) or on the Pupil Premium Grant — in score order (published source)
  2. All remaining places in score order, wherever the boy lives (published source)

Chelmsford County High School for Girls — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children scoring up to 5 marks below the eligible score, wherever they live (published source)
  2. Up to 30 places for girls on the Pupil or Service Premium scoring up to 5 marks below the eligible score and living within the 12.5-mile priority area since 31 October of Year 6 (published source)
  3. The rest of 144 places in score order for girls with an eligible score living within the 12.5-mile priority area since 31 October of Year 6 (published source)

King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford — 2026 entry

  1. Up to 8 places for boys on the Pupil Premium or looked after / previously looked after, living in the 12.5-mile priority area since 10 October of Year 6, with a standardised score of at least 330 — top scores first (published source)
  2. Further places in score order until 120 have gone to boys living in the 12.5-mile priority area since 10 October of Year 6 (published source)
  3. Of the remaining places, up to 2 for boys on the Pupil Premium or looked after with a score of at least 350, wherever they live (published source)

Spalding High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Girls with a brother or sister at the school (published source)
  3. Nearest first (straight line) (published source)

Spalding Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Qualified boys living in Spalding or the feeder parishes of South Lincolnshire — if more than 150, the qualifying score is raised (published source)
  3. Qualified boys from outside, highest score first, until 150 (published source)

Schools in Newmarket

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