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Grammar schools in Tewkesbury

There are no grammar schools in Tewkesbury.

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

The nearest is Pate's Grammar School, about 6.3 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 and Worcestershire

Gloucestershire and Worcestershire have 7 grammar schools, but none in Tewkesbury itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Tewkesbury

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Pate's Grammar School Cheltenham 6.3 miles Mixed Outstanding
Sir Thomas Rich's School Gloucester 9.3 miles Boys —
Denmark Road High School Gloucester 9.9 miles Girls —
Ribston Hall High School Gloucester 11.7 miles Girls —
The Crypt School Gloucester 12.3 miles Mixed Outstanding
Stroud High School Stroud 18.0 miles Girls 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.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Schools in Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury has 17 open schools. Browse all Tewkesbury schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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