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Grammar schools in Warwick

There are no grammar schools in Warwick.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Warwickshire has 5 of them, but none in Warwick itself — so every state secondary in Warwick admits without a selective test.

The nearest is King Edward VI School, about 6.7 miles away in Warwickshire. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Grammar schools elsewhere in Warwickshire

Warwickshire has 5 grammar schools, but none in Warwick itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Warwick

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon 6.7 miles Boys Outstanding
Stratford Girls' Grammar School Stratford-upon-Avon 7.3 miles Girls Outstanding
Alcester Grammar School Alcester 12.3 miles Mixed Outstanding
Rugby High School Rugby 14.5 miles Girls Good
Lawrence Sheriff School Rugby 16.2 miles Boys Outstanding
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Birmingham 17.9 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.

King Edward VI School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked-After/Previously Looked-After Children at/above AQS, or up to 20 marks below it (published source)
  2. Up to 13 places: Pupil Premium (Free School Meals) children in the outer priority circle (incl. inner), at/above AQS or up to 20 marks below (published source)
  3. Up to 70 places: children in the inner priority circle at/above AQS (published source)

Stratford Girls' Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked-After/Previously Looked-After Children at/above AQS, or up to 20 marks below it (published source)
  2. Up to 19 places: Pupil Premium (Free School Meals) children in the priority circle, at/above AQS or up to 20 marks below (published source)
  3. Children in the priority circle at/above AQS (published source)

Alcester Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked-After/Previously Looked-After Children at/above AQS, or up to 15 marks below it (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium (Free School Meals) children in the priority area, at/above AQS or up to 15 marks below (combined cap with category 1: 20 places total for both below-AQS categories) (published source)
  3. Children in the priority area at/above AQS (published source)

Rugby High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked-After/Previously Looked-After Children at/above AQS, or up to 15 marks below it (published source)
  2. Up to 20 places: Pupil Premium children in the priority areas, at/above AQS or up to 15 marks below (published source)
  3. Up to 50 places: children in Area 1 - East Warwickshire at/above AQS (published source)

Lawrence Sheriff School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked-After/Previously Looked-After Children at/above AQS, or up to 20 marks below it (published source)
  2. Up to 30 places: Pupil Premium children in the Eastern Area or Priority Circle, at/above AQS or up to 20 marks below (published source)
  3. Up to 5 places: Service Premium children in the Eastern Area or Priority Circle, at/above AQS or up to 20 marks below (published source)

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls — 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 Warwick

Warwick has 29 open schools. Browse all Warwick schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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