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Grammar schools in Worcester

There are no grammar schools in Worcester.

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 Worcestershire is not one of them, so every state secondary in Worcester admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Alcester Grammar School, about 14.6 miles away in Warwickshire. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Worcester

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Alcester Grammar School Alcester 14.6 miles Mixed Outstanding
King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham 18.9 miles Mixed Good
Pate's Grammar School Cheltenham 20.3 miles Mixed Outstanding
Stratford Girls' Grammar School Stratford-upon-Avon 20.9 miles Girls Outstanding
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Birmingham 21.1 miles Girls Outstanding
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Birmingham 21.1 miles Boys 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.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

King Edward VI Camp Hill 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 Worcester

Worcester has 60 open schools. Browse all Worcester schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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