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Gloucestershire LA
Mrs Jo Davidson
Executive Director for Education, Gloucestershire County Council, Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TP
Telephone: 01452 425300
Fax: 01452 425496
Email: jdavidson@gloscc.gov.uk
Website: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk
Gloucestershire Grammar Schools
- The Crypt School
- High School for Girls
- Marling School
- Pate's Grammar School
- Ribston Hall High School
- Sir Thomas Rich's School
- Stroud High School
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Secondary co-ordinated admission scheme for September 2011
- School admissions guidance booklet for 2011-2012 academic year
- Transfer of pupils to secondary school September 2011 common application form
- Secondary School Information booklet 2011 - 2012 school year
The Crypt School
Admission information
- Important Information
For Parents
- Information on Entrance
& Testing procedures
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High School for Girls
We will be holding an OPEN MORNING for current year 5 students on 6th July 2011.
Click here for details.
Important information for Parents and Carers about the Grammar School Entrance test
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Marling School
Welcome to Marling School
Marling School is a non-fee paying Grammar School for boys 11-18 years.
The School operates within the Gloucestershire County Co-ordinated Admissions scheme for year 7 entry.
In year entrance is also possible, in the first instance you should contact the Admissions Administrator on 01453 762251.
(please see the In Year Entry section for more details)
Marling School General Prospectus PDF document-
Admissions Questions
If there are any questions regarding Admissions to Marling School please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Carol Philp on 01453 762251 or e-mail carol.philp@marling.gloucs.sch.uk
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Open Mornings 2011 (for September 2012 Entry)
There will be an Open Morning on Wednesday 29 June, time to be confirmed.
Parents and their sons are invited to visit the school during a normal working day. Please arrive for either 9.15am or 11.20am for an introductory talk by the Headteacher. Students will conduct visitors on a tour of the school and staff will be available to answer questions.
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Open Evening 2011 (for September 2012 Entry)
Marling School will be holding an Open Evening on Monday 19 September.
The School will be open from 4.30pm to 7.30pm. There will be information talks at 5.30pm and 7.30pm by the Headteacher and students in the main School Hall with information available relating to the Grammar School Test. Students will conduct visitors on a tour of the school and staff will be available to answer questions.
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Register at Open Events
You will be able to register your son at any of the Open Events being held at Marling School.
Paper Registration forms will be available and there will be access to an IT suite where you will be able to log on and register your son for the entrance test should you wish. There will be someone available to assist if there are any problems or questions.
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September 2012 Admissions
Registrations to sit the Entrance Test at Marling School will be taken from Monday 13 June 2011.
Closing date for receipt of entrance test registrations is 12 noon on Friday 30 September 2011. If we do not receive your form by the closing date, your child will be unable to sit the test on Saturday 8 October 2011.
Registration can be completed in two ways:
On-line Registration
To register on line you will need to click on the link below and follow the instructions. This will enable you to complete the online application for your son to sit the entrance test. All correspondence regarding the test will be sent via your registered e-mail which will give specific links on the Marling School website which will provide all the relevant information.
Click here for On-Line Registration
If you experience any problems using the on-line system, please contact Mrs Carol Philp on 01453 762251 or e-mail carol.philp@marling.sch.uk
Paper Registration
A paper registration form is available in two ways, either by downloading the form below or by requesting a copy to be posted to you from Marling School. Subsequent correspondence will be via paper/postal communications unless you indicate on the form you wish to receive information via e-mail which will refer you to specific links on the Marling School website, which will provide the relevant information.
- Paper Registration Form - download and print
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Pate's Grammar School
Admissions into Year 7 September 2012
Registration for Entrance Test
The Entrance Test for entry into Year 7 in September 2012 will take place on Saturday 8th October 2011.
All parents are encouraged to register on-line for the test.
Please click here to access the On-Line Registration Form
Pate's is a free grammar school. We do not charge fees and children applying to enter Pate's do not have to live within any particular catchment area. Pupils normally join the School at one of two stages, in Year 7 or in the 6th Form, though applications for admission can be made to the Admissions Officer for intermediate entry.
Year 7: there are 120 places available each year. Admission is competitive and the Entrance Examination will be held at Pate's in October for entry the following September.
School Prospectus
Further Details
Download Y7 Admissions Practice Questions
Download Y7 Frequently Asked Questions
Download Admissions Policy September 2012
Download Appeals Guidance Notes
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For further information, please contact: The Admissions Officer, Pate's Grammar School, Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, GL51 0HG. Tel: (01242) 253778, email: admissions@pates.gloucs.sch.uk
Ribston Hall High School
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Sir Thomas Rich's School
All parents of children in Year 6 should receive, early in September, an information leaflet and a summary of secondary schools' Open Evenings. The County Council also produces a book detailing admissions procedures for all schools and a separate Transfer to Secondary School booklet - these booklets are available online and copies are in all primary schools, secondary schools, children's centres, libraries and in Shire Hall. They give full details of the process of transfer, how to apply, each secondary school's admission criteria, etc..
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What will the Admissions Test involve?
On the morning of 8 October 2011 a short practice test will be given to ensure that all children are happy with what to do. There are then two multiple-choice verbal reasoning tests, the first lasting 45 minutes and the second lasting 50 minutes. There is a break between the two tests. Pupils are encouraged to bring a drink and snack to eat during this break. The students sit the test in classrooms with approximately 20 boys in each group – pupils from the same primary schools are placed together, wherever possible.
Verbal reasoning tests are essentially simple maths and English questions, examples of which can be found in bookshops. A type of question which is in some commercial products but which will not be set is 'non-verbal reasoning'. The verbal reasoning tests are set and scores standardised by GL Assessment. The answers are completed on separate sheets which are marked by computer.
Is it possible to obtain some practice beforehand?
The School has a booklet of four practice tests (plus guidance and answers), published by GL Assessment - available for £10 plus £1 P&P. (ISBN 978-0-7087-0386-1) which are also available at good bookshops and through on-line retailers. Two new sets of practice papers have also been published (Pack 1: ISBN 978-0-7087-1987-9 and Pack 2: ISBN 978-0-7087-2049-3). These practice papers are available at good bookshops or through on-line retailers.
Will I know how my son performed in the Admissions Test?
Yes. Parents will be informed of the result shortly after the tests have been taken (results will be available by Monday 17 October), and before the LA Common Application Form needs to be submitted. However, a qualifying score does not guarantee a place, as at this stage we cannot tell whereabouts in the rank order your son will come. After you have received this information it is then necessary to complete the LA Common Application Form.
LA Common Application Form
This form is available from the LA. Having received the result of the Admissions Test, you must state your ranked preferences for four secondary schools on this form. In order to gain a place at a grammar school it must be included in this list - so Sir Thomas Rich’s must be included as one of those preferences if your son is to gain admission to the school. This must be returned to the LA by 31 October 2011.
How many places will be available?
Our standard admission number is 108.
How will the successful pupils be selected?
To qualify for admission at Sir Thomas Rich’s, a student must achieve a standardised score of 210 or above in the Admissions Test. Please note that the raw score will be standardised specifically to Sir Thomas Rich’s.
The school will provide a rank ordered list of all qualifying boys to the LA. The LA then takes account of the preferences made by parents on their Common Application Form. The LA is required to offer a place at the highest ranked school for which a student has qualified. Places will be offered to the 108 qualified students who score the highest in the Admissions Test for whom Sir Thomas Rich’s is the highest ranked in the list of 4 parental preferences.
Full details of the admissions criteria are in the Transfer to Secondary School booklet.
Does this mean that I have to make Sir Thomas Rich’s my first preference school?
The decision must be yours. The LA will offer you only one school place. This will normally be the highest placed of your 4 preferences for which your son has qualified. All schools are now equal ranked which means that if you are not successful at gaining a place at your first choice school, the highest ranked of your other preferences, for you which you fulfil the admission criteria, will be elevated to become your first choice.
When will I be notified if my son has gained a place?
The LA will make the offer of one school by letter on 1 March 2012. This will be the highest ranked preference for which your son has qualified. If your son does not qualify for any of the four schools you ranked as your preferences, the LA will offer your son a place at the nearest school at which there are places available.Stroud High School
Admissions 2012
Stroud High School operates within the Gloucestershire Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme for entry to Year 7. Please contact the In-year Admissions Team at the Local Authority in the first instance for entry to other years.Please refer to www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/schooladmissions for more details
