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Questions people ask

How many grammar schools are there in England?

163 state grammar schools, in 35 council areas. Kent has the most with 32, then Lincolnshire with 15 and Buckinghamshire with 13.

Can my child apply to a grammar school outside our council?

Yes. You can name any state school on your home council's application. Register for each school's test by its deadline, and check whether it gives priority by distance or catchment.

Are there grammar schools in every area?

No. Most areas of England have none. Grammar schools are clustered in places such as Kent, Buckinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Birmingham, Trafford and parts of London.

Do all grammar schools use the same 11+ test?

No. For the next tests, most use GL Assessment. Essex and Southend use CSSE; Bexley, Slough, Wirral and Plymouth use Quest; Trafford and Gloucestershire use FSCE; a few schools set their own.

How we work this out

What it does

Enter your postcode. See every state grammar school nearby, nearest first, with who it takes and its 11+ test.

All 163 state grammar schools in England on the Department for Education's register, September 2026.

Method

  1. Your postcode is turned into its centre point. Use my location uses your device's location instead; neither is stored or put in a link.
  2. We measure a straight line from there to each school's registered location and list the schools inside your chosen distance, nearest first.
  3. Boys, girls or mixed, the test provider and the Year 7 places come from each school's own admission arrangements for September 2027.