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Townley Grammar School 11+ admissions
A girls' grammar school in Bexley, for ages 11 to 18. What the school, the council and the test organisers have published about getting in.
All 4 Bexley grammar schools
| School | For | Year 7 places | GCSE Attainment 8, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School | Boys and girls | 192 | 75.6 |
| Townley Grammar School | Girls | 224 | 75 |
| Bexley Grammar School | Boys and girls | 210 | 74.7 |
| Beths Grammar School | Boys | 192 | 71.6 |
Compare Bexley grammar schools: test, scores and results day
Which 11+ test?
- Test
- Bexley Selection Test
- Written by
- Quest Assessments
- Which entry year
- Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.
Test type: Quest Assessments. Area test guide: The Bexley Selection Test.
Catchment and distance
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Furthest distance offered
- Sept 20226.267
- Sept 202310.999
- Sept 20246.023
- Sept 20257.17
- Sept 20267.076
Miles.
| Entry | What | Figure | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026test 2025 | Furthest distance offeredNational Offer Day | 7.076 miles | |
| Sept 2026 | Furthest distance offeredNational Offer Day | 7.076 miles | All (distance as offered on National Offer Day) |
| Sept 2025test 2024 | Furthest distance offeredNational Offer Day | 7.17 miles | |
| Sept 2025 | Furthest distance offeredNational Offer Day | 7.17 miles | All (distance as offered on National Offer Day) |
| Sept 2024test 2023 | Furthest distance offeredNational Offer Day | 6.023 miles | |
| Sept 2023test 2022 | Furthest distance offeredNational Offer Day | 10.999 miles | |
| Sept 2022test 2021 | Furthest distance offeredNational Offer Day | 6.267 miles |
Places and demand
How many Year 7 places there are, and how many children applied or sat the test, as published.
Places
| Entry | What | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 2027 | Published admission number (Year 7 places) | 224 |
Ofsted and GCSE results
- Last graded inspection
- Outstanding, 28 February 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- 25 November 2021School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
- Reports
- Read the Ofsted reports
GCSE results (DfE)
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ in English and maths | EBacc average point score | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 to 2025 | 224 | 75 | 96.9% | 7 | Not available |
| 2023 to 2024 | 219 | 76.2 | 96.8% | 6.88 | 0.66 |
| 2022 to 2023 | 222 | 75.6 | 99.1% | 6.99 | 0.69 |
Appeals
A refused school place can be appealed to an independent panel; follow the decision letter and admission authority procedure. An admission appeal is different from asking for a test to be re-marked or for a selection review.
The appeal deadline will be in the offer letter.
Questions parents ask
What 11+ test does Townley Grammar School use?
Quest Assessments. Bexley Selection Test. Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.
How many Year 7 places does Townley Grammar School have?
Published admission number (Year 7 places): 224 (September 2027 entry).
Can I appeal if my child is not offered a place at Townley Grammar School?
Yes. A refused school place can be appealed to an independent panel; follow the decision letter and admission authority procedure. The deadline is in your offer letter. An appeal about a place is different from asking for a test to be re-marked or reviewed.
Sources
Where each figure on this page comes from.
- ea-edubase-api-prod.azurewebsites.net · School name, address, age range and type (DfE Get Information about Schools) · checked 27 September 2026
- bexley.gov.uk · Test provider and format · checked 27 September 2026
- bexley.gov.uk · Distance offered, Furthest distance offered · checked 30 October 2026
- ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com · Places, Published admission number (Year 7 places) · checked 27 September 2026
- assets.publishing.service.gov.uk · Ofsted inspections (as at 31 August 2026) · checked 27 September 2026
- explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk · GCSE results 2024 to 2025 (DfE), GCSE results 2023 to 2024 (DfE), GCSE results 2022 to 2023 (DfE) · checked 27 September 2026
- gov.uk · How school admission appeals work · checked 27 September 2026
For anything not shown here, the school's admissions page is the source to trust.