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Starday
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Grammar schools

Post by Starday »

Hi There

We are located in Acton/Hammersmith area. Can anyone give me a list of grammar schools where I could apply for my son?We don't mind to travel.

Thanks
rosered100

Post by rosered100 »

Hi,
Here is a list I came across in my searches - there could be some missing though. Not sure how far you would travel , so I've included some further afield schools.

Greater London (within the M25)

Barnet:
Queen Elizabeth's School
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School, Finchley

Bexley:
Bexley Grammar School
Bexley-Erith Technical High School for Boys (Beths)
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Townley Grammar School for Girls


Bromley:
Newstead Woods School for Girls
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School

Enfield:
Enfield Grammar School
The Latymer School

Hampstead:
Dame Alleyn's School
The Henrietta Barnett School


Kingston upon Thames:
The Tiffin Girls' School
Tiffin School


Redbridge:
Ilford County High School
Woodford County High School

Sutton:
Maths, Verbal Reasoning - multiple choice

Nonsuch High School for Girls, Cheam
Sutton Grammar School for Boys
Wallington County Grammar School
Wallington High School for Girls
Wilson's School, Wallington

Watford
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford Grammar School for Girls


Berkshire

Reading:
English, Maths, Non-verbal Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning

Kendrick Girls' Grammar School
Reading School


Slough:
Maths, Non-verbal Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning - Multiple Choice

Burnham Grammar School
Herschel Grammar School
Langley Grammar School
Slough Grammar School
St Bernard's Convent School


Buckinghamshire

Aylesbury Grammar School
Aylesbury High School
Beaconsfield High School
Burnham Grammar School
Chesham High School
Dr Challoner's Grammar School, Amersham
Dr Challoner's High School, Amersham
John Hampden Grammar School, High Wycombe
Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School, Aylesbury
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
The Royal Latin School, Buckingham
Wycombe High School


Essex
English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning - Standard format

Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Colchester County High School for Girls
Colchester Royal Grammar School
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Newport Free Grammar School, Saffron Walden
Southend High School for Boys
Southend High School for Girls
Westcliff High School for Boys
Westcliff High School for Girls

rosered
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Post by Guest55 »

Welcome to the Forum - you might find you get a better response by posting in the 'areas section'. Just move down the page and you will find them.
rosered100

Post by rosered100 »

Sorry, all the girls schools are still in the list. You would need to visit the websites of some of them to find out if they are co-ed or single sex unless in the name.
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Post by Guest55 »

Some of those in Buckinghamshire would not be possible for where you live as you are too far away! There are 'distance' rules that would exclude you from quite a few of these schools.
Bexley Mum 2
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Post by Bexley Mum 2 »

And Bexley too applies distance criteria unless you happen to get one of the highest 180 scores out of the 3.5k plus children sitting the test. But if your child was that clever I doubt you'd need to send them to a school in Bexley when you live in Acton/Hammersmith!!
tense
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Post by tense »

The Watford "grammars" are actually partially selective schools - they can only select 25% of their intake (about 45 places) on an academic exam. They also operate a catchment area - not sure that this extends as far as where you are Starday (but do check!).
Looking for help
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Post by Looking for help »

Quoting above
'Slough:
Maths, Non-verbal Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning - Multiple Choice

Burnham Grammar School
Herschel Grammar School
Langley Grammar School
Slough Grammar School
St Bernard's Convent School '

Only Slough Grammar does Maths, NVR and VR. Langley, Herschel and St Bernard's do VR and NVR, and I think Burnham is part of the Bucks system which does only VR
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Post by Guest55 »

Yes - it is - it's in the above list twice! I'm not sure the posted list is actually much help really -
zee
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Post by zee »

Even for the schools that don't operate catchment/distance criteria, whilst you say you are prepared to travel, I suggest you really think long and hard what that would mean for your son, 5 days a week for 7 years, especially if he may want to be involved in after school activities, have time for homework and if most/all of his friends live far away.

If at all possible, I suggest you try to move near a school you like, or like a school near where you live. (Sorry if that's not what you want to hear, but long communtes can take a toll on children, greatly reducing the benfit of getting them into a "good" school.)
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