A selective co-educational grammar school in Alcester, Warwickshire, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,294 pupils on roll.
Alcester Grammar School
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Alcester Grammar School is a co-educational selective grammar school on Birmingham Road in Alcester, serving pupils from Year 7 through to sixth form. Alcester comes across as high-attaining but deliberately humane: the curriculum is described as rich and ambitious, while the values work centres on being an engaged learner and what AGS calls a decent human being. With about 1,294 pupils, it is one of the larger Warwickshire grammar schools, but the school presents itself as a community where personal development and pastoral strands sit alongside academic expectations.
The lower-school curriculum keeps a strong academic core. Key Stage 3 is described as a three-year programme built close to the National Curriculum, with PSHE, mathematics, double English, triple science, a modern foreign language and humanities supported by creative and practical subjects such as drama, music, art, design technology, computing, food and nutrition, business and PE. In sixth form, AGS is unusually explicit about flexibility: students choose from 23 A-level subjects, with no option blocks for most combinations, and the EPQ available for those who want an extended research route.
School life has the feel of a busy all-round grammar rather than a purely exam-focused institution. The school-published careers pages describe provision from the lower school through sixth form, including GCSE options support, Unifrog and Gatsby benchmark work. Pupils also have routes into Duke of Edinburgh and the creative, musical and sporting activity families would expect from a large selective school. The sixth-form welcome is also revealing: high academic standards are paired with support, guidance and respect as explicit expectations.
Year 7 admission is through the shared Birmingham and Warwickshire entrance test, with 150 places published for entry. The test is age-standardised and covers verbal, numerical and non-verbal ability across two papers; Warwickshire then applies priority-area, pupil-premium, looked-after and score-based rules set out in the admissions policy. The outcome record is strong: Ofsted judged the school Outstanding in December 2022, GOV.UK shows +0.56 Progress 8 and 100% grade 5+ in English and maths, and the 16 to 18 measures show 18.5% of A-level students achieving AAB or better.
Latest 2024/25 KS4 measures compared with Warwickshire and England.
Recent published Attainment 8 scores compared with Warwickshire and England.
Latest 2024/25 Year 11 destination mix compared with Warwickshire and England.
January 2025 school census
Whole-school roll of 1,294 pupils; 1,288 had a recorded ethnic group.
| Recorded group | Share | Category | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| White British | 71.2% | White | 921 |
| Indian | 9.2% | Asian | 119 |
| Any other White background | 5.5% | White | 71 |
| White and Asian | 3.2% | Mixed | 41 |
| Any other mixed background | 2.4% | Mixed | 31 |
| Chinese | 1.8% | Asian | 23 |
| Any other Asian background | 1.5% | Asian | 19 |
| Pakistani | 1.2% | Asian | 15 |
| African | 1% | Black | 13 |
| White and Black Caribbean | 0.7% | Mixed | 9 |
| Any other ethnic group | 0.6% | Other | 8 |
| White and Black African | 0.5% | Mixed | 7 |
| Irish | 0.5% | White | 6 |
| Unclassified | 0.5% | Unclassified | 6 |
| Any other Black background | 0.2% | Black | 3 |
| Caribbean | 0.2% | Black | 2 |
Priority-area eligibility is based on a 16.936-mile radius from the Fountain in Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon to the county boundary south of Long Compton. Residence evidence is required by 31 December 2026 for 2027 entry.
Education, health and care plan priority
Children with an education, health and care plan naming the school are admitted first.
Looked after and previously looked after children
Priority then goes to looked after and previously looked after children who reach the automatic qualifying score or are within 20 marks below it.
Priority-area pupil premium places
Up to 20 places are reserved for priority-area children eligible for pupil premium or free school meals who meet the qualifying score or are within 20 marks below it.
Priority-area applicants at the automatic qualifying score
Remaining applicants living in the priority area are ranked next if they meet the automatic qualifying score.
Applicants outside the priority area
Qualified applicants living outside the priority area are considered after the in-area groups.
Waiting-list eligibility below the automatic qualifying score
Applicants below the automatic qualifying score but above the minimum academic standard can join the waiting list in score order.
2026
227
Initial offer score
2025
224
Initial offer score
2024
221
Initial offer score
2023
218
Initial offer score
The Warwickshire 11+ uses two multiple-choice tests covering English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and mathematics. Raw scores are age-standardised and weighted into a total score; exact subject weighting percentages are not published in the public guidance.
Shared exam route
Alcester Grammar School uses the shared West Midlands route. Use these common practice resources for the route, then check the full consortium guide for the complete set and current test guidance.
View all West Midlands practice papersPaper 1
Verbal reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning, English, Maths
Birmingham and Warwickshire entrance test
Two multiple-choice booklets cover verbal, non-verbal and spatial reasoning, English and mathematics.
English, Maths, Verbal reasoning and Non-verbal reasoning are included in the published format.
Science is not listed in the current published format.
English
Maths
Verbal reasoning
Two multiple-choice booklets cover verbal, non-verbal and spatial reasoning, English and mathematics.
Non-verbal reasoning
Two multiple-choice booklets cover verbal, non-verbal and spatial reasoning, English and mathematics.
Science
11+ registration opens
7 May 2026
Past11+ registration closes
30 June 2026
Registration closes at 4pm.
Test sessions
12 and 13 September 2026
Warwickshire's published 2027 schedule lists test sessions on 12 and 13 September 2026. Families should use the session allocated after registration.
Results issued
16 October 2026
Common Application Form deadline
31 October 2026
First-round offers
1 March 2027
Register for the Warwickshire 11+ test
Warwickshire opens registration on 7 May 2026 and closes it on 30 June 2026.
Open registration guidanceAttend the September test session
Warwickshire allocates test sessions in September 2026 after registration closes.
Open test guidanceCheck results before submitting preferences
Results are issued from Friday 16 October 2026 so families can rank schools on the Common Application Form.
Open admissions policySubmit the Common Application Form
List Alcester Grammar School on your home local authority CAF by 31 October 2026.
Open admissions policyWait for the first round of offers
First-round offers for 2027 entry are released by Warwickshire on 1 March 2027.
Open admissions policyLatest official destinations data currently covers 2022/23 study leavers.
Recent trend
This follows the school's published overall GCSE score across the subjects pupils take. Higher is better.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 76.3 | 74.2 | 49.4 |
| 2022/23 | 71 | 71.8 | 47.0 |
| 2023/24 | 73.2 | 72.1 | 46.7 |
| 2024/25 | 73.7 | 72.3 | 46.8 |
Recent trend
This follows the published average A-level result for the school's sixth form. Higher is better.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | B+ average (42.6 points) | 44.0 points | 37.5 points |
| 2022/23 | B average (40.6 points) | 40.5 points | 33.7 points |
| 2023/24 | B average (41.0 points) | 41.3 points | 34.5 points |
| 2024/25 | B average (39.1 points) | 41.8 points | 35.0 points |
Recent trend
This follows the share of pupils moving into a sustained destination after Year 11, such as education, apprenticeships, or employment.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 99% | 99.1% | 94.1% |
| 2022/23 | 99% | 98.9% | 93.9% |
| 2023/24 | 100% | 99.0% | 93.3% |
| 2024/25 | 98% | 98.7% | 91.8% |
Latest year breakdown
| In education | 97% |
|---|---|
| In apprenticeships | 1% |
| In employment | 0% |
Latest inspection: 8 December 2022
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FAQ
Alcester Grammar School currently uses GL Assessment.
1. Register for the Warwickshire 11+ test: Warwickshire opens registration on 7 May 2026 and closes it on 30 June 2026. 2. Attend the September test session: Warwickshire allocates test sessions in September 2026 after registration closes. 3. Check results before submitting preferences: Results are issued from Friday 16 October 2026 so families can rank schools on the Common Application Form. 4. Submit the Common Application Form: List Alcester Grammar School on your home local authority CAF by 31 October 2026. 5. Wait for the first round of offers: First-round offers for 2027 entry are released by Warwickshire on 1 March 2027.
11+ registration opens: 7 May 2026. 11+ registration closes: 30 June 2026. Test sessions: 12 and 13 September 2026. Results issued: 16 October 2026. Common Application Form deadline: 31 October 2026. First-round offers: 1 March 2027
Alcester Grammar School is currently rated Outstanding following the latest published inspection dated 8 December 2022.