A selective girls grammar school in Altrincham, Cheshire, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,384 pupils on roll.
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Altrincham Grammar School for Girls is a large selective girls' grammar school for ages 11 to 18 on Cavendish Road in Bowdon, Altrincham. Founded in 1910, it presents itself through three simple values - curious, kind and courageous - and its school material links academic ambition with sport, culture and service to the wider community. The roll is about 1,384 pupils, so the sixth form is a substantial part of daily school life rather than a small add-on.
The curriculum is deliberately broad in the lower school. In Key Stage 3, pupils study English, mathematics, science, humanities, art, drama, dance, music, PE, design technology, computing, religious studies, citizenship and two modern foreign languages from French, German and Spanish. Science separates into biology, chemistry and physics in Year 9, and the GCSE structure keeps the EBacc strongly in view through history or geography, at least one language and separate or trilogy science. Sixth formers usually build a programme of three A levels, with scope for a fourth, plus options such as EPQ and Core Mathematics.
AGGS has the feel of a school where participation matters. The published clubs list runs from Model United Nations, politics, debating and first aid to art, computing, music and subject support, and the curriculum page explicitly treats trips, Duke of Edinburgh, fundraising, mentoring and representation as part of pupils' development. The site material also highlights library, art, design and science spaces, which matters for a school whose offer is as much about sustained academic habits as headline results.
Year 7 admission is through the Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium. The published admission number is 204, and the current route uses GL Assessment papers covering mathematics, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. Passing the test makes a candidate eligible; places are then allocated through the school's oversubscription order, including looked-after children, pupil-premium categories, sisters and catchment before distance is used. Recent official benchmarks underline the academic standard: Ofsted Outstanding, +1.01 Progress 8, 100% grade 5+ in English and maths, and 62.4% AAB or better at A level.
Latest 2024/25 KS4 measures compared with Trafford and England.
Recent published Attainment 8 scores compared with Trafford and England.
Latest 2024/25 Year 11 destination mix compared with Trafford and England.
Whole-school roll of 1,384 pupils; 1,377 had a recorded ethnic group.
An 8-mile catchment radius is measured from the main entrance. A catchment map is available from the school office, and distance followed by random allocation breaks exact ties within a category.
Looked after and previously looked after children
Priority 4.1 covers looked after and previously looked after girls regardless of where they live.
Catchment pupil premium applicants
Priority 4.2 covers girls in catchment who are eligible for pupil premium.
Catchment sisters
Priority 4.3 covers girls in catchment who will have a sister at the school when they join.
Other catchment applicants
Priority 4.4 covers other girls who live in the catchment area.
Out-of-catchment pupil premium applicants
Priority 4.5 covers pupil premium girls living outside catchment.
Out-of-catchment sisters
Priority 4.6 covers girls outside catchment who will have a sister at the school when they join.
The Year 7 route is part of the Trafford Grammar School Consortium, with GL Assessment and two multiple-choice papers of about one hour each.
Official exam resources
No released past entrance-test papers are currently verified here. The resources below are labelled by type.
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Paper 1
Verbal reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning, Maths
Trafford consortium paper 1
The consortium test has two multiple-choice papers of about one hour each covering verbal, non-verbal, and mathematics skills.
Paper 2
Verbal reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning, Maths
Trafford consortium paper 2
Candidates complete a second one-hour paper within the same Trafford consortium exam session.
Maths, Verbal reasoning and Non-verbal reasoning are included in the published format.
English and Science are not listed in the current published format.
Maths
Verbal reasoning
The consortium test has two multiple-choice papers of about one hour each covering verbal, non-verbal, and mathematics skills.
Non-verbal reasoning
The consortium test has two multiple-choice papers of about one hour each covering verbal, non-verbal, and mathematics skills.
English
Science
Application form available
23 April 2026
PastApplications open at 12 noon.
Application and access-arrangements deadline
19 June 2026
PastApplications close at 12 noon.
Entrance examination
14 September 2026
Results issued
Before 31 October 2026
National allocation day
1 March 2027
Acceptance deadline
15 March 2027
Common Application Form deadline
31 October 2026
Special circumstances evidence deadline
17 September 2026
Submit the form by 12 noon.
Complete the AGGS application form
The application form for September 2027 entry is available from Thursday 23 April 2026.
Open AGGS entry pageSubmit the form and any access arrangements
AGGS asks families to submit the form and any access-arrangements information by 12 noon on Friday 19 June 2026.
Open AGGS timelineSit the Trafford consortium exam
The entrance examination takes place on Monday 14 September 2026.
Open AGGS timelineUse the result before the CAF deadline
Results are issued before the end of October 2026 so families can rank schools by the 31 October 2026 CAF deadline.
Open admissions policyRespond after national offer day
National allocation day is 1 March 2027 and AGGS asks families to accept by 15 March 2027.
Open AGGS timelineLatest inspection: 12 October 2022
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FAQ
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls currently uses GL Assessment.
1. Complete the AGGS application form: The application form for September 2027 entry is available from Thursday 23 April 2026. 2. Submit the form and any access arrangements: AGGS asks families to submit the form and any access-arrangements information by 12 noon on Friday 19 June 2026. 3. Sit the Trafford consortium exam: The entrance examination takes place on Monday 14 September 2026. 4. Use the result before the CAF deadline: Results are issued before the end of October 2026 so families can rank schools by the 31 October 2026 CAF deadline. 5. Respond after national offer day: National allocation day is 1 March 2027 and AGGS asks families to accept by 15 March 2027.
Application form available: 23 April 2026. Application and access-arrangements deadline: 19 June 2026. Entrance examination: 14 September 2026. Results issued: Before 31 October 2026. National allocation day: 1 March 2027. Acceptance deadline: 15 March 2027. Common Application Form deadline: 31 October 2026. Special circumstances evidence deadline: 17 September 2026
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls is currently rated Outstanding following the latest published inspection dated 12 October 2022.
