Gloucestershire / Gloucestershire 11+
Denmark Road, Gloucester, GL1 3JN
Denmark Road High School
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A selective girls grammar school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,013 pupils on roll.
At a glance
At a glance
A selective girls grammar school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,013 pupils on roll. Denmark Road High School serves girls aged 11-18 and keeps a full sixth form on site. Current published roll and admissions data point to around 1,013 pupils on roll and 150 Year 7 places.
From a family point of view, admissions are likely to be one of the most important parts of the picture. The current route includes GL Assessment, with 150 places available in Year 7 and demand that currently looks high by grammar-school standards. Catchment or distance rules still matter at allocation stage, so this is the kind of school where families need to read the admissions policy carefully rather than rely on headline scores alone.
The academic side of the school is backed by enough published data to give families a useful starting point. The latest published Ofsted judgement is Good. Recent official performance measures show Progress 8 at 0.93 and Attainment 8 at 77. 98% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths in the latest stored GCSE figures. In the sixth form, 20.5% of entries were awarded AAB or better at A level. Destinations data also suggest strong progression after sixth form, with 50% moving into higher education.
Published school information highlights facilities such as Theatre. The wider offer currently includes Orchestra, Choir, Drama. For many parents, the presence of a sixth form is part of the attraction, because it gives able pupils the option to stay in a familiar academic setting through to A level. Taken together, those features make Denmark Road High School the kind of school that rewards careful research into travel, admissions detail, and day-to-day fit, not just headline outcomes.
Latest 2024/25 KS4 measures compared with Gloucestershire and England.
Recent published Attainment 8 scores compared with Gloucestershire and England.
Latest 2024/25 Year 11 destination mix compared with Gloucestershire and England.
There is a Year 7 PAN of 150 for 2027 entry. Qualifying and priority standards apply, with additional postcode priority for GL1 to GL4 applicants and separate pupil-premium preference rules.
Additional priority applies to applicants in postcodes GL1, GL2, GL3, and GL4. Local applicants can qualify either through the usual qualifying standard or through the lower priority standard, and are then ranked by test score, with random allocation used as the tie-break within oversubscribed criteria.
Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard
Girls who achieve the qualifying standard and are looked after or previously looked after are first in priority.
Pupil premium applicants in GL1 to GL4
Applicants eligible for pupil premium who achieve the qualifying standard and live in postcodes GL1, GL2, GL3, or GL4 are ranked next by test score, up to the national pupil premium percentage of the PAN.
Remaining pupil premium applicants
If the pupil premium quota is not filled by GL1 to GL4 applicants, pupil premium applicants outside GL1 to GL4 who achieve the qualifying standard are next in priority, ranked by test score.
Children of qualifying school staff
Applicants who achieve the qualifying standard and have a parent or carer employed permanently by the school for two or more years, or recruited to a demonstrable skills-shortage post, are next in priority.
GL1 to GL4 postcode applicants at qualifying or priority standard
Applicants living in GL1, GL2, GL3, or GL4 who reach the qualifying standard or the lower priority standard are next in priority; siblings are prioritised within this group before test-score ranking.
Applicants with a sibling at the school
Applicants who meet the qualifying standard and have a sibling at the school are next in priority, ranked by test score.
The main admission test has two multiple-choice papers covering verbal ability, numerical reasoning, and non-verbal reasoning. Separate medical, post-allocation, and appeals test routes exist for exceptional cases later in the process.
This school uses the shared Gloucestershire consortium route. The consortium page brings together the common test format, key dates and official papers used across that route.
Open Gloucestershire guidePaper 1
VR, Maths, NVR
Main Test
Two multiple-choice papers covering verbal ability, numerical reasoning, and non-verbal reasoning.
Maths, Verbal reasoning and Non-verbal reasoning are included in the published format.
English, Science and Creative writing are not listed in the current published format.
Maths
Verbal reasoning
Two multiple-choice papers covering verbal ability, numerical reasoning, and non-verbal reasoning.
Non-verbal reasoning
Two multiple-choice papers covering verbal ability, numerical reasoning, and non-verbal reasoning.
English
Science
Creative writing
Test centre details issued
Early September 2026
Results emailed
Mid October 2026
Common Application Form deadline
31 October 2026
Read the 2027 admissions policy and Gloucestershire booklet
Use the school policy and Gloucestershire booklet to check the qualifying-standard, postcode-priority, and test rules for 2027 entry.
Open admissions 2027Register for the entrance test
Complete registration between noon on Monday 18 May 2026 and noon on Friday 26 June 2026 through the Gloucestershire Grammar Schools central registration route.
Check registration guidanceSit the test
The test is held on Saturday 12 September 2026 at the allocated test centre.
Check test day detailsSubmit your local authority application
Send your secondary Common Application Form to your local authority by 31 October 2026.
Review the admissions timelineLatest 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 | 74.2 | 49.4 |
| 2022/23 | 76.4 | 71.8 | 47.0 |
| 2023/24 | 77 | 72.1 | 46.7 |
| 2024/25 | 72.9 | 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 (42.7 points) | 44.0 points | 37.5 points |
| 2022/23 | B average (39.0 points) | 40.5 points | 33.7 points |
| 2023/24 | B average (40.2 points) | 41.3 points | 34.5 points |
| 2024/25 | B- average (37.3 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 | 100% | 99.1% | 94.1% |
| 2022/23 | 98% | 98.9% | 93.9% |
| 2023/24 | 98% | 99.0% | 93.3% |
| 2024/25 | 98% | 97.8% | 91.4% |
Latest year breakdown
| In education | 97% |
|---|---|
| In apprenticeships | 1% |
| In employment | 1% |
Latest inspection: 14 October 2021
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FAQ
Denmark Road High School currently uses GL Assessment.
1. Read the 2027 admissions policy and Gloucestershire booklet: Use the school policy and Gloucestershire booklet to check the qualifying-standard, postcode-priority, and test rules for 2027 entry. 2. Register for the entrance test: Complete registration between noon on Monday 18 May 2026 and noon on Friday 26 June 2026 through the Gloucestershire Grammar Schools central registration route. 3. Sit the test: The test is held on Saturday 12 September 2026 at the allocated test centre. 4. Submit your local authority application: Send your secondary Common Application Form to your local authority by 31 October 2026.
Test centre details issued: Early September 2026. Results emailed: Mid October 2026. Common Application Form deadline: 31 October 2026
Denmark Road High School is currently rated Good following the latest published inspection dated 14 October 2021.