Urmston Grammar
Urmston Grammar is a mixed grammar school in Urmston with 150 Year 7 places, taking children through the Trafford consortium test. A score of 334 qualifies (324 for pupil premium children). About 120 places go by distance, with the M41 and M31 postcodes first, and it keeps about 20 for the top scorers wherever they live and about 15 for the highest-scoring pupil premium children.
At a glance
- Where
- Urmston, Greater Manchester (Trafford)
- Takes
- Mixed
- Year 7 places
- 150
- Applicants
- 1,116 for 2026 entry, about 7.4 for each place. This counts local authority applications naming the school as any preference, not the number who sat the test.
Applicants figures aren’t counted the same way at every school, so they don’t compare from one school to another.
Admissions
The test
The Trafford Grammar School Consortium test set by GL Assessment, shared by Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, Sale, Stretford and Urmston: two tests of about one hour each in verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and maths (content up to the start of Year 6).
What qualifies
The qualifying score is 334 (or 334R after review); for pupil premium candidates it is 324. A local review is open to pupil premium candidates scoring 321 to 323 and to others scoring 321 to 333, and a successful review raises the score to 334R.
Who gets priority
Category A: EHCPs naming the school, then looked after and previously looked after children. B: about 15 places for the highest-scoring pupil premium applicants regardless of distance; C: about 20 places for the top scorers regardless of where they live; D: children of staff with 8 or more continuous years; E: siblings on roll on the test day, regardless of address; F: about 120 places by straight-line distance, M41 and M31 postcodes first, then everyone else.
Registering
Families registered online for the consortium test through the Applicaa form linked from the school website, from 12 noon on 23 April to 12 noon on 19 June 2026 (late registrations are tested only after 1 March 2027). The test was on Monday 14 September 2026, with the standardised score sent before 31 October 2026.
Open events
Open evening on Wednesday 17 June 2026, 4pm to 8pm, for Year 5 children and parents, with no booking needed; the school holds it in the summer term.
Good to know
Mixed academy (GIAS: Urmston Grammar Academy; the school calls itself Urmston Grammar) with a mixed sixth form of about 185 Year 12 places, needing two grade 7s, four grade 6s and grade 5 in English Language and maths. The applicants figure is local authority applications naming the school as any preference for September 2026 (DfE school-level data: 1,116, of which 237 first preferences, 169 offers), not test candidates; Trafford reports 2026 offers reached the distance category up to 6.042 miles. The 2027 policy PDF and the 2027 information booklet give 150 places but the Word copy of the same policy says 160; the Year 7 waiting list runs to 31 December, and the consortium test moves to FSCE for 2028 entry.
Not confirmed yet
- PAN: the 2027 policy PDF and information booklet say 150, the Word copy of the 2027 policy says 160; 150 used (Trafford's 2026 table also lists 150).
- Number of children who sat the September 2026 consortium test is not published.
Check these on the official page: urmstongrammar.org.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=1491&type=pdf
The 11+ in Trafford
The papers, registration, test dates, results and how qualifying works for every school there.
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Sources
Every fact here comes from the official pages below. Admissions rules change each year, so check them there before you rely on them.
- urmstongrammar.org.uk
- urmstongrammar.org.uk/page/?title=Admission+of+children+to+Year+7+for+September+2027&pid=206
- urmstongrammar.org.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=1491&type=pdf
- urmstongrammar.org.uk/page/?title=Admission+Policies&pid=23
- urmstongrammar.org.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=1637&type=docx
- urmstongrammar.org.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=1636&type=docx
- urmstongrammar.org.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=1492&type=docx
- urmstongrammar.org.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=1490&type=docx
- urmstongrammar.org.uk/page/?title=Admissions+Update+%2D+Autumn+2026&pid=297
- urmstongrammar.org.uk/page/?title=Urmston+Grammar+Open+Evening+2026&pid=212
- trafford.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/starting-school-and-admissions/starting-secondary-school/entrance-test-grammar-schools
- trafford.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/starting-school-and-admissions/starting-secondary-school
- trafford.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/starting-school-and-admissions/secondary-admission-outcomes-2026
- explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/primary-and-secondary-school-applications-and-offers/2026-27
- content.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/api/releases/0bf4f9cf-721d-44e3-8473-266c87e17e00/files?fromPage=ReleaseDownloads
Checked 2 November 2026.
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