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Colyton Grammar School

Colyton Grammar School is a co-educational selective grammar school in Colyford, Devon, educating around 1,100 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry to Year 7 is through a Quest Assessments 11+ test based on the Key Stage 2 curriculum in English and mathematics.

RegionSouth West
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN136366

The exam

Athena holds admission-route records for Colyton Grammar School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.

2027 entry

  • Quest Assessments 11+Single-stage route

    Set by Quest Assessments (produced in partnership with Atom Learning)

    Colyton Grammar School Year 7 entrance test provided by Quest Assessments: Maths and English questions based on the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum.

    10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: needs review · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27

2028 entry

  • Quest Assessments 11+Single-stage route

    Set by Quest Assessments (produced in partnership with Atom Learning)

    Colyton Grammar School Year 7 entrance test provided by Quest Assessments: Maths and English questions based on the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum.

    10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: needs review · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27

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Key dates & preparation

2028 entry

Test: Mid-September of Year 6 (September 2027)

Results: October 2027 — outcomes are published to parents

Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028

When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).

General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.

Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28

2027 entry

Test: Mid-September of Year 6 (September 2026)

Results: October 2026 — outcomes are published to parents

Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027

When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).

General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.

Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28

Admissions rules

No catchment — open competition

Children must reach the consortium pass standard. Places are then allocated under each school’s criteria — statutory priorities first, then principally distance.

Read the school's admissions policy

Results & destinations

2025 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 78.8; 98.7% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs

DfE performance tables

A level: Average point score per A level entry 47.66 (average grade A-); 58.2% of A level students achieved AAB or higher

DfE performance tables

University destinations:

  • 27 leavers (19.15%) — Oxford or Cambridge — School-published: 'A record 27 students (19.15% of the year group) have secured places at Oxford and Cambridge' (places).

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 · official source · checked 2026-10-28

2024 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 79.8; 98% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs

DfE performance tables

A level: Average point score per A level entry 46.36 (average grade A-)

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

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