Schools / Loreto Grammar School
Loreto Grammar School is a selective grammar school for girls in Altrincham, Trafford, educating around 1,100 pupils aged 11 to 18. It is a Roman Catholic school. Entry is through the Governors' Entrance Examination: GL Assessment papers in English and verbal reasoning, plus the school's own mathematics paper. Loreto is not part of the Trafford consortium.
Athena holds admission-route records for Loreto Grammar School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
Set by GL Assessment
Not a Trafford Consortium member and not moving to FSCE. Governors' Entrance Examination: GL Assessment English and verbal reasoning papers plus the school's own mathematics paper.
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Set by GL Assessment
Not a Trafford Consortium member and not moving to FSCE. Governors' Entrance Examination: GL Assessment English and verbal reasoning papers plus the school's own mathematics paper.
10713 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Test: September of Year 6 (September 2027)
Results: October 2027 — consortium 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
Test: September of Year 6 (September 2026)
Results: October 2026 — consortium 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
No catchment — open competition
Children must reach the consortium qualifying score (334 for GL years). Each school then applies its own criteria — statutory priorities first, then typically home-to-school distance.
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 73.7; 92.4% 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 43.63 (average grade B+); 33.6% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 76.3; 97.5% 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 46.11 (average grade A-)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
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