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Ribston Hall High School

Ribston Hall High School is a selective grammar school for girls in Gloucester, educating around 940 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry to Year 7 is through the Gloucestershire grammar schools' shared test — GL Assessment for 2027 entry and FSCE papers from 2028 entry.

RegionSouth West
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN136767

The exam

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2028 entry

  • FSCE 11+ (generic pool)Single-stage route

    Set by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)

    Gloucestershire Grammar Schools (G7) shared entrance test: FSCE for 2028 entry. Test Saturday 3 July 2027 (end of Year 5). Three papers: Adventure (English and Maths, multiple choice), Beacon (English and Maths, short written answers), Compass (multiple choice across KS2 subjects). No verbal or non-verbal reasoning paper.

    3207 published practice questions tagged for this exam

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

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Key dates & preparation

2028 entry

Test: Saturday 3 July 2027 — the FSCE test is sat at the end of Year 5

Results: Autumn term 2027 — outcomes are published ahead of the 31 October CAF deadline

Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028

When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 4 (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, on a Saturday (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

There is no catchment area: after children with an EHCP and looked-after children, places at the seven Gloucestershire grammars are ranked by shared-test score alone.

Read the school's admissions policy

Results & destinations

2025 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 67.7; 90.5% 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 34.66 (average grade C+); 16.3% of A level students achieved AAB or higher

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

2024 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 64.8; 86.8% 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 32.39 (average grade C+)

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

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