Schools / The Grammar School at Leeds
The Grammar School at Leeds
- Independent school
- Co-educational
- Day
- Ages 2–19
- 2,071 pupils
The Grammar School at Leeds is an independent co-educational school in Leeds, formed by the merger of Leeds Grammar School and Leeds Girls' High School. Entry to Year 7 is by the school's own entrance papers in January of Year 6 — mathematics, English reading and English writing — plus an interview, a reference and the candidate's school report; there is no catchment area.
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
DfE URN108113
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for The Grammar School at Leeds. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
2027 entry
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
11+ entry (Year 7): the school's own entrance papers in January of Year 6 - Mathematics, English reading and English writing - plus an interview, a reference and the candidate's latest school report. Outcomes are sent within two weeks of the assessment. Bursary applicants follow an extra first stage: the ISEB Common Pre-Test in October of Year 6, with the highest performers invited to the January examination. There is no catchment area.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena independents completion research 2026-10-28
2028 entry
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
11+ entry (Year 7): the school's own entrance papers in January of Year 6 - Mathematics, English reading and English writing - plus an interview, a reference and the candidate's latest school report. Outcomes are sent within two weeks of the assessment. Bursary applicants follow an extra first stage: the ISEB Common Pre-Test in October of Year 6, with the highest performers invited to the January examination. There is no catchment area.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena independents completion research 2026-10-28
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Key dates & preparation
2028 entry
Test: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn 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: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn 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. Admission is by the school’s own assessment process (examinations and, usually, an interview); the school sets its own oversubscription criteria in its admissions policy — commonly the assessment result first, with sibling or other connections considered at some schools.
Read the school's admissions policy
Results & destinations
2025 results
A level: Average point score per A level entry 47.08 (average grade A-); 45.3% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
A level: Average point score per A level entry 44.38 (average grade B+)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
Scholarships & bursaries
Schemes recorded from the school's own published information. A scholarship is a merit award; a bursary is means-tested. Values are shown exactly as the school states them — where a scheme is honorary, its stated value says so.
11+ entry
Academic Scholarships
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Awarded on how candidates perform in the entrance assessments; for Year 7, academic ability is assessed through the bursary and entrance examinations and candidates will normally be working at greater depth in reading, writing and maths
When: Shortlisting examination in October and entrance examination in January, with an interview
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: All entrance candidates automatically considered
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Bursaries
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested; to qualify, gross income and savings from all sources cannot exceed £85,000 per year; the value is determined by net disposable income and recommended by an independent financial assessor following a rigorous process; families seeking a full bursary must meet at least three of the school's published widening-access criteria
When: Assessed alongside the entrance examinations
What it's worth: A small number of full bursaries alongside a larger number of partial bursaries (percentage range not stated on the page)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
16+ entry
Academic Scholarships
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Awarded on how candidates perform in the entrance assessments; for Year 12 the school looks at GCSE predictions (normally mainly grades 7 or above) and performance in its entrance examinations
When: Entrance assessment and interview in January
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: All entrance candidates automatically considered
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Bursaries
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested; to qualify, gross income and savings from all sources cannot exceed £85,000 per year; the value is determined by net disposable income and recommended by an independent financial assessor following a rigorous process; families seeking a full bursary must meet at least three of the school's published widening-access criteria
When: Assessed alongside the entrance examinations
What it's worth: A small number of full bursaries alongside a larger number of partial bursaries (percentage range not stated on the page)
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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