Schools / Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford Grammar School for Boys
- Partially selective school
- Boys
- Day
- Ages 11–18
- 1,590 pupils
Watford Grammar School for Boys is a partially selective school for boys in Watford, Hertfordshire, educating around 1,600 pupils aged 11 to 18. It is a Church of England school. A proportion of Year 7 places (see the admissions statistics) is allocated by the South West Herts Consortium academic test, set by GL Assessment in mathematics and verbal reasoning.
RegionEast of England
DfE URN136276
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for Watford Grammar School for Boys. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
2027 entry
Set by GL Assessment
South West Herts Schools Consortium academic ability test, provided by GL Assessment: two multiple-choice papers — Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning — sat in September of Year 6. Partially selective school: about 25% of Year 7 places are allocated by this test (no pass mark; registering for the test is not an application for a place).
10713 published practice questions tagged for this exam
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2028 entry
Set by GL Assessment
South West Herts Schools Consortium academic ability test, provided by GL Assessment: two multiple-choice papers — Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning — sat in September of Year 6. Partially selective school: about 25% of Year 7 places are allocated by this test (no pass mark; registering for the test is not an application for a place).
10713 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: unverified · Route source
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Key dates & preparation
2028 entry
Test: Early September of Year 6, on a Saturday — the consortium academic test (September 2027)
Results: October 2027 — the consortium issues test scores 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: Early September of Year 6, on a Saturday — the consortium academic test (September 2026)
Results: October 2026 — the consortium issues test scores 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
Catchment applies
Most Year 7 places are allocated by proximity under the school’s own policy; 25% of places are academic-ability places ranked by the consortium test score. Looked-after children have statutory priority.
Read the school's admissions policy
Results & destinations
2025 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 68.9; 83.3% 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 39.56 (average grade B); 26.5% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 66.5; 84.7% 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 41.99 (average grade B+)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
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