There are four 11 plus selective schools in Altrincham. Their addresses and admissions links are provided below:
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, Marlborough Road, Bowdon, Altrincham WA14 2RS
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, Cavendish Road, Bowdon, Altrincham WA14 2NL
Loreto Grammar School, Dunham Road, Altrincham WA14 4AH
St Ambrose College, Wicker Lane, Halebarns, Altrincham WA15 0HE
For further information on Altrincham 11 Plus Selective Schools Admissions please visit:
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Admissions: https://www.agsb.co.uk/admissions/
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Admissions: http://www.aggs.trafford.sch.uk/admissions/
Loreto Grammar School Admissions: https://www.loretogrammar.co.uk/1516/year-7-2020-entry
St Ambrose College Admissions:https://www.st-ambrosecollege.org.uk/page/?title=Year+7+Admissions+2020&pid=42
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls and Loreto Grammar School for Girls are both single-sex grammar schools. Altrincham Grammar School for Girls allocates 175 places in Year 7, whilst Loreto Grammar School for Girls allocates only 150 places in Year 7. Altrincham Grammar School for Girls follows the CEM (University of Durham) 11 plus selection test, whilst Loreto Grammar School for Girls follows the GL Assessment (University of Edinburgh) 11 plus selection test.
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys and Saint Ambrose College are also both single-sex grammar schools. Altrincham Grammar School for Boys allocates 175 places in Year 7, whilst Saint Ambrose College allocates only 150 places in Year 7. Altrincham Grammar School for Boys follows the GL Assessment (University of Edinburgh) 11 plus selection test, whilst Saint Ambrose College write their own 11 plus selection test.
The 11 plus exams for Altrincham Selective Schools is in the month of September.
The results for Altrincham Selective Schools come out in October. This is when parents are most likely to find out if their child has secured a Selective School place.
Allocations of school places will be officially declared in March.
WHICH 11+ PRACTICE PAPERS ONLINE TESTS DO WE RECOMMEND?
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys-the exam consists of maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. We recommend our Gold Package.
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls - the exam consists of reasoning (maths), verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning we recommend our Gold Package. Note: You will have to work on vocabulary and comprehension separately. We can guide you on this.
Loreto Grammar School - the exam consists of maths, verbal reasoning and English. We recommend our Silver Package. Note: You will have to work on English separately. We can guide you on this.
St Ambrose College - the exam consists of maths, verbal reasoning and English. We recommend our Silver Package. Note: You will have to work on English separately. We can guide you on this.
Altrincham is a town south of the River Mersey in Trafford, Greater Manchester. The population was just below 53000 after the last census in 2011. It is an affluent commuter town with strong transport links. It has three Ice Hockey clubs and is home to many middle-class citizens. It has it’s own Music Festival that takes place in August. Altrincham is known for its historic market that was set up over 700 years ago. On the town’s outskirts lies the infamous Dunham Massey Hall which was built in the 18th Century.
There are eight Secondary Schools in Altrincham, where five of them are Grammar Schools. Altrincham Grammar School for Boys and Girls has Specialist Status in Languages. Loreto Grammar School has Specialist Status in Science and Maths. St Ambrose College has Specialist Status in Maths and Computing. All the four grammar schools were rating as Outstanding by Ofsted during their last visit.
The list below shows the areas from where Altrincham Selective School students commute. Note: This is not an exhaustive list.
Altrincham, Ashley, Ashley Heath, Ashton Upon Mersey, Baguley, Bowdon, Bowgreen, Broadheath, Brooklands, Bucklow Hill, Carrington, Davenport Green, Dunham Town, Hale Barns, Little Bollington, Oldfield Brow, Rosehill, Rostherne, Roundthorn, Sale, Sinderland Green, Tatton Dale, Thorns Green, Timperley, Warburton Green, Well Green.