In-Year Admissions

‘In-Year’ Admissions for students applying to enter years 7 to 11 (from another secondary school)

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls is usually oversubscribed in terms of those wishing to join the school, and places available.

Applicants who wish to be assessed for a place on the waiting list for AGGS must apply through the Trafford Council Application portal  www.trafford.gov.uk/admissions

School will be notified of the application, and we will contact parents by email regarding the next steps.

Candidates who have previously been unsuccessful in the School’s Entrance Examination cannot be reassessed until at least the summer term when they are in year 7. Reassessment of a candidate following an unsuccessful ‘in-year’ assessment test may only take place a minimum of 12 months after the original assessment.

Applicants applying to enter Years 7 to 11 will be assessed for their suitability for a grammar school place using selection tests which are as follows:

1. The assessment of applicants who wish to enter the school in Years 7 and 8 shall be by one mathematics paper, a written English paper and a written paper in French or German or Spanish. Applicants for Years 9, 10 and 11 will sit a mathematics paper, a written English paper, a written paper in French or German or Spanish and a science paper consisting of biology, chemistry and physics. All papers will be those used during recent internal exams.
2. The minimum qualifying score for each subject is as follows: English 75%; mathematics 70%; modern foreign language 75%; science 70%. To qualify, applicants need to obtain the minimum qualifying score in all subjects.
3. Applicants who are LAC or in receipt of pupil premium must meet the qualifying score for each subject as follows; English 70%; mathematics 65%, modern foreign language 70%, science 65%. To qualify, applicants need to obtain the minimum qualifying score in all subjects. You will be asked to provide proof of LAC status or receipt of pupil premium.

Parents will be notified in writing of their child’s results and whether their child will be added to the waiting list.  Please refer to the Admissions Policy on the link below for further information regarding in-year admissions (point 2) and the waiting list (point 4.9).