11+ Greater Manchester
11+ Greater Manchester
There are seven selective grammar schools in the Trafford area of Greater Manchester. Five of the grammar schools belong to the Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium. The five schools in the Consortium all use the same 11 plus admissions test, details of these schools can be found on our 11+ Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium page. The other two grammar schools are Catholic state funded grammar schools. These two schools are not part of the Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium. These schools have their own admissions exams.
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Loreto Grammar School
Gender: Girls
Number of places in Year 7: 150
Phone: 0161 928 3703
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2027 entry
Registration opens: 27th June 2026 at 10:00am
Registration closes: 31st July 2026 at 1:00pm
Date of Exam: 18th September 2026
Type of Exam: GL Assessment provides the English and Verbal Reasoning (VR) papers, the Maths paper is written in-house by School staff.
Number of papers: Three. One paper for each subject: Maths (45 minutes, in-house), English (GL, 45 minutes, multiple choice), Verbal Reasoning (GL, 50 minutes, multiple choice).
Subjects Tested: English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning
Date of results: mid-October 2026 (exact date TBC)
Local Authority Common Application Form (CAF) required?: Yes - Common Application Form applications between 1st September 2026 and 31st October 2026
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St Ambrose College
Gender: Boys
Number of places in Year 7: 140
Phone: 0161 980 2711
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2027 entry
Registration opens: 21st April 2026
Registration closes: 6th July 2026
Date of Exam: 18th September 2026
Type of Exam: GL Assessment provides the Verbal Reasoning (VR) paper, the Maths and English papers are written in-house by School staff.
Number of papers: Three. One paper for each subject: Verbal Reasoning (GL, 50 minutes, multiple choice), Maths (in-house, 35 minutes, multiple choice), English (in-house, 35 minutes, multiple choice).
Subjects Tested: English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning
Date of results: mid-October 2026 (exact date TBC)
Local Authority Common Application Form (CAF) required?: Yes - Common Application Form applications between 1st September 2026 and 31st October 2026
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