---
type: "School Guide"
title: "Grammar School Catchment Areas in England: Map & Guides"
description: "Catchment-area guides for all 162 grammar schools in England, by region. See which have a catchment, which take top 11+ scorers from anywhere, plus a free postcode checker and map."
resource: https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/
tags: ["grammar schools", "pip"]
timestamp: 2026-10-13T19:42:37Z
image: https://pip11plus.com/og-grammar.png
---

162 schools 21 regions Free checker

# Grammar school catchment areas in England

A clear, parent-friendly answer for every grammar school: does it have a catchment, or does it take the top 11+ scorers from anywhere?

We mapped all **162 state grammar schools** in England and read each school's current admissions policy. 107 use a designated catchment or distance priority, 31 reserve a catchment block but also take top scorers from any address, and 24 are super-selective with no catchment at all. Pick a region below, or use the free postcode checker to rank your nearest grammars by distance.

### Find your nearest grammar schools

Pop in your postcode and rank every grammar school by distance, with a map and a clear catchment answer for each.

[Open the catchment checker →](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-school-catchment-checker)

By region

## Grammar schools by region

[Sutton and Wallington 5 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/sutton-and-wallington)

[London Boroughs 14 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/london-boroughs)

[Kent 32 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/kent)

[Medway 6 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/medway)

[Buckinghamshire 13 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/buckinghamshire)

[Slough and Berkshire 6 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/slough-and-berkshire)

[Essex 11 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/essex)

[Birmingham 8 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/birmingham)

[Walsall and Wolves 3 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/walsall-and-wolves)

[Warwickshire 5 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/warwickshire)

[Shropshire 2 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/shropshire)

[Trafford 7 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/trafford)

[Lancashire 4 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/lancashire)

[Wirral 5 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/wirral)

[Yorkshire 6 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/yorkshire)

[Cumbria 1 grammar school](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/cumbria)

[Lincolnshire 14 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/lincolnshire)

[Gloucestershire 7 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/gloucestershire)

[Devon and Cornwall 7 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/devon-and-cornwall)

[Dorset 4 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/dorset)

[Wiltshire 2 grammar schools](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/wiltshire)