---
type: "School Guide"
title: "Bexley Grammar School Catchment Area and 11+ Guide"
description: "No formal catchment, but distance decides at the margin: after the top 180 scorers, remaining places go to the nearest qualifying children. Map, distances and the test."
resource: https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/bexley-grammar-school-catchment-area
tags: ["grammar-schools", "grammar schools", "catchment areas", "pip"]
timestamp: 2026-10-13T19:42:37Z
image: https://pip11plus.com/og-grammar.png
---

Catchment or distance priority Co-educational London

# Bexley Grammar School catchment area

Welling · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18

Location matters

### Does Bexley Grammar School have a catchment area?

**Yes.** No formal catchment, but distance decides at the margin: after the top 180 scorers, remaining places go to the nearest qualifying children.

Admissions

Catchment or
distance priority

Intake

Co-educational · ages 11 to 18

11+ test

Bexley Selection Test

Year 7 places

210

Location

Welling, London

Catchment, explained

## How catchment works at Bexley Grammar School

Be deemed selective in the Bexley Selection Test; the top 180 scores are guaranteed, then siblings, staff and remaining places by straight-line distance.

Check whether the school uses a named priority area, home-to-school distance, or other priority groups. The map is a starting point, not an admissions decision.

Grammar schools near Welling

London

Nearby options

## Other grammar schools near Welling

[Beths Grammar School Bexley · Area or distance priority 1.3 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/beths-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School Sidcup · Area or distance priority 1.4 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/chislehurst-and-sidcup-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Townley Grammar School Bexleyheath · Area or distance priority 2.0 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/townley-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Wilmington Grammar School for Girls Wilmington · Area or distance priority 4.9 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/wilmington-grammar-school-for-girls-catchment-area)

[Dartford Grammar School Dartford · Score + location 4.9 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/dartford-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Wilmington · Area or distance priority 5.0 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/wilmington-grammar-school-for-boys-catchment-area)

Applying

## Sitting the 11+ for Bexley Grammar School

1

### Read the rules

Check [Bexley Grammar School's admissions information](https://www.bexleygs.co.uk/page/?title=Admissions+FAQs&pid=276) for the current priority categories, address rules and entry year.

2

### Register for the test

Find the current Bexley Selection Test instructions and deadline from the school, consortium or local authority. Registration routes can differ.

3

### Apply for a place

Submit your secondary school preferences by your local authority's deadline. A qualifying test result makes your child eligible; it is not an offer.

FAQs

## Bexley Grammar School catchment, your questions answered

**Does Bexley Grammar School have a catchment area?**

No formal catchment, but distance decides at the margin: after the top 180 scorers, remaining places go to the nearest qualifying children.

**How are places allocated at Bexley Grammar School?**

Be deemed selective in the Bexley Selection Test; the top 180 scores are guaranteed, then siblings, staff and remaining places by straight-line distance. Check the [school's current admissions information](https://www.bexleygs.co.uk/page/?title=Admissions+FAQs&pid=276) before applying.

**What test does my child need to take?**

Bexley Grammar School lists Bexley Selection Test as its entrance test. Check its current registration instructions and dates before making plans.

**How many Year 7 places does Bexley Grammar School offer?**

The published admission number in our source data is 210. Confirm the number for your child's entry year in the school's current policy.

**Does passing the entrance test guarantee a place?**

No. Meeting the qualifying standard makes a child eligible for consideration. Offers then follow the school's published priority and oversubscription rules.

### Practise the subjects this test uses

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Admissions details can change each year. Check [Bexley Grammar School's published information](https://www.bexleygs.co.uk/page/?title=Admissions+FAQs&pid=276) and your local authority's current arrangements before applying. The map shows nearby schools; it does not predict an offer.