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Haberdashers' Adams catchment area

Newport · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment area
(distance priority)
Intake
Co-educational · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
Walsall consortium 11+ (GL)
Year 7 places
150
Location
Newport, Shropshire
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Haberdashers' Adams

Haberdashers' Adams draws its intake using a designated catchment or distance priority around Newport. To be considered your child first needs to pass Walsall consortium 11+ (GL), which makes them eligible but does not guarantee a place.

After looked-after and Pupil Premium pupils, Newport attendance-area qualifiers are admitted by score, then out-of-area qualifiers by score; boarding is boys-only. The qualifying distance shifts every year with demand, so a postcode that was inside the catchment one year can fall outside it the next.

Bottom line: for Haberdashers' Adams, both things matter, your child must pass the 11+, and you generally need to live close enough to clear that year's distance cut-off.
Grammar schools near Newport
Shropshire
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Haberdashers' Adams

1

Register

Sign up for Walsall consortium 11+ (GL) with the school or local authority, usually by early summer before Year 6 begins.

2

Sit the test

Your child takes the test in September of Year 6. Results follow in October, before the 31 October secondary application deadline.

3

Get your place

Pass, then your home distance decides. List Newport schools by preference on the application.

FAQs

Haberdashers' Adams catchment, your questions answered

Does Haberdashers' Adams have a catchment area?+
Yes, the Newport attendance area gives priority; in-area qualifiers are placed ahead of out-of-area applicants.
Is Haberdashers' Adams super-selective?+
No. Haberdashers' Adams is a selective grammar with a catchment or distance priority, so both a qualifying mark and your home address affect whether you get a place.
How is the catchment for Haberdashers' Adams measured?+
After looked-after and Pupil Premium pupils, Newport attendance-area qualifiers are admitted by score, then out-of-area qualifiers by score; boarding is boys-only. Distances are normally measured in a straight line from your home to the school, and the cut-off moves each year with demand.
What test does my child sit for Haberdashers' Adams?+
Children applying to Haberdashers' Adams sit Walsall consortium 11+ (GL), usually at the start of Year 6. Register with the school or local authority before the summer deadline in Year 5.
How many places does Haberdashers' Adams offer?+
Haberdashers' Adams admits 150 pupils into Year 7 each year. With far more qualifiers than places, the score needed in practice is well above the basic pass mark.
Can we apply to Haberdashers' Adams from outside the area?+
Yes, you can always apply. In quieter years out-of-area children are offered places, but in-catchment families take priority, so it is less predictable.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at Haberdashers' Adams?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, most often home-to-school distance.
When do we register for the Walsall consortium 11+ (GL)?+
Registration usually opens in the spring or early summer of Year 5 and closes before the test, which is sat in September of Year 6. Results come back in October, the secondary application deadline is 31 October, and offers are sent on national offer day, 1 March. Always confirm the exact dates with Haberdashers' Adams or your local authority.

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Catchment and admissions details change every year. This page is an indicative guide for parents, always confirm the current catchment area, distances, places and test arrangements directly with Haberdashers' Adams and your local authority before applying.