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Loreto Grammar School catchment area

Altrincham · girls grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment area
(distance priority)
Intake
Girls · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
Governors' Entrance Exam
Year 7 places
150
Location
Altrincham, Trafford
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Loreto Grammar School

Loreto Grammar School draws its intake using a designated catchment or distance priority around Altrincham. To be considered your child first needs to pass Governors' Entrance Exam, which makes them eligible but does not guarantee a place.

Pass the Governors' Entrance Exam, then ranked by faith categories: Catholic looked-after, Catholic siblings, Catholic pastoral-area pupils, other Catholics, then others. 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 Loreto Grammar School, 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 Altrincham
Trafford
Nearby options

Other grammar schools near Altrincham

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
Altrincham · Catchment area
0.5 miles away
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham · Catchment area
0.7 miles away
St Ambrose College
Hale Barns · Catchment area
1.8 miles away
Sale Grammar School
Sale · Catchment area
2.6 miles away
Urmston Grammar
Urmston · Part-catchment
4.5 miles away
Stretford Grammar School
Stretford · Catchment area
4.5 miles away
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Loreto Grammar School

1

Register

Sign up for Governors' Entrance Exam 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 Altrincham schools by preference on the application.

FAQs

Loreto Grammar School catchment, your questions answered

Does Loreto Grammar School have a catchment area?+
Effectively yes, via faith: baptised Catholic girls at associated primaries in nominated Local Pastoral Areas are prioritised after passing the test.
Is Loreto Grammar School super-selective?+
No. Loreto Grammar School 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 Loreto Grammar School measured?+
Pass the Governors' Entrance Exam, then ranked by faith categories: Catholic looked-after, Catholic siblings, Catholic pastoral-area pupils, other Catholics, then others. 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 Loreto Grammar School?+
Children applying to Loreto Grammar School sit Governors' Entrance Exam, 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 Loreto Grammar School offer?+
Loreto Grammar School 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 Loreto Grammar School 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 Loreto Grammar School?+
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 Governors' Entrance Exam?+
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 Loreto Grammar School 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 Loreto Grammar School and your local authority before applying.