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Newport Girls' High School catchment area

Newport · girls grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment area
(distance priority)
Intake
Girls · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
Walsall consortium 11+ (GL)
Year 7 places
90
Location
Newport, Shropshire
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Newport Girls' High School

Newport Girls' High School 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 children and up to 15 Pupil Premium qualifiers, catchment-area qualifiers are admitted, then all other qualifiers by score. 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 Newport Girls' High 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 Newport
Shropshire
Nearby options

Other grammar schools near Newport

Haberdashers' Adams
Newport · Catchment area
0.3 miles away
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Wolverhampton · No catchment
16.3 miles away
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Walsall · No catchment
20.5 miles away
Queen Mary's High School
Walsall · No catchment
20.6 miles away
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Birmingham · Part-catchment
26.0 miles away
King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls
Birmingham · Part-catchment
26.1 miles away
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Newport Girls' High School

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

Newport Girls' High School catchment, your questions answered

Does Newport Girls' High School have a catchment area?+
Yes, it has a defined catchment area; in-area qualifiers are ranked ahead of any out-of-area applicants.
Is Newport Girls' High School super-selective?+
No. Newport Girls' High 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 Newport Girls' High School measured?+
After looked-after children and up to 15 Pupil Premium qualifiers, catchment-area qualifiers are admitted, then all other qualifiers by score. 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 Newport Girls' High School?+
Children applying to Newport Girls' High School 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 Newport Girls' High School offer?+
Newport Girls' High School admits 90 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 Newport Girls' High 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 Newport Girls' High 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 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 Newport Girls' High 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 Newport Girls' High School and your local authority before applying.