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Urmston Grammar
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Urmston Grammar catchment area

Urmston · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment + open
score places
Intake
Co-educational · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
Trafford Consortium (CEM-style/GL)
Year 7 places
150
Location
Newton Rd, Urmston, Manchester M41 5UG
Website
urmstongrammar.org.uk
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Urmston Grammar

Urmston Grammar runs a two-route admissions model. It reserves a block of places for a designated catchment or priority area, where home-to-school distance matters, and it offers a second block of places on 11+ score alone, open to families living anywhere. That makes it both a catchment school and, in part, a super-selective.

Qualify, then: 20 places to highest scorers from anywhere, 10 to highest-scoring pupil-premium, then remaining places by distance to the school. So if you live in the priority area you compete mainly with local families, and if you live further away a high enough score can still win one of the open places.

Bottom line: Urmston Grammar has a catchment, but it is not the whole story, a strong score keeps the door open even from outside the area.
Grammar schools near Urmston
Trafford
Nearby options

Other grammar schools near Urmston

Stretford Grammar School
Stretford · Catchment area
2.1 miles away
Sale Grammar School
Sale · Catchment area
2.9 miles away
Loreto Grammar School
Altrincham · Catchment area
4.5 miles away
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
Altrincham · Catchment area
4.7 miles away
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham · Catchment area
5.2 miles away
St Ambrose College
Hale Barns · Catchment area
6.2 miles away
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Urmston Grammar

1

Register

Sign up for Trafford Consortium (CEM-style/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

Aim high: a top score can win an open place from anywhere, and helps in the catchment block too.

FAQs

Urmston Grammar catchment, your questions answered

Does Urmston Grammar have a catchment area?+
No fixed catchment, but distance (M41/M31 priority) decides most places after a separate top-20 score block.
Is Urmston Grammar super-selective?+
Partly. Urmston Grammar reserves some places on 11+ score alone (open to any address) but also keeps a block for its catchment or priority area, so it is best described as part super-selective, part catchment.
How is the catchment for Urmston Grammar measured?+
Qualify, then: 20 places to highest scorers from anywhere, 10 to highest-scoring pupil-premium, then remaining places by distance to the school. 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 Urmston Grammar?+
Children applying to Urmston Grammar sit Trafford Consortium (CEM-style/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 Urmston Grammar offer?+
Urmston Grammar 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 Urmston Grammar from outside the area?+
Yes. You can sit the test from any address, and Urmston Grammar keeps a block of places for the highest scorers regardless of where they live, so an out-of-area child with a strong score has a realistic route in.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at Urmston Grammar?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, either the open score block or your position in the catchment.
When do we register for the Trafford Consortium (CEM-style/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 Urmston Grammar 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 Urmston Grammar and your local authority before applying.