Admissions Process

Entry Requirements, Exams and Assessments

Please read the information below regarding entry choices and assessments.

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Pupils enter the Junior School in Reception (age 4) through to Year 6; with the majority joining the Senior School in Year 7 (age 11) or Sixth Form in Year 12 (age 16). Students can also join us in Years 8, 9 and 10.

Entry to Bradford Grammar Junior School is by assessment. Visit the ‘How to Apply‘ page for further details about the key assessment dates.

Entry to Reception and Year 1

Children are invited to spend part of the morning in the Junior School during the spring term for age related assessments. The assessments take place in an informal and friendly atmosphere and are designed to evaluate whether a child will be able to settle and make progress in the Junior School.

Reception (4+) Entry – The assessment process for Reception will combine children working in small groups and also one-to-one with an Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) teacher. The informal assessment is designed to evaluate a child’s aptitude for learning, potential for academic growth and personal and social development.

Year 1 (5+) Entry – Applicants for entry into Year 1 are invited into school to work with a teacher. Children are expected to read with the teacher and their ability in English and Mathematics is assessed. Responses to new concepts and interactions with peers and the teachers will also be assessed.

Entry to Year 2 to Year 6 

Children are invited into school for a day where they sit age appropriate assessments in English and Maths. Members of staff will also spend time with the boys and girls to assess their social skills and their potential.

If you wish to speak to someone regarding the Junior School assessments, please contact Sarah Lockett, Admissions Team on 01274 553713 or admissions.jnr@bradfordgrammar.com.

Following the assessment day you will receive a letter from the Head of the Junior School informing you of the outcome.

Please note we are unable to offer Assisted Places to children entering the Junior School. Nor do we offer Assisted Places for those children in Clock House Year 6 transferring into Year 7 (Senior School).

Children who join us in the Junior School are not required to sit further exams or assessments for entry to the Senior School, unless in exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the Head.

Year 6 pupils have a taster day in the Senior School prior to entering Year 7 in September.

Year 7 Assessments

Year 7 Assisted Places Assessment: 27 November 2024
Closing Date for Assisted Places: Monday 18 November 2024

Entrance Exams: Week commencing 20 January 2025. The date of your child’s assessment will be advised after the closing date.
Closing Date for the Entrance Exam: Friday 10 January 2025

Further details about this year’s exams and assessments can be requested by email admissions@bradfordgrammar.com or telephone 01274 553702  / 07976 985592.

A letter giving the results will be posted to parents at the start of February together with an invitation for our successful candidates to join us for a Taster Day. Boys and girls are invited into school to sample lessons, lunchtime activities and sport/music/art in the afternoon. This Taster Day gives children an opportunity to meet their future classmates, make friends and see what BGS has to offer. Taster Days are extremely popular and often help boys and girls make a decision on which school is right for them.

Students will be invited to Bradford Grammar School to sit entrance exams in Maths and English. Visit the ‘How to Apply‘ page for further details about the key assessment dates. Specimen questions are available on request. Please note Assisted Places are not available for those students entering Year 8, Year 9 or Year 10.

Following the entrance examination you will receive a letter from the Headmaster informing you of the outcome. Successful students will have the opportunity to have a ‘taster morning’ in school.

For entry into Year 12 (Lower Sixth Form), please read the following information.

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