Grammar schools near a town
Choose a town to compare nearby state selective schools, then check each school’s own admissions rules.
Choose your town
Each guide uses a named ONS place coordinate and the same five, ten and fifteen mile radii. This first batch covers selected towns. For other locations, use the postcode search in the school directory.
| Town | Within 5 miles | Within 10 miles | Within 15 miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| AltrinchamGreater Manchester | Within 5 miles7 | Within 10 miles7 | Within 15 miles7 |
| Aylesbury | Within 5 miles3 | Within 10 miles3 | Within 15 miles10 |
| ChelmsfordEssex | Within 5 miles2 | Within 10 miles2 | Within 15 miles2 |
| ColchesterEssex | Within 5 miles2 | Within 10 miles2 | Within 15 miles2 |
| DartfordKent | Within 5 miles8 | Within 10 miles12 | Within 15 miles18 |
| High Wycombe | Within 5 miles4 | Within 10 miles9 | Within 15 miles16 |
| MaidstoneKent | Within 5 miles4 | Within 10 miles10 | Within 15 miles21 |
| OrpingtonOuter London | Within 5 miles3 | Within 10 miles11 | Within 15 miles18 |
| Reading | Within 5 miles2 | Within 10 miles2 | Within 15 miles6 |
| Slough | Within 5 miles5 | Within 10 miles7 | Within 15 miles15 |
| SuttonOuter London | Within 5 miles5 | Within 10 miles7 | Within 15 miles12 |
| TonbridgeKent | Within 5 miles6 | Within 10 miles6 | Within 15 miles13 |
Location data and method
- Office for National Statistics: Index of Place Names in Great Britain, July 2024 (IPN_GB_2024.csv)
Place names, built-up areas, local authorities and coordinates, July 2024. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Office for National Statistics: Coastal communities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 (ons-bua-characteristics-2021.xlsx)
Usual residents per 2022 built-up area, Census 2021 (tables 1d and 1e). Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
Region of each local authority district. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Office for National Statistics: Trace Learn 11 Plus school catalog coordinates (GIAS postcodes resolved against the ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026)
School coordinates in apps/web/content/11-plus-admissions/schools.json and curated-schools.json. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions parents ask
Does living near a grammar school mean my child can attend?
Distance alone does not establish eligibility. Qualification, priority areas and oversubscription rules differ by school. Check the current determined policy and your council’s application guidance.
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Use the free diagnostic to find a useful starting point. Practice results are separate from school admissions.