Marling School 11+ admissions

Address

Cainscross Road, Stroud, South West, GL5 4HE

Year 7 admission

Boys for Year 7 admission

School type

Fully selective state school

Funding

State-funded

Day or boarding

Day school

Religion or denomination

GIAS records no applicable religious character.

Published admission number

150

September 2027 entry

Academically selected places

150

September 2027 entry

Preferences per offer

The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.

Assessment provider

Gloucestershire grammar schools

Gloucestershire grammar schools is verified for the linked assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.

• Gloucestershire Grammar Schools 11 PlusFormal consortium

  Provider

  Gloucestershire grammar schools

  Delivery

  A shared grammar entrance test administered and registered by the grammar schools

  Each opted grammar school sends confirmation of whether the child achieved that school's qualifying score; qualification alone is not an offer.

  Official registration page

Eligibility

Boys in the correct chronological cohort for Year 7 who meet the qualifying standard in the Entrance Test.

Score policy

The Entrance Test produces standardised scores and a rank order. The qualifying standard is not a fixed pass mark and reflects the cohort's rank order.

Oversubscription

Looked-after or previously looked-after boys who meet the qualifying standard; candidates attracting Pupil Premium who meet it; then other qualifying candidates in Entrance Test rank order, with Cotswold Beacon Academy Trust primary attendance and straight-line distance tie-breaks.

Registration

GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

• English
• Mathematics
• Non-verbal reasoning

These stages are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.

1. 1. Grammar School Entrance Test

   Registered pupils sit the entrance test for September 2027 Year 7 entry.

Registration opens

GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.

Registration deadline

GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.

Test date

GIAS does not publish the current test dates.

CAF deadline

GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.

National Offer Day

GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Fee per term

This is a state-funded school.

Fee per year

This is a state-funded school.

Published fee context

This is a state-funded school.

Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

• Build English comprehension skillsDraw one supported conclusion that is not directly stated.
• Try Comprehension X-RayFree interactive practice relevant to English comprehension.
• Build maths and numerical reasoning skillsSelect and perform a short sequence of operations in context.
• Try Step BuilderFree interactive practice relevant to maths and numerical reasoning.
• Build non-verbal and spatial reasoning skillsCombine row or column rules to select one missing figure.
• Try Matrix MachineFree interactive practice relevant to non-verbal and spatial reasoning.

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1. Open state-funded school fields CSV

   Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.

2. Grammar schools: entrance test information for September 2027

   Gloucestershire County Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

3. Marling School Admissions Policy 2027 Entry

   Marling School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

4. ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract

   Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.