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Fully selective state school · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Poole Grammar School 11+ admissions

Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.

September 2027 entry

Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026

At a glance

Address
Gravel Hill, Poole, South West, BH17 9JU
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
180
September 2027 entry
Academically selected places
180
September 2027 entry
Preferences per offer
The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
Assessment provider
GL Assessment
GL Assessment is verified for the linked assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.

Selection route

Eligibility
Boys must meet the required academic standard in the Dorset Consortium entrance tests in English, mathematics and verbal reasoning and apply through the coordinated local-authority process.
Score policy
The aggregate of the three age-standardised entrance-test scores determines whether a boy meets the required standard. The policy issues the test score and pass mark to parents and uses higher scores to rank applicants within oversubscription categories.
Oversubscription
Eligible applicants are prioritised in order of looked-after or previously looked-after children; Pupil Premium applicants inside the historic Borough of Poole or specified Poole postcodes; Pupil Premium applicants outside that area; eligible sons of qualifying staff; other eligible applicants inside that area; and other eligible applicants outside it. Entrance-test scores rank within categories, with distance and random allocation used for ties.
Registration
GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

What the assessment covers

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

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Verbal reasoning

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

  1. 1. Dorset Consortium entrance test

    Registered Year 5 pupils sit the test for Year 7 entry.

Key dates

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.

Shared assessment-route dates

Registration closes
4 September 2026
Dorset Grammar Schools 11 Plus
Entrance test
26 September 2026
Dorset Grammar Schools 11 Plus

Fees

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 context

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

Relevant skills and exercises

Nearby and related schools

Questions families ask

Which 11+ test does Poole Grammar School use?

Poole Grammar School uses Dorset Grammar Schools 11 Plus for September 2027 entry.

How many Year 7 places does Poole Grammar School have?

Poole Grammar School's published admission number is 180 for September 2027 entry.

Who is eligible to apply to Poole Grammar School?

Boys must meet the required academic standard in the Dorset Consortium entrance tests in English, mathematics and verbal reasoning and apply through the coordinated local-authority process.

Are Poole Grammar School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?

Eligible applicants are prioritised in order of looked-after or previously looked-after children; Pupil Premium applicants inside the historic Borough of Poole or specified Poole postcodes; Pupil Premium applicants outside that area; eligible sons of qualifying staff; other eligible applicants inside that area; and other eligible applicants outside it. Entrance-test scores rank within categories, with distance and random allocation used for ties.

What subjects should a child prepare for Poole Grammar School?

The verified school or linked route evidence covers English, Mathematics, and Verbal reasoning.

How current is the information for Poole Grammar School?

Trace Learn reviewed 4 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.

Sources and review record

  1. Joining Year 7 in September 2027

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

  2. Open state-funded school fields CSV

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

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

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

  4. Poole Grammar School Admissions September 2027 entry

    Poole Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

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