Fully selective state school · Gloucestershire
The Crypt 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
- Podsmead Road, Gloucester, South West, GL2 5AE
- Year 7 admission
- Mixed 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
- 155
- September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 155
- 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.
Selection route
- 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
- Applicants who attain the Qualifying Standard in The Crypt School Grammar School Test and submit the Common Application Form preference.
- Score policy
- The Grammar School Test determines a standardised score. The Qualifying Standard is the minimum standardised score required for consideration and is not a pre-defined pass mark; the standard is lower for Pupil Premium and care categories.
- Oversubscription
- Looked-after and previously looked-after applicants who meet the qualifying standard; qualifying Pupil Premium applicants; qualifying children of eligible school staff; then all other qualifying applicants in Grammar School Test rank order, with distance and score tie-breaks.
- 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
- Non-verbal reasoning
These stages are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.
- 1. Grammar School Entrance Test
Registered pupils sit the entrance test for September 2027 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 opens
- 18 May 2026
- Gloucestershire Grammar Schools 11 Plus
- Registration closes
- 26 June 2026
- Gloucestershire Grammar Schools 11 Plus
- Entrance test
- 12 September 2026
- Gloucestershire Grammar Schools 11 Plus
- Secondary application closes
- 31 October 2026
- Gloucestershire 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.
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Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does The Crypt School use?
The Crypt School uses Gloucestershire Grammar Schools 11 Plus for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does The Crypt School have?
The Crypt School's published admission number is 155 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to The Crypt School?
Applicants who attain the Qualifying Standard in The Crypt School Grammar School Test and submit the Common Application Form preference.
Are The Crypt School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
Looked-after and previously looked-after applicants who meet the qualifying standard; qualifying Pupil Premium applicants; qualifying children of eligible school staff; then all other qualifying applicants in Grammar School Test rank order, with distance and score tie-breaks.
What subjects should a child prepare for The Crypt School?
The verified school or linked route evidence covers English, Mathematics, and Non-verbal reasoning.
How current is the information for The Crypt 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
- The Crypt School Admissions Policy for September 2027 Intake
The Crypt School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- Grammar schools: entrance test information for September 2027
Gloucestershire County Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
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