Gloucestershire grammar school
Pate's Grammar School
Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 0HG
Last checked 15 October 2026 · Source: DfE GIAS
- Who can apply
- Boys and girls
- Entrance test
- Gloucestershire grammar schools entrance test
- Ranking (GCSE)
- #11
Pate's Grammar School at a glance
- Entrance test
- Gloucestershire grammar schools entrance test
For September 2028 entry · children now in Year 5
- Registration opens
- 8 February 2027
- Registration closes
- 19 March 2027
- Test day
- 3 July 2027
- Planned date: the county council says the grammar schools are planning for the test to take place on Saturday 3 July 2027.
- Results
- Not confirmed yet
- National Offer Day
- 1 March 2028
September 2027 entry · children now in Year 6
- Results
- Not confirmed yet
- Apply to your council by
- 31 October 2026
- National Offer Day
- 1 March 2027
- Qualifying score
- No pass mark: places in rank order
Dates and scores are shown only once we've checked them against the official admissions information. Always confirm with the test organiser before you rely on them.
Key dates
For September 2028 entry · children now in Year 5
- Not confirmed yet
Results
- 8 February 2027
Registration opensNext
- 19 March 2027
Registration closes
- 3 July 2027
Test day
Planned date: the county council says the grammar schools are planning for the test to take place on Saturday 3 July 2027.
- 31 October 2027
Secondary school application deadline
Apply through your local council, listing grammar schools you want.
- 1 March 2028
National Offer Day
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Dates from the Gloucestershire grammar schools entrance test, checked 19 October 2026. Official information(opens in a new tab)
September 2027 entry · children now in Year 6
- Test day
- 12 September 2026(passed)
- Results
- Not confirmed yet
- Apply to your council by
- 31 October 2026
- National Offer Day
- 1 March 2027
Pate's Grammar School: not a pre-defined pass mark; standard Qualifying Group is the highest ranking 250 students, with minimum standards in each part of the Test. Disadvantaged students qualify for a Priority Place with a score within 15% or better of the 150th ranked standardised score.
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About Pate's Grammar School
Pate's Grammar School is a grammar school with academy status in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. It caters for pupils aged 11 to 18. The school was founded with a fund bestowed to Corpus Christi College, Oxford, by Richard Pate in 1574. The school became co-educational in 1986, when Pate's Grammar School for Girls merged with Cheltenham Grammar School. Pate's has been awarded 'State Secondary School of the Year' twice by The Sunday Times in their Good Schools Guide in 2012 and 2020. In 2013, and again in 2024, the school was given an Outstanding judgement by Ofsted.
The entrance test
Children applying for Year 7 sit the Gloucestershire grammar schools entrance test, run by The seven Gloucestershire grammar schools.
Catchment area
Gloucestershire area with co-ed entry
Catchment rules can change each year. The school's admissions policy has the final word.
School results2024/25
- RankRanked #11
- GCSE Attainment 8
- 82.7 out of 90
- 99.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths
- A level points per entry
- 50.8(A average)
Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/25. Results reflect who a school admits as well as its teaching. See all grammar school rankings and how they work
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Common questions
- Which 11+ test does Pate's Grammar School use?
- Children applying for Year 7 at Pate's Grammar School sit the Gloucestershire grammar schools entrance test, run by The seven Gloucestershire grammar schools.
- Is Pate's Grammar School for boys or girls?
- Pate's Grammar School is co-educational: it admits both boys and girls into Year 7.
- When is the Gloucestershire grammar schools entrance test for 2028 entry?
- The Gloucestershire grammar schools entrance test for September 2028 entry is on 3 July 2027. Registration closes on 19 March 2027.
- When is the Gloucestershire grammar schools entrance test for 2027 entry?
- The Gloucestershire grammar schools entrance test for September 2027 entry is on 12 September 2026. Registration closes on 26 June 2026.
- What is the pass mark for Pate's Grammar School?
- Gloucestershire grammar schools entrance test: places go in rank order, so there's no fixed pass mark, and we don't have a verified cut-off for 2027 entry. Pate's Grammar School: not a pre-defined pass mark; standard Qualifying Group is the highest ranking 250 students, with minimum standards in each part of the Test. Disadvantaged students qualify for a Priority Place with a score within 15% or better of the 150th ranked standardised score. A score at this level doesn't guarantee a place: Pate's Grammar School offers places under its own admissions policy.
- Where is Pate's Grammar School?
- Pate's Grammar School is at Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 0HG.
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Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 0HG