Altrincham Grammar School for Girls 11 Plus (11+) Exam Guide

About Altrincham Grammar School for Girls

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls is a state grammar school for girls aged 11 to 18, in Altrincham, Trafford. It is a popular, heavily oversubscribed school with a Published Admission Number of 204 for Year 7.

Entry to Year 7 is through the Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium test, a single shared 11 Plus (11+) exam sat with four other Trafford grammar schools: Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, Sale Grammar School, Stretford Grammar School and Urmston Grammar School. Your daughter registers and sits the test once, then names any or all of the five consortium schools on her secondary application form.

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls sets its own standardised qualifying score of 334 from the shared test result (324 to 333 for looked-after children and those in receipt of Pupil Premium). Passing this score makes a girl eligible, but the school then allocates its 204 places by catchment area, an 8-mile radius from the school, and distance, rather than by named priority postcodes. This means two girls with the same score can have very different chances depending on how close they live to the school.

Key information for 2027: Altrincham Grammar School for Girls at 11 Plus (11+)

• School type: State grammar school (girls)
• Consortium: Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium
• Registration deadline: midday, Friday 19 June 2026
• Exam date: Monday 14 September 2026
• CAF deadline: end of October 2026
• National school offer day: March 2027
• Contact details: 0161 928 0827, aggs.bright-futures.co.uk/admissions

Admissions information for 2027 entry: Altrincham Grammar School for Girls at 11 Plus (11+)

Registration for Year 7 entry through the Trafford consortium test opens at midday on Thursday 23 April 2026 and closes at midday on Friday 19 June 2026. Your daughter will sit the test in September, with results available before the end of October.

You must also submit your Common Application Form (CAF) to your home local authority by the end of October, listing Altrincham Grammar School for Girls among your preferences; the order you list schools in reflects your order of preference.

To be eligible for Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, your daughter needs a standardised score of 334 or more (324 to 333 for looked-after children and those in receipt of Pupil Premium). The Published Admission Number is 204, and places are then allocated first to looked-after children, then by catchment area (an 8-mile radius from the school) and distance, with out-of-catchment applicants considered after all catchment places are filled.

How can I register my child for the 11 Plus (11+) exam at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls?

To register your daughter for the Trafford consortium test, you as her parent or legal guardian complete the online registration through any of the five consortium schools’ websites, before the 19 June 2026 deadline.

Registering does not commit you to Altrincham Grammar School for Girls alone: because it is a shared consortium test, you can name any or all of the five consortium schools on the secondary application form once you have your result.

What is the 11 Plus (11+) entrance exam format for Altrincham Grammar School for Girls?

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls selects through the Trafford consortium test, set by GL Assessment. It is two multiple-choice papers, each around an hour long, marked by computer, with no standalone English paper.

• Maths: content taught up to the start of Year 6, covering number, measurement, geometry and statistics, with an emphasis on applying knowledge to problem-solving rather than pure recall.
• Verbal reasoning, including English comprehension: word relationships, vocabulary and logic-based verbal puzzles, combined with a comprehension element testing grammar, punctuation and understanding of a written passage.
• Non-verbal reasoning: shape relationships, sequences, codes and spatial pattern questions, tested separately from the verbal paper.

Scores are age-standardised, so a girl born early in the school year is not disadvantaged against one born later.

How to prepare your child for the 11 Plus (11+) Altrincham Grammar School for Girls exam

Because the consortium test blends English comprehension into the verbal reasoning paper rather than testing it separately, comprehension technique and reading stamina deserve just as much attention as classic verbal reasoning puzzle types.

Full, timed practice tests under exam conditions are the best way to build speed and confidence for the real thing, alongside regular practice transferring answers to a separate answer sheet against the clock, since the papers are computer-marked.

For Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (Trafford Consortium) 11+ preparation, we recommend the following packs: