Bury Grammar School 7 Plus (7+) Entry Guide

About Bury Grammar School

Bury Grammar School’s Primary Division, with separate Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ Schools, does 7+ entry differently from every exam-day school in the region: applications are welcomed at any point of the year, there’s no formal deadline, and there’s no single dated 7+ exam at all.

The other headline is what happens later: Primary Division pupils do not sit the 11+ to transfer to the Senior School.

Key information for 2027 entry to Bury Grammar School at 7 Plus (7+)

• School type: separate Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ Schools within the Primary Division, Bury
• Rolling admissions: applications welcome at any time of year, no formal deadline, no fixed exam date
• Assessment from Year 1 upward: English and maths assessments plus a meeting with a senior Primary Team member about your child’s learning, hobbies and interests
• A reference is requested from your child’s current headteacher
• Primary Division pupils transfer to the Senior School without sitting the 11+
• No bursaries at Primary level; bursary entry points are Years 7 and 12 only
• Application fee: not published; confirm with admissions
• Contact: burygrammar.com

Admissions information for 2027 entry to Bury Grammar School at 7 Plus (7+)

Because admission is rolling, the process is refreshingly simple: apply when you’re ready, your child sits English and maths assessments and meets a senior member of the Primary team for a conversation about their learning and interests, and the school requests a reference from their current headteacher. Availability in the year group is the real constraint, so an early conversation with admissions about space beats any deadline calculation.

The no-11+ transfer to the Senior School makes the Primary Division an all-through decision in practice, and bursaries don’t exist at this level, so plan on full fees until at least Year 7.

How can I register my child for the 7 Plus (7+) assessment at Bury Grammar School?

Apply through burygrammar.com at any time; the school doesn’t publish an application fee on its Primary pages, so confirm it when you enquire. Ask about current Year 3 space in the same conversation.

What is the 7 Plus (7+) assessment format at Bury Grammar School?

English and maths assessments, plus a genuine conversation with a senior member of the Primary team about how your child learns and what they love doing. There’s no reasoning paper, no exam hall and no cohort-wide results day.

Preparation is correspondingly ordinary: secure Year 2 English and maths, and a child used to chatting with adults about their interests. Nothing about the process rewards drilling.

Bury Grammar School 7 Plus (7+) top tips for your child

• Ask about year-group space first; with rolling entry, availability is the real gate
• Keep English and maths steady with light weekly practice
• Let your child rehearse talking about hobbies and books with adults they don’t know well
• Loop in the current headteacher early; a reference is part of the process
• Weigh the no-11+ transfer seriously if you’re choosing between Bury Grammar and exam-gated rivals

How to prepare your child for the 7 Plus (7+) Bury Grammar School assessment

Our 7+ English and maths packs below cover the two assessed subjects with full answers for marking together, a sensible level of preparation for an assessment built around conversation as much as papers.