Children applying to Manchester Grammar School (MGS) are invited to an Assessment Day and an Entrance Examination Day.

Assessment Days usually run from September through to January. Candidates are taught a maths lesson, a topic-based lesson, and asked to participate in a series of group activities. They are also asked to complete a piece of creative writing.

In January, candidates are invited back for an Entrance Examination Day, where they will sit two English papers and two arithmetic papers. In the afternoon, they are asked to take part in an extra-curricular activity.