Year 7 Admissions

Sir Thomas Rich’s has a five-form intake, admitting 150 boys into Year 7 every year. We are an academically selective school, which means that in order to be offered a place, prospective pupils must sit the Admission Test when they are in Year 6.

The Test takes place in September, and registration to sit the Test opens on the School website in May and closes at the end of June (when pupils are in Year 5). Sitting the Test and achieving the qualifying standard is not a guarantee of a place, however, as an offer will depend on a number of factors, including how many prospective pupils qualify, rankings, and how many place Rich's first on the Local Authority Common Application Form.

Full admissions information for Sir Thomas Rich’s School – including answers to frequently asked questions regarding the test, special educational needs, disabilities, Pupil Premium, test rankings and formal appeals – is available in our booklet: Year 7 Admissions Information

Please see our Widening Access section for Opportunities for Pupil Premium Pupils.

We also work with Atom Learning to provide Free 11+ Familiarisation Materials and KS2 Support.

  • 20 May 2024 – test registration opens at noon (online, via homepage)
  • 28 June 2024 – test registration closes at noon - missed the registration deadline?
  • 14 September 2024 – test day at STRS
  • Mid-October 2024 – results emailed to parents
  • 31 October 2024 – deadline to complete the LA Common Application Form
  • 3 March 2025 – national allocation day / appeals process opens
  • 10 March 2025 - return for waiting list etc
  • 28 March 2025 - deadline for reconsideration
  • 19 May 2025 – test registration opens at noon (online, via homepage)
  • 27 June 2025 – test registration closes at noon - missed the registration deadline?
  • 13 September 2025 – test day at STRS
  • Mid-October 2025 – results emailed to parents
  • 31 October 2025 – deadline to complete the LA Common Application Form
  • 2 March 2026 – national allocation day / appeals process opens
  • 9 March 2026 - return for waiting list etc
  • 27 March 2026 - deadline for reconsideration

Parents register their son to take the test on the Gloucestershire Grammar School Admissions portal between May and June, when pupils are in Year 5. Rich's is part of the G7 group, seven grammar schools in the county who work together to administrate the Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Admission Test for entry to Year 7. Each of the seven grammar schools publishes a link to the portal on its website when registration opens.

You only need to register once, regardless of whether you are interested in your son attending one or several of the Gloucestershire grammar schools. When you register, you can choose which of the schools you would like to share the test result with, and where you would like your son to sit the Admissions Test.

Late applications are not accepted so it’s important to complete the registration form – which is also available as a paper copy on request – before the June deadline.

After registration, parents receive an automated confirmation email, and in early September will receive further information about arrangements for the test day direct from the school where their child is sitting the test. This will be by post so please do let us know if your address changes.

The Grammar Schools of Gloucestershire are committed to widening access through an extensive programme of outreach and support.

For the 11+ test, there are several providers offering familiarisation materials; accessing resources of this kind is a good way to familiarise children with the style of questions they may be asked in the 11+ and help build confidence ahead of their test.

We work with Atom Learning, an online 11+ preparation and Key Stage 2 learning platform, to provide children who are eligible for Pupil Premium with free familiarisation materials, including learning resources and practice questions covering English, Maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning, along with mock tests.

If your child has been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, please fill in the request form by clicking the button below; you will be given free access to Atom Home when your child’s Pupil Premium status has been verified by their primary school.

The test takes place in mid-September when prospective pupils are in Year 6, on the same Saturday at the same time for all seven grammar schools. There are usually two sittings, and if you register your son to sit the test at Sir Thomas Rich’s we will tell you which sitting you have been allocated.

On results day in October, we will let you know if your son has achieved the qualifying standard for Sir Thomas Rich’s. If your son has not achieved the qualifying standard you cannot put Sir Thomas Rich’s as a preference on the LA Common Application Form. If your son has achieved the qualifying standard, you will be able to put Sir Thomas Rich’s as a preference on the LA Common Application Form.

Pupils who rank in the top 150 for Sir Thomas Rich’s (the number of pupils we admit into Year 7) are very likely to be offered a place. Pupils who qualify and rank at 151 or lower may still be offered a place, dependent on factors such as the number of students sitting the test who choose to share their results with us, academic ability and how many eligible pupils put Rich’s as their highest preference on the LA Common Application Form.

In previous years, offers of a place at Sir Thomas Rich’s have been made on 1 March, down to a rank of:

  • September 2024 entry - Rank 327
  • September 2023 entry - Rank 363
  • September 2022 entry - Rank 397
  • September 2021 entry - Rank 371
  • September 2020 entry - Rank 340

Secondary school places are offered to all Year 6 pupils by Local Authorities on the same day across the country, 3 March 2025.

If you are offered a place at Sir Thomas Rich’s, the LA will let you know how to accept it.

If you are not offered a place at Sir Thomas Rich’s you can choose to go onto our waiting list and / or appeal. Full details are available here: Year 7 Admissions Information

You are welcome to contact us at any time about the admissions process: [email protected]

Full admissions information, including answers to frequently asked questions regarding the test, Special Educational Needs, disabilities, rankings and formal appeals is available in our booklet: Year 7 Admissions Information

The G7 group of schools also jointly issues the following information about the test: Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Admissions Information

Information about transfer to secondary school in Gloucestershire is available from Gloucestershire County Council online at: GCC Transfer to Secondary School