Greater Manchester 11 Plus Exam Format

Background to the 11 Plus Exam in Greater Manchester

There are seven Grammar Schools in Greater Manchester that children will need to take an 11 Plus Exam to get into.

Altrincham Grammar School for Boys    St Ambrose College

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls    Stretford Grammar School

Loreto Grammar School       Urmston Grammar Academy

Sale Grammar School

Greater Manchester 11 Plus Exam Format Details

In Greater Manchester there are 5 schools that make up the Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium which means that children applying to any of these five schools only have to take the 11plus test once. They have decided to move away from CEM and towards GL Assessment for entry in 2024 and beyond. This assessment will have two papers including:

• Maths
• Verbal Reasoning
• Non Verbal Reasoning

Loreto Grammar School have their own test for entry which is comprised of both GL Assessment and themselves. This entrance exam is multiple choice and includes:

• Verbal Reasoning
• Maths
• English

St Ambrose College have their own test for entry which is comprised of both GL Assessment and themselves. This entrance exam is multiple choice and includes:

• Verbal Reasoning
• Maths
• English

Preparation for the 11 Plus Exam in Greater Manchester

Firstly it is important to understand what preparation options you have and what might be the most suitable route to go down. Go forward to our 11 Plus preparation options page to understand what the options are and to start thinking about which one might be best for you.

If your child is in year three or four currently then you might also find it useful to understand what advice we offer parents who want to start helping their children at this stage.

If your child is in the latter stages of year four or in year five then we offer different advice designed to help families who are closer to the exam date.

If your child is part way through year five or quite close to the exam then we have tried to show how you can use the time you might have available most effectively.