Joining Our School
Thank you for considering Colyton Grammar School for your child.
Our main entry point is in the Autumn term for Year 7, although entry is possible to other year-groups or at other times of the school year, dependent on the availability of spaces. Colyton Grammar School is a Selective Co-educational Academy in the state sector, responsible for its testing arrangements and admission criteria.
If you are interested in your child joining Colyton Grammar School, please see the relevant section below:
The Process for Entry at Year 7
Year 7 September 2026 Entry – Open Days and Testing Date
Our registration for year 7 entry for September 2026 is now open. The deadline to register is the 31st July 2025 at 17:00.
Link for Registration: Click here to register for our 11+ for Year 7 entry in September 2026
Test Date: 13th September 2025
Our Open Events:
31st March - SOLD OUT
23rd April - SOLD OUT
24th April - SOLD OUT
9th July - SOLD OUT
10th July - 13:45-15:30
18th July - 13:45-15:30
To book tickets for an open event please use this link: https://CGSOpenEvents.eventbrite.co.uk
Please note that if an open event has sold out, please do not attend as there will not be enough seating. Thank you.
If you have any queries please contact us on admissions@colytongrammar.com
Year 7 September 2025 Entry – Second-Round Testing is now Closed
Registration for the second-round testing that will add your child to our 11+ waiting list if they gain an eligible score, has now closed.
Children may only take the entrance test once in each academic year. Entry is determined by performance indicating appropriate ability in the entrance tests. A single Common Application Form (CAF) covers application to all state secondary schools. A child will receive only one offer of a school place.
Applicants achieving eligible scores will be ranked on the basis of performance in the tests. All children, including those with an EHC Plan or Statement naming the school must be eligible to be admitted.
Closing date for applications – Monday 3rd March 2025 5pm
Testing date – Thursday 27th March 2025
For more guidance on the process and guidance on the 11 + eligibility tests can be found in our policies below.
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Admissions Policies
Year 7 Admissions Policy 2024-25
Year 7 Entry Familiarisation Materials
Atom Home 11+ Familiarisation Materials
To encourage greater representation of children from lower income families to the school we provide a free programme of online resources designed to help children become familiar with the topics on the entrance test and importantly to help boost progress at KS2. This programme is provided by Atom Home and is open to all children (Year 3-Year 6) who are eligible for the Pupil Premium (FSM), whether or not they choose to apply to Colyton. If your child has been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last 6 years, they will be eligible for this support.
Click here to register for early support
Familiarisation Guide
The familiarisation guide and the accompanying guides are designed to inform parents and candidates about the entrance test in order to:
- Give a feel for the appearance of the actual assessment.
- Introduce some of the symbols and phrases used in the assessment.
- Inform parents and candidates of the invigilation procedure.
- Indicate the range of disciplines that will be tested.
- Highlight the range of answer formats used in the assessment.
The familiarisation booklet and the accompanying guides are NOT definitive and the inclusion of any question types does not guarantee that they will be found in the final assessment.
Please note: there are no commercially available practice test papers for these assessments.
In-Year Admissions
Enquiries regarding in-year admission should be made to the school via the Admissions email; we are happy to provide advice regarding the process.
For students to be admitted they first need to undergo the In-Year test and gain an eligible score, the test is CEM Select Evaluate and is only available for year 7 and 8 children as at Colyton Grammar School we do not have a Year 9 (after the first half term), 10 or 11 intakes, this is due to having a three-year Key Stage 4 curriculum and the implication being that a student joining in-year that later on would be put under too much pressure to catch-up.
The testing is held three times a year towards the end of each term, if you would like your child to take the exam then you will need to have applied in that term.
The dates for the 2024/25 in-year tests are below:
In-Year Summer Term: 24th June 2025
Deadline to sign up: 17th June 2025
If you would like to sign up for our In-Year tests please follow the below link:
http://colytongrammar.applicaa.com/inyearform
For more information please see our FAQs or contact our Admissions team.
In Year Admissions Policy 2024-25
Sixth Form Admissions
Click here to go to our dedicated Sixth Form Admissions page
To find out more information on our Sixth Form Open Day on the 31st March 2025 and to book your tickets, please use this link.
Sixth Form Admissions Policy 2024-25
Financial Support
Consultation
School admissions policy 2026-27
Along with all other schools and academies in Devon, we are consulting on an admission policy for 2026-27. The Local Authority is also consulting on its admission arrangements. You are invited to look at the proposed new policies which are based on policies for this year and next year and to have your say on them.
Our proposed policy can be found on this website and you can see all policies at http://devon.cc/schoolpolicy Further information is here: www.devon.gov.uk/admissionarrangements
The consultation runs until 10 January 2025. Policies will be determined by the end of February and published in the same places by 15 March next year. You can comment at schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk or by emailing the school.
In Year Admissions Policy 2025-26
2025 Admissions
If you require to know your child's scores from the 11+, please use the document above. Your child's user ID can be found on correspondence from the school and on the Applicaa Exams+ website.
Candidates had to pass all three papers to be consider for the offer of a place. In both English and Maths candidates had to achieve a pass mark (90) and then have their total score to be 101 or over for them to be considered for the offer of a place (the total score is the average of the two scores). We then marked their creative writing to determine if their writing was of standard. Please contact admissions@colytongrammar.com if you have any queries.
