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Sale Grammar School
Sale Grammar School uses the Trafford Grammar School Consortium test for Year 7 and applies its own admission criteria to eligible applicants.
Grammar school · Sale, Trafford
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Marsland Road, Sale, Cheshire, M33 3NH
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Year 7 entry
For September 2027 entry
For September 2027 Year 7 entry, Sale Grammar used the shared Trafford Consortium GL assessment. Test registration closed at noon on 19 June 2026 and the exam took place on 14 September. Families must separately name Sale Grammar on their home-authority secondary application by that council’s deadline; the school applies its own admission policy to eligible applicants.
- Assessment
- Trafford Grammar School Consortium
- Provider
- GL Assessment
What the assessment covers
- Verbal reasoning
- Non verbal reasoning
- Mathematics
Loreto Grammar School and St Ambrose College are not consortium members and use different examinations.
Schools retain their own admission criteria.
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The admissions process
- Register once for the Trafford Grammar School Consortium test, choosing which member schools receive the result; Sale’s registration window closed at noon on 19 June 2026.
- Sit the shared GL assessment; the September 2027-entry test took place on 14 September 2026.
- After receiving the test result, name Sale Grammar on the secondary school application to your home local authority by its deadline. Trafford residents should use the council’s 31 October 2026 closing date.
- Sale Grammar applies its published qualifying and oversubscription criteria; a test result alone is not a place offer.
Read the official details: Admissions information from Sale Grammar School
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Use the school’s current admissions information to check which sample papers or familiarisation materials apply to your child’s entry year.
From subjects to skills
Turn the assessment subjects into a practice plan.
Start with these core skills from the published subject list. Pair the official assessment material with regular Plusling practice.
Verbal reasoning
A useful place to start
Talk through word relationships, letter patterns and codes. Encourage your child to explain the rule before choosing an answer.
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Explore words and logic with Plusling’s verbal reasoning quizzes, with feedback that helps the next attempt feel clearer.
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Look for changes in shape, position, shading and direction. Work out one rule at a time before checking it against the choices.
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Start the 5-question non-verbal reasoning quizMaths
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Ask your child to explain their method, estimate the answer and check the final calculation. Notice which step needs more practice.
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Your application starting points
Use the official links on this page to answer these questions for your child’s entry year.
Check the entry point and eligibility
Confirm the year group, age requirements and any conditions that apply to your child.
Put the right dates in your diary
Note any published registration, assessment, application and offer-response dates that apply to your child’s route. They may be separate steps.
Check the assessment guidance
If an assessment applies, look for official examples, question formats, timings and answer instructions to help plan your child’s preparation.
Read the school’s admissions criteria
Check catchment, oversubscription rules and any supplementary form alongside the test registration.
Picture your child’s everyday life here.
An open day is a chance to look beyond the exam. Useful questions to take with you:
- How do you help new pupils settle in and make friends?
- Who can a child turn to when they feel worried or stuck?
- How do you help pupils recover from a setback and discover their strengths?
Know where to focus
Give their preparation a clear direction.
See the topics your child has practised, revisit questions that need another look and choose a focus for the next session. Plusling helps you put your time where it can be useful.
- Topic summaries and practice history
- Choose topics in Focus Practice
- Progress to discuss with the adults helping them
Their next step starts here
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Before you apply
- Late test registrants may not be tested or considered until after the first March 2027 allocation. Contact Sale Grammar admissions for the school’s current late-application position.
Plusling’s guide to Sale Grammar School is independently written. The school and its admissions authority publish the official arrangements.
Contains government school-register data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Primary sources
- Sale Grammar School: school details Department for Education
- Stretford Grammar School - Frequently Asked Questions for Admission in 2027 Stretford Grammar School
- Year 7 Handbook 2026 - Sale Grammar School Sale Grammar School
- Year 7 Handbook 2026 - Sale Grammar School Sale Grammar School
- GL Assessment free 11+ familiarisation materials GL Assessment
- Sale Grammar September 2027 entry details and information booklet Sale Grammar School