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The Manchester Grammar School
The Manchester Grammar School combines a taught Assessment Day with separate English and Arithmetic entrance papers for Year 7 boys.
Independent school · Manchester
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Old Hall Lane, Manchester, Lancashire, M13 0XT
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Entry information
For September 2027 entry
Manchester Grammar Year 7 entry combines an Assessment Day with taught unfamiliar lessons, group activities and creative writing, then two English and two Arithmetic papers on Entrance Examination Day.
Entry stage: Year 7 (11+)
What the assessment covers
- English
- Arithmetic
- Creative Writing
Assessment provider: The Manchester Grammar School
The admissions process
- Assessment Day: taught unfamiliar Maths/topic lessons, group activities and creative writing
- January exam: two English and two Arithmetic papers
Read the official details: Admissions information from The Manchester Grammar School
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English
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Read a short passage together. Ask your child to find evidence for an answer and explain unfamiliar words in context.
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Build on that reading with Plusling’s English questions and explanations, then choose a topic to practise again.
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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
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Put the right dates in your diary
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- 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?
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- Progress to discuss with the adults helping them
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Assessment notes
- Manchester Grammar’s Assessment Day includes taught unfamiliar material and group activities before its separate English and Arithmetic exam day; past papers cannot fix the Assessment Day lesson topics.
Plusling’s guide to The Manchester 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
- The Manchester Grammar School: school details Department for Education
- The Manchester Grammar School: admissions information The Manchester Grammar School
- The Manchester Grammar School: entry route The Manchester Grammar School
- The Manchester Grammar School: official website The Manchester Grammar School
- Assessment Day approach The Manchester Grammar School
- Manchester Grammar entrance exam paper hub The Manchester Grammar School
- Manchester Grammar how to apply The Manchester Grammar School
- Year 7 past entrance papers The Manchester Grammar School