Alcester Grammar School
Alcester Grammar School is a selective entry state grammar school in England situated in Alcester, Warwickshire.AdmissionsThe school is recognised as one of the top schools in the United Kingdom, getting consistently very high GCSE results. Entry is at age 11 for year 7, with selection by Eleven plus verbal reasoning exam; and at age 16 for year 12 (sixth form), with good enough GCSE grades, dependent on number of places.About the schoolAs the school website says: Alcester Grammar is a very successful, selective, rural, grammar school, providing a variety of courses at both National Curriculum and post 16 levels. The school has a large VI form and offers one of the widest ranges of both 'A' and 'AS' levels in the country.The school sets out to provide a relaxed and constructive atmosphere, in which pupils are encouraged to develop their individual talents. Since it is school, boys and girls are jointly involved in most aspects of school life. We have no doubt that co-education is a fitting preparation for life.There are approximately 1000 students at the school and over 100 staff. The school takes in three forms of about 30 at year 7, meaning that about 450 students are in years 7-11. The sixth form has over 500 students.School AchievementsThe school was awarded Specialist Performing Arts College Status in 2003, and recently achieved Specialist Science College Status, along with many other awards. In their most recent OFSTED inspection, the school was described overall as "Outstanding", the highest grade a school can currently achieve on an inspection.