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Saint Ambrose College: 11+ entrance exam
Boys’ grammar school in Altrincham.
Saint Ambrose College · Boys’ grammar school · AltrinchamAdmissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
11+ For Year 7
The 11+ entrance test
Saint Ambrose College’s 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, maths, English and reading comprehension.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2028: date not yet published.
140 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
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When it is sat
Friday 18 September 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 6 July 2026. Source Source Source
Friday 18 September 2026 at the College; applications opened Tuesday 21 April 2026 and closed midday Monday 6 July 2026.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
What the school says
- Who sets it
- The school itself. Source
- How it is taken Inferred
- On paper. Source
Multiple-choice papers sat at the College; online delivery is not mentioned. - What it tests
- Verbal reasoning, maths, English and reading comprehension. Source
- The papers
- Verbal Reasoning (GL), 50 minutes, multiple choice; Maths (in-house), 35 minutes, multiple choice; English (in-house), 35 minutes, multiple choice. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
GL’s generic verbal reasoning familiarisation only; no sample or past papers for the in-house maths and English papers.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Year 7 Admissions 2027, Saint Ambrose College checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The Entrance Examination will take place on Friday 18th September 2026. ... Verbal Reasoning Paper (50 minutes) – multiple choice. Our assessment provider for this paper is GL Assessment ... Maths Paper (35 minutes) – multiple choice. The Maths paper is prepared in-house ... English Paper (35 minutes) – multiple choice. The English paper is prepared in-house ... There is no creative writing element to the test.”
- Year 7 Admission September 2027, Admission Information, St Ambrose College checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The Published Admission Number (PAN) for the year commencing 1 September 2027 is 140. ... Applications will open on Tuesday 21st April 2026 and will close at midday on Monday 6th July 2026. ... A successful outcome will be achieved by those applicants who score 320 or above in the entrance exam “the qualifying score”.”
“The entrance examination for Year 7 entry in September 2027 will take place at the College on Friday 18th September 2026. Applications will open on Tuesday 21st April 2026 and will close at midday on Monday 6th July 2026.”
- Admissions Policy September 2027 Entry, Saint Ambrose College checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“all applicants must achieve a total age standardised score of 320 in the Entrance Examination (“the qualifying score”). The Entrance Examination will consist of three elements: Verbal Reasoning, Mathematics”
- Entrance test for grammar schools, Trafford Council checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Five of the seven grammar schools in Trafford are in the Trafford Consortium ... These five schools share the same entrance test. You should have already registered to sit the test on the test date of 14 September 2026. ... The borough’s two other grammar schools have a different test, scheduled for 18 September 2026: Loreto Grammar School St Ambrose College”
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Preparing for Saint Ambrose College?
Start with the four steps: a starting check on the first day, then Key Stage 2 maths and English in school order, whichever school it is.