Grammar school data, properly analysed.
We sit on the admissions rules, catchments and official results of every grammar school in England. This is where we dig into that data: clear charts, honest caveats, and findings that actually help you choose.
Analysis & deep dives.
Original research on how grammar admissions and outcomes actually relate: built from the data we hold on every school, with clear charts and honest caveats.
What a grammar catchment actually is, and why it gets complicated
Named areas or distance areas, five ranking conditions and seven priority criteria. The whole of grammar-school geography in plain English, with one school worked through, layer by layer.
Does a tougher sixth-form entry bar mean better A-level results?
We scored every grammar school’s sixth-form entry requirement and joined it to their A-level results. A higher bar tracks higher raw results (r=0.61), but barely predicts how much a school adds (r=0.09).
Which grammar schools are rising, and which are sliding?
Four years of GCSE national rankings for every grammar in England. Most hold steady, but some climbed hundreds of places, others fell off a cliff, and there’s a clear regional tilt.
Where grammar test systems stack: the best places to live
Each 11-plus system is a separate shot at a place. We mapped where the most overlap: one corner of north-west Kent reaches six systems and fifteen grammars, split for sons and daughters.
Do grammar schools that select on test score get better results?
We joined the admissions rule of all 163 grammar schools to their DfE results. Score-ranked schools beat distance-ranked ones, and the gap survives even after adjusting for intake.
More analysis coming: catchment crowding, distance cut-off trends and oversubscription pressure.
Grammar schools by area.
Every region we cover: its 11-plus test, how catchments and distance decide places locally, and a free postcode check. All in plain English.