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Applying to Newport Girls' High School for September 2028? This guide covers the West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test, the qualifying score, how the 120 Year 7 places are allocated and the key dates for September 2028 entry.
Number of places in Year 7: 120 (2027-entry figure — Newport Girls' High School confirms each year's admission number in its determined arrangements, published the spring before entry.)
Qualifying score: Set each year by the school's selection panel. For September 2026 entry the minimum qualifying score was 192, and 183 for looked after and Pupil Premium girls. The 2027 and 2028 entry scores haven't been published yet.
Catchment or priority area: yes — the Newport boundary area (see the school's map)
Source: Newport Girls' High School Determined Admissions Policy, Entry 2027. Last checked October 2026.
Key dates for September 2028 entry
Newport Girls' High School confirms its exact dates in the spring before each cycle. The windows below follow the 2027-entry timetable: registration ran from Tuesday 5 May 2026 to 4pm on Friday 26 June 2026, the test took place on Monday 14 September 2026 and results were due on Friday 16 October 2026. We'll update this page as soon as the school publishes its 2028-entry dates.
Key dates for Newport Girls' High School 11+ entry in September 2028, with expected windows where the school has not yet confirmed exact dates.
Date
What happens
Early May 2027
Test registration expected to open
Mid-June 2027
Deadline for requesting reasonable adjustments expected (4pm)
Late June 2027
Test registration expected to close (4pm)
Early September 2027
Test invitation letters expected
Mid-September 2027
Entrance test (in 2026 it was on a Monday)
Mid-October 2027
Test results expected
Sunday 31 October 2027
Deadline to apply for secondary school places through your home local authority. This date falls on a Sunday.
Wednesday 1 March 2028
National offer day for secondary school places
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Newport Girls' High School is selective, so your child needs to sit the 11+ test to be considered for a place.
Register your daughter online through the West Midlands Grammar Schools website during the registration window. NGHS publishes the registration deadline and test date on its website.
Once you have your child's result, you apply by naming Newport Girls' High School on your common application form, which goes to your home local authority. For September 2028 entry the deadline is Sunday 31 October 2027. As it falls on a Sunday, you may find it easier to submit your form in the days before.
Reaching the qualifying score makes your child eligible, but it doesn't guarantee a place. If more qualifying children apply than there are places, the school uses its oversubscription criteria, set out further down this page.
What will my child be tested on?
Newport Girls' High School uses the entrance test of the West Midlands Grammar Schools partnership, which covers 19 grammar schools across Birmingham, Shropshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Warwickshire. You register online through the West Midlands Grammar Schools website, and the test centre writes to you with the arrangements before the test.
The test is provided by GL Assessment. There are two papers, each about 50 minutes long, and each normally takes about an hour to run once instructions are included. Questions are in a booklet, and answers must go on the separate answer sheets.
Scores are standardised for age, so younger girls in the year group aren't at a disadvantage. NGHS's selection panel then sets its qualifying score, which usually varies a little from year to year.
How are places allocated at Newport Girls' High School?
If more children reach the qualifying standard than there are 120 Year 7 places, Newport Girls' High School offers places in the order below. This order comes from the school's admissions policy for 2027/28. The school sets its 2028-entry policy separately, and we'll update this table if anything changes.
Newport Girls' High School oversubscription criteria in priority order, from the 2027/28 admissions policy.
Priority
Who it covers
First
Girls with an education, health and care plan (EHCP) naming the school who reach the required academic standard are admitted
Stage 1
Looked after and previously looked after girls, including those adopted from abroad, who score no less than 95% of the qualifying score
Stage 2
Up to 15 girls whose primary school receives Pupil Premium for them at the time of the test, who attend a Telford & Wrekin primary school listed in the policy, and who score no less than 95% of the qualifying score
Stage 3
Girls living within the Newport boundary area who reach the qualifying score, in order of test score
Stage 4
Girls living outside the boundary area, anywhere in the UK or abroad, in order of test score
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Stage 2 is capped at 15 places, ranked by score; if there's a tie for the 15th place, all the girls on that score are admitted. There is no priority for sisters, though twins or triplets with the same score are all admitted if the last place would otherwise split them.
Does Newport Girls' High School have a catchment area?
NGHS gives priority to girls living within its Newport boundary area, which is defined by a map rather than a list of places. The school publishes the boundary map on its Year 7 admissions page.
Within each stage, places go in order of test score. If there's a tied score for the final place (to two decimal places), the girl living closest to the school is offered it.
If you don't live close to the school, it's worth thinking about how your child will get there every day. How long will the journey take? What transport options are available? Will they be travelling independently or with support?
A longer or more complex journey can affect your child's daily routine, including how much time they have for homework, rest and after-school activities. It's a good idea to think about how manageable the school run will be and whether it will work for your family day to day.
How can I help my daughter prepare for the test?
The West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test can feel like a big milestone, but preparation doesn't have to be overwhelming. Here's how you can help your daughter prepare for test day.
Stay on track with a clear plan
One of the hardest parts of 11+ preparation is knowing what to focus on, when, and how to make steady progress without it taking over family life.
A clear, structured plan helps your daughter feel less overwhelmed and more in control. It ensures she builds skills in the right order, covers everything she needs, and avoids last-minute cramming.
Atom's exam plan makes this easier. Enter your daughter's target schools and exam dates, and we'll create a personalised weekly plan tailored to the topics she'll be tested on. It shows her what to work on and when, adapts as she improves, and helps her build progress in a calm, manageable way — little and often.
That means less guesswork for you, less stress for her, and a clearer path all the way to exam day.
Build smart exam technique
As your daughter's knowledge grows, practice tests can help her feel more comfortable with the real exam format.
Atom's 11+ practice papers are built to match the format, timing and question styles of real 11+ exams. They're also unlimited — you can download the same paper again and again, and your daughter will get new questions each time. This helps her practise without repeating the same content.
We've made marking easy for you, too. Simply photograph your daughter's answer sheets and upload them to Atom. The papers are marked instantly, showing her standardised age score (SAS), where she's doing well, and what she should focus on next. You'll also learn how she compares to other children applying to the same school.
Encourage regular reading
Strong reading skills play a big role in 11+ preparation.
Encourage your daughter to read every day, even for just 10–15 minutes. The key is variety. Mix fiction and non-fiction, different genres, and a range of authors. This helps her become more confident in understanding tone, purpose, and meaning across different texts.
Over time, regular reading will broaden her vocabulary, improve comprehension and inference, and build confidence in tackling unseen texts.
When you're supporting your daughter through 11+ preparation, what really matters is knowing she's moving in the right direction — not just how she scored on a single test.
Atom's progress tracking gives you a clear, simple picture of how your daughter is doing in each topic and the direction she's moving in. You can see where she's on track, where she might need more practice, and spot progress as it happens.
That makes it easier to give meaningful encouragement, keep motivation steady, and focus on what matters most: consistent improvement, not just one-off results.
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