Where Is Pates Grammar School?

Pate's Grammar School is a grammar school with academy status in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. It caters for pupils aged 11 to 18 and is a Beacon school. The school was founded with a fund bestowed to Corpus Christi College, Oxford by Richard Pate in 1574.

How do I get into Pates Grammar School?

Pate's is a selective school, and has only 150 places available in Year 7. To be considered for admission into Year 7 at Pate's pupils must achieve the qualifying score in the Admissions Test organised by the school. To sit the test parents must register their child with Pate's – using the online registration form.

Is pates a good school?

In 2012 Pate's achieved the fourth best state secondary school results in the United Kingdom. It was also awarded with 'State Secondary School of the Year'. In 2019 the school was ranked as one of the top secondary state schools in the UK with 95.6% of grades at A*-B at A-level and 87.5% of grades at 9-7 at GCSE.

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