In Year Admissions
Examinations for academic year 2026 - 2027
Loreto is a selective Catholic Grammar School and as such an Entrance Examination needs to be taken. The School is fully over-subscribed in all year groups, and you should be aware that if successful, we will be unable to offer a place at Loreto Grammar School, and the candidates name will be placed on our Waiting List.
Priority is given to Catholic girls if a place does become available.
How to Apply:
Please use one of the links below to register your daughter for the relevant in Year Entrance Examination for the academic year, 2026 - 2027. Late applications cannot be accepted.
An application made via Trafford Council Application Portal does not mean your daughter is registered for the In Year Entrance Examination, you must register her using the Registration Forms below.
Baptism Certificates:
Your daughter's original Baptism Certificate should be sent at the time of registration to the Entrance Examination. Please supply a stamped addressed envelope for its return. This then completes the registration process.
Please do not send in your daughter's baptism certificate until you have registered her for the examination.
Please note:
Candidates may only sit one In Year Entrance Examination per academic year.
Candidates must leave a minimum of twelve months between sitting examinations. If you register her for an examination prior to this, her name shall be withdrawn from the corresponding examination.
If your daughter was unsuccessful in the Entrance Examination 2025 for Year 7 entry in September 2026, the earliest date she can sit the Entrance Examination again will be in the summer term when she is in Year 7, i.e. April 2027.
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Wednesday 4th November 2026 In year EE for current Year 8 and 9. Registration opens at 10:00am on 7th September 2026.
To register, please click here. |
10:00am on Friday 25th September 2026
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Wednesday 24th February 2027 In year EE for current Year 7, 8 and 9.
If your daughter sat the Entrance Examination 2025 for entry in Year 7 in September 2026, the earliest she can sit a further Entrance Examination is on Wednesday 28th April 2027.
Registration opens at 10:00am on 4th January 2027.
To register, please click here.
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10:00am on Friday 22nd January 2027 |
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Wednesday 28th April 2027 In year EE for current Year 7, 8 and 9 students.
Registration opens at 10:00am on 22nd February 2027.
To register, please click here. |
10:00am on Friday 12th March 2027 |
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Wednesday 28th April 2027 Late Entrance Examination for current Year 6 students.
This examination is for candidates who DID NOT sit the Entrance Examination in September 2026. For further details and to register, please click here. |
10:00am on Friday 12th March 2027
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Examination Format for each Year Group
In Year - Current Year 7:
Closed internal English and Mathematics papers - 45 minutes for each paper.
In Year - Current Year 8:
Closed internal English and Mathematics papers - 45 minutes for each paper and closed internal MFL (Modern Foreign Language) paper - 30 minutes.
The MFL task should be completed in the language currently being studied. This may be French, German or Spanish.
In Year - Current Year 9:
Closed internal English and Mathematics papers - 45 minutes length for each paper and closed internal MFL (Modern Foreign Language) paper - 30 minutes.
The MFL task should be completed in the language currently being studied. This may be French, German or Spanish.
In Year - Current Year 10
Closed internal English and Mathematics papers - 45 minutes length for each paper and closed internal Science paper - 1 hour.
The Science paper contains a combination of Biology, Chemistry and Physics content.
These papers are all closed, in-house prepared papers, and there are no familiarisation materials available.
Admissions Policy - 2027 EntryParent Information booklet 2025
