Eleven Plus StarGrammar school · Bexley
Townley Grammar School
Academy converter for girls, ages 11 to 18, in Bexleyheath.
School facts
- Type
- Academy converter
- Admissions
- Selective
- Gender
- Girls
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,669
- Address
- Townley Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 7AB
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Religious character
- None
- Ofsted
- No rating in the register
- Website
- townleygrammar.org.uk
- URN
- 137769
From Get Information about Schools (Department for Education), data built 4 November 2026. Ofsted ratings as published by Ofsted.
The test and admissions
Details checked Facts checked 29 October 2026 for September 2027 entry.
The test
- Test
- Bexley Selection Test (one test for all four Bexley grammar schools, provided by Quest Assessments)
- Run by
- Bexley
- Subjects
- Verbal reasoning and English comprehension, Numerical reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning
- Source
- Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk)
Key dates
| What | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Registration opens | 1 March 2026 | Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk) |
| Registration closes | 31 March 2026 | Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk) |
| Test window starts (pupils at primary schools acting as test centres: 2 to 10 September) | 2 September 2026 | Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk) |
| Test window ends (all other pupils, at a grammar school: 7 to 10 September) | 10 September 2026 | Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk) |
| Results emailed (from 4pm) | 2 October 2026 | Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk) |
| Common application form deadline | 31 October 2026 | Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk) |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 | Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk) |
How places are given
Girls' school, 224 places. After looked-after children, 20 places go to Pupil Premium girls who reach the selective score (further Pupil Premium girls up to 2% below it may be offered places). Then girls in the top 180 Bexley scores, sisters of current pupils, children of staff, and finally other selective girls by straight-line distance from home. There is no catchment area.
Source: townleygrammar.org.uk (townleygrammar.org.uk): the school's admission arrangements for September 2027.
The rules in plain words
- Any child can sit the test; most places go by distance among those who pass
Check whether your postcode is inside these rules. The result is indicative only.
Indicative information only. Admission arrangements change every year: always check the school's own determined admission arrangements and your local authority's information before you apply.