Information for applicants

Most children join BGS Senior School in the September of their Year 7 or 9, having taken assessments the preceding January. Please contact us on 0117 933 9885 if you are looking for a place in another year-group, applying for entry during the current academic year, or after our January entrance assessments have taken place, to check the availability of places.

To complete your application you will also need to pay the £25 registration fee. You can send a cheque (payable to Bristol Grammar School) to The Admissions Office, Bristol Grammar School, University Road, Bristol BS8 1SR. Alternatively, you can pay via bank transfer, details are available from the Admissions Office. Please include your child’s name as a reference with your cheque or transfer. This registration fee is non-refundable. It covers testing, interviews and administration.

Child details

Please complete this form in as much detail as possible. We need this information to be able to process your application for a place. Mandatory fields are marked with an *; we require all these mandatory fields completed in order to process the application.

Child's forename(s) * * Field required

Child's preferred name * Field required

Child's surname * * Field required

Date of birth * * Field required

Child's sex *

Male Female

Year-group on entry

Year of entry

Year 7 exam date

If you are applying for a place in Year 7 for September 2022, please select your preferred exam date from the options below. The Entrance Exam for Year 9 applicants will take place on 15 January 2022 only.

Year 7 exam date

Nationality (if not British, please submit a copy of the child's passport and visa, if applicable) * * Field required

Child's first language * * Field required

Child's second language * Field required

Ethnicity * Field required

Religion * Field required

Does your child require a visa to study in the UK? *

Yes No

Please confirm whether your child will require sponsorship from BGS in order to obtain a visa to study in the UK (if applicable)? *

Yes No

Contact details of parent(s) and/or guardian(s)

Please provide the name(s) and current address(es) of the parent(s) and/or guardian(s) of the above named child. We require contact details of all those with parental responsibility (ie legal responsibility) for the above child. If an offer of a place is made the consent of all people with parental responsibility for the above named child will be required for them to attend the School.

Contact 1

Contact 1 Title * * Field required

Contact 1 Forename * * Field required

Contact 1 Surname * * Field required

Contact 1 Relationship to child * * Field required

Contact 1 Home telephone * * Field required

Contact 1 Mobile telephone * * Field required

Contact 1 E-mail * * Field required

Postcode * * Field required

Address 1 * * Field required

Address 2 * Field required

Town/City * * Field required

County * * Field required

Country * * Field required

Is Contact 1's address the child's registered address? *

Yes No

Contact 2

If Contact 1 has sole parental responsibility for the applicant, please enter N/A.

Contact 2 Title * * Field required

Contact 2 Forename * * Field required

Contact 2 Surname * * Field required

Contact 2 Relationship to child * * Field required

Contact 2 Home telephone * Field required

Contact 2 Mobile telephone * * Field required

Contact 2 E-mail * Field required

Postcode * * Field required

Address 1 * * Field required

Address 2 * Field required

Town/City * * Field required

County * * Field required

Country * * Field required

Is Contact 2's address the child's registered address? *

Yes No

I/we confirm that the individuals named as Contact 1 and Contact 2 above are the only people with parental responsibility for the above named child.

If No, please give details of any other person with parental responsibility in the section that follows. *

Yes No

Other contact(s) with parental responsibility

Other contact(s) Name(s) * Field required

Other contact(s) Address 1 * Field required

Other contact(s) Address 2 * Field required

Other contact(s) Town/city * Field required

Other contact(s) Postcode * Field required

Other contact(s) relationship to child * Field required

If your child will not be living with their parent(s) whilst at BGS, please provide the name and address of who you intend them to live with below.

Name(s) * Field required

Address 1 * Field required

Address 2 * Field required

Town/city * Field required

Postcode * Field required

Relationship to child * Field required

Present School

School Name * * Field required

Postcode * * Field required

Address 1 * * Field required

Address 2 * Field required

Town/City * * Field required

County * * Field required

Country * * Field required

Name of headteacher * * Field required

School Telephone number * * Field required

Date of attendance at present school (from - to) * * Field required

School E-mail * Field required

Please note that your child's present school will be contacted prior to the Entrance Examinations for a reference, which will form part of the decision-making process.

Scholarships and Bursaries (awarded in January)

A limited number of means-tested bursaries are available and awarded according to academic merit.

Do you wish to apply for bursary assistance towards the fees? *

Yes No

If yes to the above, please submit a separate application from by the date given in the Additional Information booklet. Bursary application forms are available below, or from the Admissions Office.
Bursary application form
Bursary scheme guidance notes
Conditions of award

Academic Scholarships are available for entry into Years 7 and 9. There is no need to submit a separate application for these awards; all applicants who complete their entrance assessments in the main January sessions are automatically considered for an Academic Scholarship.

The deadline to apply for Creative and Performing Arts and/or Sports Scholarships for 2022 entry was 12noon on Thursday 18 November 2021. We regret we are unable to accept late applications.

Additional information

Does your child use a bilingual dictionary at school? *

Yes No

Does your child require special provision when visiting the School, or when sitting the exam? *

Yes No

If yes, please give details below. * Field required

Does your child currently receive any additional classroom support or assistance? *

Yes No

If yes, please state below. * Field required

Has your child received an Educational Psychologist Statement or Report? *

Yes No

If yes, please provide a copy with this application, either via email to admissions@bgs.bristol.sch.uk or post to The Admissions Office, Bristol Grammar School, University Road, BS8 1SR.

Does your child suffer any ill-health that may have affected their development or well-being? *

Yes No

If yes, please state below or provide details in an additional letter. * Field required

If your child has any allergies or other issues that we should be aware of to enable us to safely host them at assessment sessions, please provide details below. * Field required

Did either parent attend BGS? *

Yes No

Are any siblings currently at BGS? *

Yes No

If yes to either of the above, please state name(s) below. * Field required

If there is a family connection to a House, please indicate which colour. * Field required

Please outline any hobbies, interests or skills that your child has (eg artistic, dramatic, musical, sporting). * Field required

Declaration

I/we understand that this completed application form enters my child for the Entrance Assessment at BGS.

I/we confirm that I/we have provided details of all those with parental responsibility for the child named in this application.

I/we have informed our present school of this application for a place at BGS, and understand that you will approach them for a confidential reference in support of this application prior to the exam date.

Offers of places are subject to availability and the admissions requirements of BGS at the time offers are made. A copy of BGS’s Terms and Conditions will be supplied on request.

The information will be used by BGS during the admissions process in order to manage your application. We may, for example, ask for information about other schools to which you are applying as they may hold their entrance examinations on the same days as ours. In addition, we may contact other people with parental responsibility to check that they consent to your child joining the School. Information will be used to ensure that we have made all the reasonable adjustments for your child when they visit BGS or during any entrance examinations. We may share your information with credit reference agencies.

If your child is not offered a place, or you do not accept the offer of a place, we will only retain this information for as long as we need to. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, information will be kept for a year after the end of the admissions process. For more information about how BGS will use your information, and your child’s information, please see our pupil privacy notice and parent privacy notice. Both of these are published in the Policies section of our website.

Signature of parent(s)/guardian(s)

If two parent(s)/guardian(s) are named on this form, both must complete this declaration.

Parent/guardian 1 * * Field required

Date 1 * * Field required

Parent/guardian 2 * Field required

Date 2 * Field required

I have read and accept the BGS Website terms and privacy notice * * You must agree to the terms & conditions

We use email to send updates and reminders about entry to Bristol Grammar School, such as upcoming open events and scholarship application deadlines. Please confirm if you’d like to receive this information from us via email.

Receive updates *

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