Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire · Mixed · 11-18
Reviewed against the school’s own admissions policy · September 2026
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School, Aylesbury — a selective co-educational grammar school. Secondary Transfer Test admissions, with catchment ranked below several priority tiers.
Key facts
| Gender intake | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Admissions test | Secondary Transfer Test (11+) |
| Year 7 places (PAN) | 180 |
| Official website | www.sirhenryfloyd.co.uk/ |
The entrance test
Every applicant sits the first stage; each step below narrows to the last.
Sit the Secondary Transfer Test
Reach the qualifying score (121+)
Ranked — Free School Meals & siblings first, then catchment, then distance
Places offered
180
A co-educational grammar school. Passing the county Secondary Transfer Test (121+) only makes a child eligible — it does not rank them. When oversubscribed, priority runs looked-after and free-school-meals children, then Pupil Premium, then siblings, then staff children — all ahead of catchment residence, with distance as the final ranking step. In 2024 entry, that final distance step reached as far as 13.2 miles, showing catchment alone didn't fill the year group that year.
How places are decided
Priority order when the school is oversubscribed. The small categories are settled first.
- 1Looked-after children & children eligible for Free School Meals
- 2Pupil Premium recipients
- 3Siblings on roll
- 4Children of trust staff
- 5Catchment area
- 6Distance from the school (all remaining places)most places
Catchment & priority area
Area-based priority
A defined catchment area (published as a map). Unusually, catchment residence ranks below several priority tiers here — a free-school-meals child from outside catchment can outrank a catchment child with no other priority. Straight-line distance to the nearest of the school's three main entrances is the final ranking step.
Key dates
The shape repeats every year; the exact dates don't — confirm the current cycle with the school.
1 June
Register for the Secondary Transfer Test with Buckinghamshire Council
Early September
Test sat, in Year 6
31 October
Deadline to name schools on the Common Application Form
1 March
National offer day
Always verify against the school’s own current admissions policy — criteria, catchment boundaries and places-available can all change between admissions cycles, and Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School’s own website is the authoritative source, not this page.
Common questions about Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Does living in catchment guarantee a place at Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School?
No — and unusually for a Buckinghamshire grammar, catchment residence ranks below several other tiers here. A Free School Meals-eligible child from outside catchment can outrank a catchment child with no other priority.
How far do offers reach at Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School?
For 2024 entry, places under the final distance tier were offered out to 13.2 miles — showing catchment residence alone didn't fill the year group that year.
Is Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School co-educational?
Yes — boys and girls are admitted throughout, including the sixth form.
How many places does Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School offer?
The Published Admission Number for Year 7 is 180.
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