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State grammar school local authorities

The 163 grammar schools in England are scattered across the country. While some places have none, the proportion of grammar schools in certain local authorities is high. Read on to find out which LAs are home to grammar schools.
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State grammar schools are located in the following local authorities:

Grammar schools in London

  1. London Borough of Barnet

  2. London Borough of Bexley

  3. London Borough of Bromley

  4. London Borough of Enfield

  5. Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council

  6. London Borough of Redbridge

  7. London Borough of Sutton

Grammar schools rest of England

  1. Birmingham City Council

  2. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

  3. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

  4. Buckinghamshire County Council

  5. Calderdale Council

  6. Devon County Council

  7. Essex County Council

  8. Gloucestershire County Council

  9. Hertfordshire County Council

  10. Kent County Council

  11. Kirklees Council

  12. Lancashire County Council

  13. Lincolnshire County Council

  14. Liverpool City Council

  15. Medway Council

  16. North Yorkshire County Council

  17. Plymouth City Council

  18. Reading Borough Council

  19. Slough Borough Council

  20. Stoke-on-Trent City Council

  21. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

  22. Telford and Wrekin Council

  23. Torbay Council

  24. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

  25. Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

  26. Warwickshire Council

  27. Westmoreland and Furness

  28. Wiltshire Council

  29. Wirral Council

  30. Wolverhampton City Council

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