The Academic Scholarship at The Grammar School at Leeds is an academic scholarship for 11+ entry.
Who can apply for the Academic Scholarship?
All candidates sitting the Year 7 entrance exam
What is the Academic Scholarship worth?
- A few scholarships are awarded to the candidates who achieve the best results in the January entrance exam.
- All candidates are automatically considered — no separate scholarship application required.
How do you apply for the Academic Scholarship?
Awarded to those who perform highest in the school's entrance assessments.
How academic scholarships usually work
Schools usually decide from the entrance exam, sometimes with an extra scholarship paper, and an interview.
- Ask whether the entrance exam counts or whether there is a separate scholarship paper.
- Ask for past papers, or the style of paper if the school does not share them.
- Practise talking through reasoning out loud, because interviews often test how a child thinks.
General guidance across schools, not The Grammar School at Leeds's own terms.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Academic Scholarship at The Grammar School at Leeds worth?
A few scholarships are awarded to the candidates who achieve the best results in the January entrance exam. All candidates are automatically considered — no separate scholarship application required.
Who can apply for the Academic Scholarship?
All candidates sitting the Year 7 entrance exam.
How do you apply for the Academic Scholarship?
Awarded to those who perform highest in the school's entrance assessments.
Source: gsal.org.uk, checked 4 Nov 2026