About the school
Bangor Grammar School is a selective boys’ voluntary grammar school in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, educating boys aged 11 to 18. Known locally as "The Grammar," it has a long tradition of academic excellence, strong pastoral care and a wide co-curricular programme.
Founded in 1856 as Bangor Endowed School through the bequest of Colonel the Honourable Robert Ward, the school moved to its current modern campus on the Gransha Road in 2013. It organises pupils into a house system and has strong sporting traditions in rugby, cricket and hockey.
Bangor Grammar School is a member school of the Schools’ Entrance Assessment Group and selects pupils through the SEAG Entrance Assessment for Year 8 entry. The school has an approved admissions number of 135 pupils.
School type
Boys' Voluntary Grammar
Exam date
Sat 14th & Sat 21st November 2026 (SEAG)
Exam board
SEAG (GL Assessment)
Address
84 Gransha Road, Bangor, County Down, BT19 7QU
Age range
11–18 (Years 8–14)
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Admissions information
The Bangor Grammar School entrance test is the SEAG Entrance Assessment, used by grammar schools across Northern Ireland. Here is everything you need to know about the Bangor Grammar School admissions criteria and exam structure.
Bangor Grammar School selects pupils on academic ability through the SEAG Entrance Assessment, the single transfer test used by the great majority of grammar schools in Northern Ireland. The assessment is provided by GL Assessment on behalf of the Schools’ Entrance Assessment Group and consists of two papers, each assessing English (or Gaeilge) and Mathematics.
Each of the two papers lasts 60 minutes and contains a mix of multiple-choice and free-response questions, with answers recorded on a separate answer sheet. The papers are taken on two Saturdays a week apart, and a pupil’s marks across both papers are combined into a Total Standardised Age Score (TSAS), which is age-standardised so that younger children are not disadvantaged.
Parents register their child to sit the SEAG Entrance Assessment online through the SEAG website. For September 2027 entry, registration opens on Monday 18th May 2026 and closes on Friday 18th September 2026. Parents must then name Bangor Grammar School on their Education Authority Post-Primary Transfer Form during the open application period.
SEAG Statements of Outcomes are released to parents on Saturday 23rd January 2027, after which families list their preferred schools through the Education Authority. The Education Authority informs parents of their child’s allocated school in May 2027. A high TSAS does not guarantee a place, as places are allocated in strict rank order when a school is oversubscribed.
Key admissions details
Bangor Grammar School has an approved admissions number of 135 pupils for Year 8.
Bangor Grammar School does not operate a geographical catchment area. Places are allocated in the rank order of Total Standardised Age Score achieved in the SEAG Entrance Assessment, with any boy resident in Northern Ireland selected before any boy not resident in Northern Ireland, and non-academic criteria used only as a tie-break.
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Bangor Grammar School is located at 84 Gransha Road in Bangor, County Down, BT19 7QU. It is a selective boys’ voluntary grammar school serving pupils aged 11 to 18, which moved to its current modern campus in 2013.
Bangor Grammar School was founded in 1856 as Bangor Endowed School, through the bequest of Colonel the Honourable Robert Ward. It is one of the oldest schools in the area and is known locally as "The Grammar."
Bangor Grammar School uses the SEAG Entrance Assessment, provided by GL Assessment. It consists of two papers, each lasting 60 minutes and assessing English (or Gaeilge) and Mathematics, taken on two Saturdays a week apart.
Bangor Grammar School does not operate a geographical catchment area. Places are allocated by rank order of SEAG score, with any boy resident in Northern Ireland selected before any boy not resident in Northern Ireland.
For September 2027 entry, registration for the SEAG Entrance Assessment opens on Monday 18th May 2026 and closes on Friday 18th September 2026, through the SEAG website. Parents must then name Bangor Grammar School on the Education Authority Transfer Form.
Places at Bangor Grammar School are allocated in strict rank order of the Total Standardised Age Score achieved in the SEAG Entrance Assessment, up to the admissions number of 135. Where pupils are tied for the final place, non-academic criteria are used.
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