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St Louis Grammar School: SEAG score and admissions criteria

Ballymena · Catholic co-educational grammar · September 2026 entry

This page shows exactly how St Louis Grammar School used SEAG results to allocate Year 8 places,
taken from the school’s own published admissions criteria. It is one of the
63 school evidence cards in our SEAG admissions guide.

Allocation pattern

Score rank order

Places go in strict SEAG score order, highest first, until the school is full. When scores tie at the cut-off, published tie-break criteria decide the final places.

How places were allocated for September 2026

  1. 139 places. Places are filled in rank order of SEAG Total Standardised Age Score (TSAS), highest to lowest, up to the admissions number.
  2. Where applicants tie on the same score for the final place(s), tie-break criteria apply in order: a sibling currently enrolled → the eldest or only child of the family → then a further tie-break.
  3. No capital fee; a voluntary contribution (currently £120 per pupil / £240 per family) is requested.
Places go by score rank alone. A sibling link and eldest-child status only separate applicants tied on the exact TSAS for the last place. The Band is not used.

Recent admissions history

Entry year Places Applications (all prefs) Admitted
2023/24 139 218 160*
2024/25 139 219 182*
2025/26 139 220 157*

*Admitted totals include temporary-variation and Special Educational Needs places, well above the 139-place number, as stated by the school.

Worth asking at the open day

How many extra places were granted last year? · What was the lowest TSAS admitted recently?

Source — School-published · September 2026 entry · Verified 9 July 2026

Admissions Criteria 2026-2027 (PDF) →  ·  School website →

These figures describe past cycles. Always read the school’s current published
criteria in full before listing it — criteria can change year to year.

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