, ▁approximately ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁children ▁were ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁eleven ▁plus ▁exam ▁for ▁entry ▁to ▁grammar ▁schools , ▁either ▁" m aint ained " ▁grammar ▁schools ▁fully ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁or ▁direct ▁grant ▁grammar ▁schools . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁maintained ▁grammar ▁schools ▁were ▁closed ▁or ▁converted ▁to ▁compreh ensive ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁though ▁a ▁few ▁local ▁authorities ▁resist ed ▁this ▁move ▁and ▁retained ▁a ▁select ive ▁system . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁isolated ▁grammar ▁schools , ▁which ▁admit ▁the ▁candidates ▁who ▁score ▁highest ▁on ▁their ▁entry ▁tests . ▁ ▁The ▁remaining ▁ 1 6 3 ▁English ▁state ▁grammar ▁schools ▁are ▁listed ▁here ▁grouped ▁by ▁region ▁( from ▁north ▁to ▁south ) ▁and ▁Local ▁Education ▁Author ity . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁remaining ▁state ▁grammar ▁schools ▁in ▁North ▁East ▁England . ▁The ▁gender ▁indicated ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁school ▁( ages ▁ 1 1 – 1 6 ). ▁ ▁Several ▁single - sex ▁schools ▁have ▁sixth ▁forms ▁that ▁also ▁admit ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁opposite ▁gender . ▁ ▁North ▁West ▁England ▁ ▁C umb ria ▁ ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁Pen r ith ▁( m ixed ) ▁ ▁Lanc ash ire ▁ ▁Bac up ▁and ▁Raw ten st all ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁Water foot ▁( m ixed ) ▁ ▁Cl ith ero e ▁Royal ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁Cl ith ero e ▁( m ixed ) ▁ ▁Lanc