Berkshire 11 plus dates

There are six grammar schools and one partially-selective school in Berkshire. They’re split across Reading and Slough.

• Reading’s grammar schools: Reading School, Kendrick School and Reading Girls’ School (partially-selective). Find out more about Berkshire grammar schools.

• 14th June 2024: Reading School 11+ registration closes

• 1st July 2024: Kendrick School 11+ registration closes

• 31st August 2024: Reading School sporting aptitude test

• 4th September 2024: Reading School 11+ exam

• 20th September 2024: Kendrick School 11+ exam

• 27th September 2024: registration closes for the Reading Girls’ School Selective Stream Test

• 5th October 2024: Reading Girls’ School Selective Stream Test

• Mid-October 2024: parents receive exam results

• 31st October 2024: secondary school common application deadline

• 3rd March 2025: national school offers day

Devon 11 plus dates

Dorset 11 plus key dates

See full 11 plus school entry details here: Dorset grammar schools 11+ entry exam including Dorset 11 plus practice tests /  test practice.

Dorset’s grammar schools: Bournemouth School, Bournemouth School for Girls, Parkstone Grammar School, and Poole Grammar School. The four schools have combined to form ‘the Consortium’, with one set of selection tests.

• 15th April 2024: Dorset 11+ registration opens

• 6th September 2024: Dorset 11+ registration closes

• 21st September 2024: Dorset 11+ exam day

• 11th October 2024: parents receive exam results

• 31st October 2024: secondary school common application deadline

• 3rd March 2025: national school offers day

You can find more info here on the Essex grammar schools, including

Essex 11 plus practice tests, Essex 11 plus test practice and CSSE test practice.

Essex’s grammar schools: King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford County High School for Girls, Colchester County High School for Girls, Colchester Royal Grammar School, Southend High School for Boys, Southend High School for Girls, Westcliff High School for Boys, Westcliff High School for Girls, St Bernard’s High School, St Thomas More High School, and Shoeburyness High School.

All of these schools except Chelmsford County High School for Girls are members of the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE). Chelmsford County High School for Girls (CCHS) is not a member of the CSSE – it has its own testing process.

• 14th May 2024: CSSE 11+ registration opens

• 21st June 2024: CCHS entrance test registration closes

• 28th June 2024: CSSE 11+ registration closes

• 13th September 2024: CCHS entrance test

• 21st September 2024: CSSE 11+ exam day

• 14th October 2024: parents receive CSSE 11+ results

• Mid-October 2024: parenst receive CCHS results

• 31st October 2024: secondary school common application deadline

• 3rd March 2025: national school offers day

Gloucestershire 11 plus dates

See full 11 plus school entry details here: Gloucestershire grammar schools 11+ entry exam including

Gloucestershire 11 plus practice tests / Gloucestershire 11 plus test practice.

Gloucestershire’s grammar schools:Denmark Road High School, Marling School, Pate’s Grammar School, Ribston Hall High School, Sir Thomas Rich’s School, Stroud High School, and The Crypt School. These schools all have the same 11 plus exam and key dates.

Find out more about the Gloucestershire Grammar Schools’ Entrance Test.

• 20th May 2024: Gloucestershire Grammar Schools’ Entrance Test registration opens

• 28th June 2024: Grammar Schools’ Entrance Test registration closes

• 14th September 2024: Gloucestershire Grammar Schools’ Entrance Test

• Mid-October 2024: parents receive test results

• 31st October 2024: secondary school common application deadline

• 3rd March 2025: national school offers day

See full 11 plus school entry details here: Manchester grammar schools 11+ entry exam including

Manchester 11 plus practice tests / Manchester 11 plus test practice.

Manchester’s grammar schools: Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, Sale Grammar School, Stretford Grammar School, Urmston Grammar School, Saint Ambrose College, and Loreto Grammar School.

Altrincham Boys, Altrincham Girls, Sale Grammar, Stretford Grammar and Urmston Grammar are members of the Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium. They all use the same 11 plus exam and have the same key dates.

Saint Ambrose College and Loreto Grammar School are independent from this group. They have their own exams and testing processes.

• 21st June 2024: Trafford Consortium 11+ registration closes

• 12th July 2024: Saint Ambrose College 11+ registration closes

• 31st July 2024: Loreto Grammar School entrance exam registration closes

• 16th September 2024: Trafford Consortium 11+ exam day

• 20th September 2024: entrance exams at Loreto Grammar School and Saint Ambrose College

• Mid-October 2024: parents receive Trafford Consortium and Loreto Grammar School results

• 21st October 2024: latest date for Saint Ambrose College results to be sent to parents

• 31st October 2024: secondary school common application deadline

• 3rd March 2025: national school offers day

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Hertfordshire 11 plus dates

See full 11 plus school entry details here: Hertfordshire grammar schools 11+ entry exam including

Hertfordshire 11 plus practice tests / Hertfordshire 11 plus test practice.

Hertfordshire’s has no fully-selective grammar schools. However, there are many partially-selective schools within the South West Herts Schools Consortium: Parmiter’s School (academic and music places), Queens’ School (academic, music and sports places), Rickmansworth School (academic and music places), St Clement Danes School (academic and music places), Watford Grammar School for Boys (academic and music places), Watford Grammar School for Girls (academic and music places), and Croxley Danes School (music places only). Hertfordshire pupils take the Secondary Transfer Test to apply for a selective place.

Dame Alice Owen’s School is also a partially-selective school with academic and music places available. This school is not a member of the South West Herts Schools Consortium.

• 11th June 2024: Dame Alice Owen’s School test registration closes

• 14th June 2024: South West Herts Secondary Transfer Test registration closes

• 2nd September 2024: Dame Alice Owen’s School entrance exam part 1 (verbal reasoning) and first round musical aptitude test

• 7th September 2024: South West Herts academic test

• 9th September 2024: South West Herts first round music test

• 11th September 2024: South West Herts sports test (Queens’ School only)

• 19th September 2024: South West Herts first round music scores notified to parents

• 23rd–Friday 27th September 2024: South West Herts second round music test and Dame Alice Owen’s School second round music test

• 28th September 2024: Dame Alice Owen’s School entrance exam part 2 (English and maths)

• 16th October 2024: South West Herts Secondary Transfer Test results day

• Mid-October 2024: Dame Alice Owen’s school secondary transfer test results day

• 31st October 2024: secondary school common application deadline

• 3rd March 2025: national school offers day

Annual 11 plus exam Dates

• April – Most grammar schools open registration in April/May and the deadline is generally around June or July for parents to register their child for the 11+ exam. However there is some variability, so it is important to check the precise dates with the schools you are applying to. Some counties such as Buckinghamshire automatically enter all primary children for the 11+ exam and parents can then choose to opt out to withdraw their child from the process.
• September – For most grammar schools, the 11+ exam will occur during the first two weeks in September. However, this year there are quite a few differences in when the exam will occur, and the dates range from September to October. Here are some key dates to watch out for:
• October – 11+ results will be posted in mid-October. However, depending on when the exam occurs in your county, this may differ.
• March: School allocations are confirmed in early March.
• September: New intake begins Year 7 at grammar schools across the UK.

PLEASE NOTE that these are typical 11 plus dates. Whilst we are confident that these are true of the majority of grammar schools, we would equally always advise to check with the individual grammar schools you are applying to. Since there is some variability For example, Buckinghamshire automatically enters all primary children for the 11+ exam and operates an opt-out system for parents who must actively choose to withdraw their child from the 11 plus application process.

Annual grammar school 11 plus timeline

• April: Most grammar schools will open their registration in April/May.
• June to July : deadline for 11 plus registration.
• Week 1 Sept – Week 2 Sept 2022: 11+ exam dates.
• Mid October: 11+ results posted.
• 1 March: School allocations confirmed.
• September: New grammar school intake begins (Year 7).

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