11+ key dates & deadlines
Registration for most grammar schools happens in the spring/summer of Year 5, tests are sat in September, the local-authority Common Application Form (CAF) is due 31 October, and offers land on 1 March. Registration for a test is usually separate from the CAF — you must do both.
| School | Area | Test | How & when to apply |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Henrietta Barnett School | Barnet, London | Two-round entrance test | Register directly with the school (spring/summer of Year 5). Round 1 early September; top 300 invited to Round 2 in October. CAF by 31 October. Highest Attainment 8 in England. |
| Wilson's School | Sutton, London | Sutton SET + shared second stage | Register for the Sutton SET (suttonset.applicaa.com) May–July of Year 5. SET mid-September; qualifiers sit the shared second stage in early October. CAF to your council by 31 October. |
| Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | Barnet, London | School's own entrance test | Register May–early July of Year 5 (noon deadline, strictly enforced). Test mid-September. Results before the 31 October CAF deadline. |
| The Tiffin Girls' School | Kingston, London | School's own two-stage test | Register online June–early September of Year 6 (noon 1 Sept deadline for 2027 entry). Stage 1 early October, Stage 2 November. Tests assume Year 5 curriculum only. |
| St Olave's Grammar School | Orpington, Bromley | School's own two-stage test | Register with the school in June of Year 5 (window is short — about three weeks). Stage 1 mid-September, Stage 2 mid-November, after the 31 October CAF. |
| KEGS, Chelmsford | Chelmsford, Essex | CSSE 11+ | Register via the CSSE May–June of Year 5; test third Saturday of September. 120 of 150 places reserved for a 12.5-mile priority area. |
| Reading School | Reading, Berkshire | FSCE entrance assessment | Register with the school March–May of Year 5 — the earliest deadline of any school here. Main test in July of Year 5 (out-of-catchment sitting in September). |
| Pate's Grammar School | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test | Register via the shared Gloucestershire system May–June of Year 5. Test on a Saturday in mid-September. No catchment — places in rank order of score. |
| Colchester Royal Grammar School | Colchester, Essex | CSSE 11+ | One CSSE registration (csse.org.uk) covers all member schools — May–June of Year 5. Test third Saturday of September. No catchment: pure score rank. |
| Altrincham Grammar School for Girls | Trafford, Greater Manchester | Trafford Consortium entrance exam | Register on the school's website April–June of Year 5; exam mid-September. 8-mile catchment radius applies. |
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