11 plus results 2026

Has your child applied for entry to a grammar school in 2026? Find out when you can expect to receive their 11 plus results and learn about the next steps.

When do grammar schools in my area release 11+ results?

You’ll receive your child’s 11 plus results a few weeks after the exam. Results are always sent before the secondary school application deadline (31st October), so you’ll have time to decide which schools to name as your preferences.

The results will be sent to you by email, via online link, or a letter sent by first-class post. They will be sent by the school itself or by the grammar school consortium (if your target school is a member).

When you find out your child's results, this is not an indication of whether they have been offered a place at your target school. The results indicate whether your child has met the qualifying standard to be eligible for a place at the school. You can then use these results to decide whether to apply for a place via your common application form.

We’ve included the 11+ results dates for schools in your county or borough below.

What happens on 11+ results day?

When you receive your child’s test results, you will find out if they have achieved the ‘qualifying standard’. This is a pass mark, or score range, set by the school or the consortium. Some schools will let you know your child's exact score, while others will let you know if they have passed or not. Guidance about understanding your child's results will be sent to you, or included in the school admissions policy.

If your child meets the qualifying standard, they will be eligible for a place. You can then choose to name the school as a preference on your common application form.

After the common application form deadline (31st October), schools will decide which children to offer places to. They will work through their oversubscription criteria to decide which children to prioritise.

In the video below, Hannah explains everything you need to know – and what to expect – on 11 plus results day.

11+ results day in your area

Take a look below to find out when you can expect 11+ results in your area.

Berkshire

• Herschel Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• Kendrick School: before 31st October 2026
• Langley Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• Reading Girls' School: mid-October 2026
• Reading School: mid-October 2026 (results available online)
• St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• Upton Court Grammar School: mid-October 2026

Find out more about 11 plus exams in Reading and the Slough Consortium 11 plus.

Buckinghamshire

• Aylesbury Grammar School: Friday 9th October 2026
• Aylesbury High School: Friday 9th October 2026
• Beaconsfield High School: Friday 9th October 2026
• Burnham Grammar School: Friday 9th October 2026
• Chesham Grammar School: Friday 9th October 2026
• Dr Challoner's Grammar School: Friday 9th October 2026
• Dr Challoner's High School: Friday 9th October 2026
• John Hampden Grammar School: Friday 9th October 2026
• Royal Grammar School: Friday 9th October 2026
• Royal Latin School: Friday 9th October 2026
• Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School: Friday 9th October 2026
• Sir William Borlase's Grammar School: Friday 9th October 2026
• Wycombe High School: Friday 9th October 2026

Learn about the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test.

Cumbria

• Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith: mid-October 2026

Find out more about the 11+ exam at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.

Devon

• Churston Ferrers Grammar School: Monday 12th October 2026
• Colyton Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• Devonport High School for Boys: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Devonport High School for Girls: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Plymouth High School for Girls: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Torquay Boys' Grammar School: Monday 12th October 2026
• Torquay Girls' Grammar School: Monday 12th October 2026

Learn about 11+ exams in Devon.

Dorset

• Bournemouth School: Friday 16th October 2026
• Bournemouth School for Girls: Friday 16th October 2026
• Parkstone Grammar School: Friday 16th October 2026
• Poole Grammar School: Friday 16th October 2026

Find out more about the Dorset 11 plus.

Essex

• Chelmsford County High School for Girls: mid-October 2026
• Colchester County High School for Girls: mid-October 2026
• Colchester Royal Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• King Edward VI Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• Shoeburyness High School: mid-October 2026
• Southend High School for Boys: mid-October 2026
• Southend High School for Girls: mid-October 2026
• St Bernard's High School: mid-October 2026
• St Thomas More High School: mid-October 2026
• Westcliff High School for Boys: mid-October 2026
• Westcliff High School for Girls: mid-October 2026

Learn about 11+ exams in Essex.

Gloucestershire

• Denmark Road High School: mid-October 2026
• Marling School: mid-October 2026
• Pate's Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• Ribston Hall High School for Girls: mid-October 2026
• Sir Thomas Rich's School: mid-October 2026
• Stroud High School: mid-October 2026
• The Crypt School: mid-October 2026

Find out more about the Gloucestershire Grammar School Entrance Test.

Greater London: Barnet

• Queen Elizabeth's School: Thursday 1st October 2026 (provisional date)
• St Michael's Catholic Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• The Henrietta Barnett School: the results from the first round exam will be released late September 2026 and the second round exam results will be released mid-October 2026

Learn about 11+ exams in Barnet.

Greater London: Bexley

• Beths Grammar School: early October 2026
• Bexley Grammar School: early October 2026
• Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School: early October 2026
• Townley Grammar School: early October 2026

Find out more about the Bexley Selection Test.

Greater London: Bromley

• Newstead Wood School: mid-October 2026
• St Olave's Grammar School: mid-October 2026 (stage 1)*

*St Olave's Grammar School stage 2 entrance test takes place on Friday 13th November 2026, for invited candidates. Stage 2 results are released ahead of National Offer Day.

Learn about 11+ exams in Bromley.

Greater London: Enfield

• The Latymer School: mid-October 2026

Find out more about The Latymer School 11 plus.

Greater London: Kingston upon Thames

• Tiffin Girls' School: on or around Wednesday 14th October 2026*
• Tiffin School: Friday 16th October 2026*

*On this date, you will find out whether your child has been invited to the Stage Two Tests (taking place in November). Results of the Stage Two Tests will be released ahead of National Offer Day.

Learn about the Tiffin Schools’ 11 plus exam.

Greater London: Redbridge

• Ilford County High School: mid-October 2026
• Woodford County High School: mid-October 2026

Find out more about the Redbridge 11 plus selection test.

Greater London: Sutton

• Greenshaw High School: week of 21st September 2026 (Sutton SET results)*
• Nonsuch High School: week of 21st September 2026 (SET results), mid-October 2026 (second-stage results)
• Sutton Grammar School: week of 21st September 2026 (SET results), mid-October 2026 (second-stage results)
• Wallington County Grammar School: week of 21st September 2026 (SET results), mid-October 2026 (second-stage results)
• Wallington High School for Girls: week of 21st September 2026 (SET results), mid-October 2026 (second-stage results)
• Wilson's School: week of 21st September 2026 (SET results), mid-October 2026 (second-stage results)

*All selective state schools in Sutton – including Greenshaw High School – will release your child's Selective Eligibility Test (SET) results around a week after the exam (mid-September). Children invited to the Second Stage entrance exam (required for entry to all but Greenshaw) will receive their Second Stage results in mid-October.

Learn about the Sutton Selective Eligibility Test.

Greater London: Wandsworth

• Ashcroft Technology Academy: Friday 23rd October 2026
• Burntwood School: Friday 23rd October 2026
• Chestnut Grove Academy: Friday 23rd October 2026
• Graveney School: Friday 23rd October 2026

Find out more information about the Wandsworth Test.

Greater Manchester

• Altrincham Grammar School for Boys: mid-October 2026
• Altrincham Grammar School for Girls: mid-October 2026
• Loreto Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• Saint Ambrose College: mid-October 2026
• Sale Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• Stretford Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• Urmston Grammar School: mid-October 2026

Learn about 11+ exams in Greater Manchester.

Hertfordshire

• Croxley Danes School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Dame Alice Owen's School: Friday 23rd October 2026
• Parmiter's School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Queens' School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Rickmansworth School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• St Clement Danes School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Watford Grammar School for Boys: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Watford Grammar School for Girls: Thursday 15th October 2026

Find out more about the South West Herts Consortium academic ability test.

Kent

• Barton Court Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Borden Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Cranbrook School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Dane Court Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Dartford Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Dartford Grammar School for Girls: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Dover Grammar School for Boys: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Dover Grammar School for Girls: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Gravesend Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Highsted Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Highworth Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Invicta Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Maidstone Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Maidstone Grammar School for Girls: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Mayfield Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Oakwood Park Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Sir Roger Manwood's School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• The Folkestone School for Girls: Thursday 15th October 2026
• The Harvey Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• The Judd School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• The Langton Grammar School for Boys: Thursday 15th October 2026
• The Norton Knatchbull School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• The Skinner's School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Tonbridge Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Weald of Kent Grammar School: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Wilmington Grammar School for Boys: Thursday 15th October 2026
• Wilmington Grammar School for Girls: Thursday 15th October 2026

Learn about the Kent Test.

See Medway for Medway 11 plus results dates.

Lancashire

• Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• Lancaster Girls' Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• Lancaster Royal Grammar School: mid-October 2026

Find out more about 11+ exams in Lancashire.

Lincolnshire

• Boston Grammar School: October 2026
• Boston High School for Girls: October 2026
• Bourne Grammar School: October 2026
• Caistor Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• Carre's Grammar School: October 2026
• Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School: October 2026
• Kesteven and Sleaford High School: October 2026
• King Edward VI Academy, Spilsby: October 2026
• King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth: October 2026
• Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford: October 2026
• Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle: October 2026
• Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough: October 2026
• Skegness Grammar School: October 2026
• Spalding Grammar School: October 2026
• Spalding High School: October 2026
• The King's School Grantham: October 2026

Learn about Lincolnshire 11+ exams.

Medway

• Chatham Grammar School: Wednesday 14th October 2026
• Fort Pitt Grammar School: Wednesday 14th October 2026
• Holcombe Grammar School: Wednesday 14th October 2026
• Rainham Mark Grammar School: Wednesday 14th October 2026
• Rochester Grammar School: Wednesday 14th October 2026
• Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School: Wednesday 14th October 2026

Find out more about the Medway Test.

Merseyside

• Calday Grange Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• St Anselm's College: mid-October 2026
• The Liverpool Blue Coat School: mid-October 2026
• Upton Hall School: by Friday 23rd October 2026
• West Kirby Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• Wirral Grammar School for Boys: mid-October 2026
• Wirral Grammar School for Girls: mid-October 2026

Learn about 11+ exams in Liverpool and Wirral

North Yorkshire

• Ermysted's Grammar School: week commencing Monday 12th October 2026
• Ripon Grammar School: mid-October 2026
• Skipton Girls' High School: by Monday 19th October 2026

Find out more about Yorkshire 11 plus exams.

Shropshire

• Haberdashers' Adams Grammar School: Friday 16th October 2026
• Newport Girls' High School: Friday 16th October 2026

Learn more about 11+ exams in Shropshire.

Warwickshire

• Alcester Grammar School: Friday 16th October 2026
• King Edward VI School: Friday 16th October 2026
• Lawrence Sheriff School: Friday 16th October 2026
• Rugby High School: Friday 16th October 2026
• Stratford Girls' Grammar School: Friday 16th October 2026

Find out more about the Warwickshire 11 plus exam.

West Midlands

• Bishop Vesey's Grammar School for Boys: Friday 16th October 2026
• King Edward VI Aston School: Friday 16th October 2026
• King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys: Friday 16th October 2026
• King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: Friday 16th October 2026
• King Edward VI Five Ways School: Friday 16th October 2026
• King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys: Friday 16th October 2026
• King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls: Friday 16th October 2026
• Queen Mary's Grammar School: Friday 16th October 2026
• Queen Mary's High School: Friday 16th October 2026
• Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls: Friday 16th October 2026
• Wolverhampton Girls' High School: Friday 16th October 2026

Learn about the West Midlands Grammar Schools entrance exam.

West Yorkshire

• Crossley Heath Grammar School: Friday 16th October 2026
• Heckmondwike Grammar School: Saturday 17th October 2026
• North Halifax Grammar School: Friday 16th October 2026

Find out more about 11+ exams in Yorkshire.

Wiltshire

• Bishop Wordsworth's School: mid-October 2026
• South Wilts Grammar School: mid-October 2026

Learn about 11 plus exams in Wiltshire.

What happens after I receive my child’s 11+ results?

1. Apply for a secondary school place

All state secondary school places in the UK need to be applied to via your local authority. If your child has passed the 11+ exam or achieved the qualifying standard, you can apply to a grammar school.

To apply for school places, complete the application form on your local authority website. Even if your target school is in a different authority area, you need to complete the form for your own authority. You can find out which local authority you live in on gov.uk.

Most local authorities will let you list up to three or four secondary schools that you would be happy for your child to go to. If you live in London, you can apply for up to six schools.

If your child qualifies for multiple schools, they will be offered a place at the school you have ranked highest. This means that it's best to put your preferred school at the top.

Make sure to include at least one school on your list where your child is highly likely to be offered a place. Only the local authority knows which schools you have applied to, so don’t limit your options by leaving blanks on the form.

2. Prioritisation of places

After the 31st October deadline, secondary schools will start deciding which children to offer places to. When more children qualify than there are available places, the school uses oversubscription criteria.

Grammar schools can select all their pupils based on high academic ability. They also do not have to fill all their places if children have not reached the qualifying standard. However, most grammar schools have oversubscription criteria that are not based on scores alone.

Some common criteria include (in no particular order):

• Children in care (known as 'looked after children' and 'previously looked after children')
• Children who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which names the school
• Children who receive Pupil Premium or Free School Meals
• Children of a particular religious affiliation (if applying to a Faith school)
• Children who live within the 'catchment' or 'designated' area
• Children who currently attend a school in the same academy trust, or a partner primary school
• Children of members of staff employed at the school
• Siblings of children currently enrolled at the school
• Children of parent(s) in the Armed Forces

You can find the oversubscription criteria for your target school in their admissions policy. It's always best to look at this before you name the school on your school application form. If your child fulfils at least one of the highest oversubscription criteria, they are more likely to be offered a place.

When will I know if my child has a place?

You will find out which school your child has been offered a place at on National Offer Day on Monday 2nd March 2026. Your child's school might receive this information before this date, but they won't be able to communicate this with you.

If your child isn't offered a place at one of their top choices, you have the right to appeal. The appeal process is different for every local authority, but you will have at least 20 days from when you receive the offer to submit an appeal. Information about the appeals process will be available on your local authority website.

If you do decide to appeal, it's best to accept your child's place in the meantime. This means they will still have a school place even if your appeal is unsuccessful.

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