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11+ Entry for 2026:
What You Need to Know

When & Who
If your child is in Year 5 now, they can sit the 11+ exam in September 2025 to enter Year 7 in September 2026. Dates vary depending on your area or consortium—e.g., Slough Consortium scheduled its exam for 20 September 2025

How to Register

  • Registration usually opens in May or June 2025 and closes around June or July 2025 .

  • Each local authority or grammar school group (like Bexley, Kent, Slough, Buckinghamshire, etc.) manages its own sign-up form—visit your local council or grammar school website to apply online.

When to Expect Results

  • Results typically arrive in mid-October 2025, in time for secondary school applications by 31 October

  • Results are sent via email, post, or accessible through a parent portal, depending on your local area

Quick 11+ Checklist for September 2026 Entry

  • Register:
    📅 May–July 2025
    🔗 Through your local authority or grammar school website

  • Sit the exam:
    📅 September 2025
    🏫 At your chosen grammar school or designated test centre

  • Receive results:
    📅 Mid-October 2025
    📩 Via email, post, or online portal (varies by area)

  • Submit secondary school application:
    📅 By 31 October 2025
    🖥️ Through your local council’s admissions portal

If you’re unsure which group your child belongs to, start with your local council’s school admissions page—they’ll have all the details for your area.

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Let me know if you'd like help finding forms or deadline reminders specific to your region!

Top Websites for 11+ Exam Info

  1. The Eleven Plus Exams Forum
    www.elevenplusexams.co.uk
    A super popular forum with resources, regional breakdowns, practice papers, and loads of advice from other parents.

  2. Local Authority Education Pages
    e.g., www.kent.gov.uk, www.bexley.gov.uk, www.birmingham.gov.uk
    Go to your council’s website and search “11+” or “secondary school admissions” to find exact dates, forms, and policies.

  3. GL Assessment
    www.gl-assessment.co.uk
    One of the main providers of 11+ tests—great for understanding the test format and what to expect.

  4. CEM Select (Durham University)
    www.cambridgecemp.org (Note: many schools have now moved away from CEM, but worth checking if relevant to your area.)

  5. Consortium Websites
    e.g.,

 

 

💡 Tip: Always check directly with the grammar school you’re interested in, as some run their own tests and may not follow the main consortium rules.

Let me know what region you're in and I can link the exact one you need!

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