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Bexley 11+ dates: registration, test day and results

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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The next date for Bexley families with a child in Year 6 is the council application deadline: 31 October 2026, 11:59pmBexley 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: the online application site closes at 11.59pm on 31 October 2026View the official source. The selection test itself is over, and results were released on 2 October 2026, 4pmBexley 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: you will receive your child’s test results by email from 4pm on Friday 2 October 2026View the official source. The steps always come in the same order: register, sit the test, read the result, then name your schools on the council form. Offers come on 1 March 2027Bexley 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: if you applied online, you will receive an email with the school offered in the evening of Monday 1 March 2027View the official source.

Step by step, September 2027 entry

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  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Done

    Sign your child up for Bexley selection test. This is not the school place application.

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    1. Done: Test registration opens

    2. Done: Test registration closes

      11:59pm

  2. Step 2: Your child sits the test

    Dates not published

    The test day, and any practice test before it.

    1. Not published yet: Test day

      Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Step 3: Results

    Done

    You find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.

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    1. Done: Results

      4pm

  4. Step 4: Apply for school places

    Now

    List your schools on the Common Application Form (CAF) to your home council, in your real order of preference.

    1. Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)

      11:59pmin 11 days

  5. Step 5: Offers

    Coming up

    Your council tells you which school has offered a place.

    1. Coming up: National Offer Day

  6. Step 6: Appeals and waiting lists

    Coming up

    If you are refused a place, you can appeal and join waiting lists.

    1. Coming up: Appeal deadline

      4pmin 25 weeks

Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entry

  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Dates not published

    Sign your child up for Bexley selection test. This is not the school place application.

    1. Not published yet: Test registration opens

      Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

    2. Not published yet: Test registration closes

      Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. Step 2: Your child sits the test

    Dates not published

    The test day, and any practice test before it.

    1. Not published yet: Test day

      Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Step 3: Results

    Coming up

    You find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.

    1. Coming up: Results

      Expected

  4. Step 4: Apply for school places

    Now

    List your schools on the Common Application Form (CAF) to your home council, in your real order of preference.

    1. Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)

      in about 54 weeks

  5. Step 5: Offers

    Coming up

    Your council tells you which school has offered a place.

    1. Coming up: National Offer Day

  6. Step 6: Appeals and waiting lists

    Dates not published

    If you are refused a place, you can appeal and join waiting lists.

    1. Not published yet: Appeal deadline

      Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

The next date for Bexley families with a child in Year 6 is the council application deadline: 31 October 2026, 11:59pmBexley 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: the online application site closes at 11.59pm on 31 October 2026View the official source. The selection test itself is over. Registration ran from 1 March 2026Bexley 2027 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: the online registration site opens on 1 March 2026 and closes at midnight on 31 March 2026View the official source to 31 March 2026, 11:59pmBexley 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: the online registration site opens on 1 March 2026 and closes at midnight on 31 March 2026View the official source, children sat the test across 2 to 10 September 2026Bexley 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: the test centres are the four Bexley Grammar Schools listed above, held between Monday 7 and Thursday 10 September 2026 ... if your child will be sitting the test in their own Bexley primary school, they will sit the test between Wednesday 2 and Thursday 10 September 2026View the official source, and results were released on 2 October 2026, 4pmBexley 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: you will receive your child’s test results by email from 4pm on Friday 2 October 2026View the official source. The steps always come in the same order: register, sit the test, read the result, then name your schools on the council form. Offers come on 1 March 2027Bexley 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: if you applied online, you will receive an email with the school offered in the evening of Monday 1 March 2027View the official source. For children now in Year 5, the registration opening date for September 2028 entry is Bexley 2028 entry: Registration opensNot yet published by London Borough of Bexley; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: If your child is starting secondary school in September 2027, here are the important dates you need to know.View the official source. We update this page when the council publishes them.

After the application deadline

Bexley's late closing date for council applications is 9 December 2026Bexley: Late caf applicationsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: Applications received after 31 October 2026 but on or before 9 December 2026 may be accepted and included in the main process in time for offers to be made on 1 March 2027, but only if they are late for a good reason.View the official source. Once offers arrive, the date to accept a place is 17 March 2027Bexley: Offer accept deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: If you are offered your first preference school, your offer will be automatically accepted. All other applicants will have until 17 March 2027 to accept or decline their offer.View the official source, and the appeal deadline is 13 April 2027, 4pmBexley 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: | 4pm on 13 April 2027: | Deadline for lodging Appeals against a decision not to offer a place at your preferred school. |View the official source.

Planning for 2028 entry

Registration is a separate step from the council application. The council's rule on late registration is: Late registration never accepted; no appealBexley: Late registrationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: late registration requests will not be accepted under any circumstances, and there is no appeal process for late applicationsView the official source. When the dates for the next round are published, they will appear on this page. The council's practice materials are described as: Free familiarisation booklets with sample questions and a practice answer sheet; free online practice access for pupil premium eligible candidatesBexley: FamiliarisationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: These booklets provide sample questions so your child can become familiar with the question format and filling in an OMR answer sheet.View the official source.

For what happens on results day, see the Bexley results page. To build your own timeline and school list, use the Bexley 11+ plan.