Bexley 11+

Bexley 11+ results: when they arrive and what they mean

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In short

Results day has passed

Next steps for each result and your own deadlines are below. After you apply, offers come on National Offer DayThe day councils in England tell families which secondary school place they are offered. It is 1 March, or the next working day if 1 March is at a weekend or on a bank holiday..

Before results day: plan for each result

Know how and when results arrive: 2 October 2026, 4pmBexley results dayChecked 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.
Decide now whether you will read the result on your own first or open it with your child.
Think about your school list for each result: reached the score, close to it, or below it.
Put your own deadlines in your calendar. They are listed below.

On results day

Open it on your own first

If you can, read the result on your own first, before your child is home. A few quiet minutes let you take it in and choose your words.
You can keep the message unopened until you are ready, or decide to open it together. Do what suits your family.
If emails or the council website are slow, it says nothing about your child's result. Wait a little and try again.

How results arrive in Bexley: 2 October 2026, 4pmBexley results dayChecked 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

How to tell your child

Start with how proud you are. I am so proud of how hard you worked for this.
Say the result plainly and calmly, in a few words. A big smile at the door can be read as good news before you speak.
If they reached the score: You reached the score. We will find out which school in March.
If they did not: You did not get the score this time. It was one test on one day, and it does not change how proud we are of you.
Let them feel disappointed if they are. You do not need to cheer them up straight away.
Let your child decide who else hears their score.

What each result means, and what to do next

We have not checked a qualifying score for Bexley for this year yet. Your results letter or email says whether your child reached the standard.

Your child reached the standard

Your child can be considered for grammar schools in Bexley. This is not a place yet: if more children apply than a school has places, it uses its own admission rules, such as distance or catchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment..

What to do next

Tell your child you are proud of the effort they made, whatever the score.
Read each school's admission rules to see how it gives places. Our school pages show how far offers reached in past years.
Check whether a school asks for its own form or evidence, such as a SIFSupplementary Information FormAn extra form that some schools ask for, as well as the CAF. You send it to the school, not to the council. A SIF on its own is not an application: you must still name the school on your CAF., and send it by that school's deadline.
Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026, 11:59pmSchool 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, listing schools in your real order of preference.
Include at least one school your child is likely to be offered, so you have a good choice whatever happens.

Your child was close to the standard

Your child has not qualified this time. A score close to the line can still leave options open, and what they are depends on the area.

What to do next

Tell your child you are proud of the effort they made, whatever the score.
Find out whether a headteacher assessmentA Kent process in which a panel of headteachers looks at a child’s school work after the Kent Test. The panel can decide that the child is “assessed suitable” for grammar school. The request comes from the child’s primary school. could help. The deadline to ask is Not published yet.
You can still name a grammar school on your application. If it refuses a place, you can appealIf a school refuses your child a place, you have a legal right to appeal. An independent panel hears your case and can decide that the school must offer a place. In England you have at least 20 school days to send an appeal. after National Offer DayThe day councils in England tell families which secondary school place they are offered. It is 1 March, or the next working day if 1 March is at a weekend or on a bank holiday..
Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026, 11:59pmSchool 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, listing schools in your real order of preference.
Include at least one school your child is likely to be offered, so you have a good choice whatever happens.
If you are refused a place you wanted, you can appeal and ask to join the school's waiting listA list a school keeps of children who were not offered a place. It is in the order of the admission rules, not the date you joined. Some councils ask you to confirm your “continuing interest” to stay on it. after offers are made.

How it works: Headteacher Review: the child’s primary headteacher may request a review of the test score; the process runs after results are published and after the 31 October 2026 secondary application deadline. The Independent Review Panel changes selective decisions only in exceptional circumstances; its decision is final with no further appeal. Parents should still list a grammar school preference.How it worksChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: Headteachers will have the opportunity to request a review of a child’s test score through the Headteacher Review process. This process will take place after results are published and after the secondary school application deadline ... The Independent Review Panel will only change selective decisions in exceptional circumstances. Their decision is final, and there is no appeal process beyond this stage.View the official source

Your child did not reach the standard this time

Your child has not qualified this time. One test on one day does not measure everything your child can do, and there are good next steps.

What to do next

Tell your child you are proud of the effort they made, whatever the score.
Find out whether a headteacher assessmentA Kent process in which a panel of headteachers looks at a child’s school work after the Kent Test. The panel can decide that the child is “assessed suitable” for grammar school. The request comes from the child’s primary school. could help. The deadline to ask is Not published yet.
Look again at your other schools, and visit if you can. For most children the right school is one where they will be happy and do well.
You can still name a grammar school on your application. If it refuses a place, you can appealIf a school refuses your child a place, you have a legal right to appeal. An independent panel hears your case and can decide that the school must offer a place. In England you have at least 20 school days to send an appeal. after National Offer DayThe day councils in England tell families which secondary school place they are offered. It is 1 March, or the next working day if 1 March is at a weekend or on a bank holiday..
Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026, 11:59pmSchool 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, listing schools in your real order of preference.
Include at least one school your child is likely to be offered, so you have a good choice whatever happens.
If you are refused a place you wanted, you can appeal and ask to join the school's waiting listA list a school keeps of children who were not offered a place. It is in the order of the admission rules, not the date you joined. Some councils ask you to confirm your “continuing interest” to stay on it. after offers are made.

How it works: Headteacher Review: the child’s primary headteacher may request a review of the test score; the process runs after results are published and after the 31 October 2026 secondary application deadline. The Independent Review Panel changes selective decisions only in exceptional circumstances; its decision is final with no further appeal. Parents should still list a grammar school preference.How it worksChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: Headteachers will have the opportunity to request a review of a child’s test score through the Headteacher Review process. This process will take place after results are published and after the secondary school application deadline ... The Independent Review Panel will only change selective decisions in exceptional circumstances. Their decision is final, and there is no appeal process beyond this stage.View the official source

Your deadlines

These are the dates for things you need to do. Each one links to its official source and the day we checked it.

Results: 2 October 2026, 4pmBexley: 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
Review: ask by: Not published yet
School place applications close (CAF): 31 October 2026, 11:59pmBexley: 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
National Offer Day: 1 March 2027Bexley: 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
Appeal deadline: 13 April 2027, 4pmBexley: 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

After you apply: offers

Offers come on National Offer DayThe day councils in England tell families which secondary school place they are offered. It is 1 March, or the next working day if 1 March is at a weekend or on a bank holiday.: 1 March 2027National 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. Until then, nobody has a place yet: a qualifying score makes a child eligible, and places depend on each school's rules.

What to do on Offer Day: accepting, waiting lists, appeals and complaints

Bexley selection test results for September 2027 entry 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. Each child is either deemed selective or not. The council's rule is: Children must reach the selective score, set after testing by the Council with the four grammar schools; about 30% of applicants are deemed selective. Selective children are then ranked by each school’s oversubscription criteria (mainly distance); the top 180 scorers are placed in one of the highest priority groups at their preferred grammar school.Bexley 2027 entry: Qualifying ruleChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: the Council, in conjunction with the four Grammar Schools, determines the selective score ... more children are deemed selective than the number of available places, as some will be offered places at other higher preference schoolsView the official source Being selective makes your child eligible for a grammar school place, but it is not an offer. Places are given later, 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. Whatever the result, the next step is the same: send your council application by 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, listing the schools you want in your real order of preference. A result below the selective score is never a judgement of your child, and every outcome has a clear next step.

How many children are deemed selective

In the last published round, 5,866Bexley 2026 entry: SatChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: in 2025, a total of 5,866 children sat the test, and 2,070 achieved the selective standard, with 800 grammar school places availableView the official source children sat the test and 2,070Bexley 2026 entry: QualifiedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: in 2025, a total of 5,866 children sat the test, and 2,070 achieved the selective standard, with 800 grammar school places availableView the official source were deemed selective. The four schools offer 800Bexley: Total grammar places2028Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: There are 800 places across all four grammar schools.View the official source grammar places between them, so being selective does not by itself mean a place. Scores sit on this scale: Mean: 200; Typical range: from 170%, to 230%Bexley: Score scaleChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: the average total weighted age-standardised score is 200, with approximately two-thirds of candidates scoring between 170 and 230View the official source.

If your child is just below the selective score

Two rules may help. First, a review: Headteacher Review: the child’s primary headteacher may request a review of the test score; the process runs after results are published and after the 31 October 2026 secondary application deadline. The Independent Review Panel changes selective decisions only in exceptional circumstances; its decision is final with no further appeal. Parents should still list a grammar school preference.Bexley 2027 entry: Review processChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: Headteachers will have the opportunity to request a review of a child’s test score through the Headteacher Review process. This process will take place after results are published and after the secondary school application deadline ... The Independent Review Panel will only change selective decisions in exceptional circumstances. Their decision is final, and there is no appeal process beyond this stage.View the official source Second, if places are left after the first allocation: If grammar places remain unfilled after the initial allocation, children one mark below the selective score are offered next (by each school’s criteria), then two marks below, and so on.Bexley: Below selective reserveChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: If grammar school places remain unfilled after the initial allocation, additional places will be allocated in the following order: ... children who scored one mark below the selective score, ranked according to the school’s oversubscription criteria ... children who scored two marks below, ranked in the same wayView the official source

To plan your school list for each outcome, use the Bexley 11+ plan. The Bexley dates page lists every deadline that follows.