Birmingham 11+

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

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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In short

Birmingham families receive their child's test result by 16 October 2026“By” dateBirmingham 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 16th October 2026 | Results |View the official source. The result is a standardised score. The qualifying score is 205Birmingham 2027 entry: Qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: The Qualifying Score for all of the Birmingham grammar schools for 2027 entry is 205.View the official source, and it applies at every grammar school in the city. Reaching it makes a child eligible to be considered. It is not an offer. Offers come from your home council on 1 March 2027Birmingham 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: For 2027 entry, offers will be made by your Local Authority on 1 March 2027.View the official source. Whatever the score, send your council application by 31 October 2026Birmingham 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 31st October 2026 | Preference form deadline |View the official source.

It is results week

If you can, read the result on your own first. Then use the steps below for your child's result and your deadlines.

Before results day: plan for each result

Know how and when results arrive: by 16 October 2026“By” dateBirmingham results dayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 16th October 2026 | Results |View 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 Birmingham: by 16 October 2026“By” dateBirmingham results dayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 16th October 2026 | Results |View 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

qualifying scoreThe score a child must reach to be considered for a grammar school place in that area. Reaching it is not an offer of a place: places then follow each school’s admission rules. in Birmingham: 205Birmingham qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: The Qualifying Score for all of the Birmingham grammar schools for 2027 entry is 205.View the official source

Your child reached the qualifying score

Your child can be considered for grammar schools in Birmingham. 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 2026School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 31st October 2026 | Preference form deadline |View 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 qualifying score

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.
The area says: children below the qualifying score are not considered and should not list the schoolChildren below the qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: If your child does not achieve the qualifying score or above they will not be considered for a place and you should not list the school on your child’s preference form.View the official source. Read this before you list a grammar school.
Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 31st October 2026 | Preference form deadline |View 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.

Your child did not reach the qualifying score 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.
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.
The area says: children below the qualifying score are not considered and should not list the schoolChildren below the qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: If your child does not achieve the qualifying score or above they will not be considered for a place and you should not list the school on your child’s preference form.View the official source. Read this before you list a grammar school.
Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 31st October 2026 | Preference form deadline |View 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.

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: by 16 October 2026“By” dateBirmingham: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 16th October 2026 | Results |View the official source
School place applications close (CAF): 31 October 2026Birmingham: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 31st October 2026 | Preference form deadline |View the official source
National Offer Day: 1 March 2027Birmingham: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: For 2027 entry, offers will be made by your Local Authority on 1 March 2027.View the official source
Appeal deadline: Not published yet

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 King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: For 2027 entry, offers will be made by your Local Authority on 1 March 2027.View 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

Birmingham families receive their child's test result by 16 October 2026“By” dateBirmingham 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 16th October 2026 | Results |View the official source. The result is a standardised score, and two numbers matter. The qualifying score is 205Birmingham 2027 entry: Qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: The Qualifying Score for all of the Birmingham grammar schools for 2027 entry is 205.View the official source, and it applies at every grammar school in the city. The priority score is 224Birmingham 2027 entry: Priority scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: The Priority Score for all of the King Edward VI Grammar Schools for 2027 entry is 224.View the official source, and it gives a higher category at the King Edward VI schools for children in their catchment. Reaching the qualifying score makes a child eligible to be considered. It is not an offer. Offers come from your home council on 1 March 2027Birmingham 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: For 2027 entry, offers will be made by your Local Authority on 1 March 2027.View the official source. Whatever the score, send your council application by 31 October 2026Birmingham 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 31st October 2026 | Preference form deadline |View the official source. A score below the line says nothing about your child's worth, and there are good schools on every list.

If the score is below the qualifying score

The rule here is firm: children below the qualifying score are not considered and should not list the schoolBirmingham: Below qualifying not consideredChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: If your child does not achieve the qualifying score or above they will not be considered for a place and you should not list the school on your child’s preference form.View the official source. In that case, use your council form for the other secondary schools you like. There is also no second marking. The process is: answer sheets are machine-marked and not re-marked; no raw scores givenBirmingham: No remarkChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: We do not re-mark answer sheets.View the official source. For pupil premium children the rule is the same: no extra marks for pupil premium; the qualifying score still appliesBirmingham: Pp no extra marksChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: extra marks are not awarded in the entrance test to applicants registered as pupil premium.View the official source.

Appeals after offer day

If your child qualifies but is not offered a place, you may appeal to the school. It helps to know the recent picture at the King Edward VI schools, counted together. In the latest published year, 60Birmingham: Appeals lodged2025Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 2025 | 60 | 0 (0%) |View the official source appeals were lodged and 0Birmingham: Appeals successful2025Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 2025 | 60 | 0 (0%) |View the official source succeeded. The year before, the figures were 55Birmingham: Appeals lodged2024Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 2024 | 55 | 0 (0%) |View the official source and 0Birmingham: Appeals successful2024Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 2024 | 55 | 0 (0%) |View the official source. The previous appeal deadline was 13 April 2026Birmingham 2027 entry: Appeals deadline previous cycleChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: The deadline to submit your written appeal is Monday 13th April 2026.View the official source, which gives a sense of timing for next spring.

To plan your school list for each possible score, use the Birmingham 11+ plan. The Birmingham dates page shows every step in order.