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Bromley 11+: two grammar schools, two separate tests

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The Bromley 11+ at a glance

For September 2027 entry

The test
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Your next deadlines

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Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()CAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
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For September 2027 entry

Every step and date

In short

The London Borough of BromleyBromley: NameChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: London Borough of Bromley is not involved in the testing or selection process for any schoolsView the official source has 2Bromley: School countChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: In Bromley there are two selective (grammar) schools (St Olave’s Grammar School and Newstead Wood School)View the official source grammar schools: St Olave's Grammar School and Newstead Wood SchoolBromley: SchoolsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: In Bromley there are two selective (grammar) schools (St Olave’s Grammar School and Newstead Wood School)View the official source. There is no shared Bromley 11+. Each school sets its own test, and you register your child directly with the school, not the council. St. Olave's, for boys, tests in two stages; Newstead Wood, for girls, tests verbal and non-verbal reasoning. Whatever the results, the council application for 2027 entry closes on 31 October 2026Bromley 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: The national closing date for applications is 31 October 2026View the official source.

Happening now

What's happening now

It is the busiest few weeks of the Bromley 11+ year for families with a child in Year 6. Results are arriving, and the council application deadline, 31 October 2026Bromley 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: The national closing date for applications is 31 October 2026View the official source, is close.

St. Olave's (boys): Stage 1 was sat on 18 September 2026St. Olave's Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1Checked 9 Oct 2026 against St Olave's Grammar School.The source says: Selective Entrance Test (SET) - Stage 1: | Friday 18 September 2026View the official source. The school's timing for Stage 1 results: Mid-October 2026 (before Half Term)St. Olave's Grammar School 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Olave's Grammar School.The source says: Outcome of SET: | Mid-October (before Half Term)View the official source. Boys invited back sit Stage 2 on 13 November 2026St. Olave's Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage2Checked 9 Oct 2026 against St Olave's Grammar School.The source says: Stage 2 Entrance Test (for those invited back): | Friday 13 November 2026View the official source, after the council deadline. If your son is not invited to Stage 2, the school asks you not to name it.
Newstead Wood (girls): results are due 16 to 22 October 2026Newstead Wood School 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: The results will be provided to parents via email between Friday 16 October 2026 and Thursday 22 October 2026View the official source, before the council deadline. Only girls at or above the school's required standard can be offered a place, so the result tells you whether naming the school is worthwhile.
Your council application: apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in Bromley. Bromley's online form opened on 1 September 2026Bromley 2027 entry: Caf opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: Applications for Year 7 places in September 2027 open on 1 September 2026View the official source. List your schools in your true order of preference, and include at least one school your child is likely to get into.
Moving house? Bromley's deadline for telling the council about a change of address, with proof, is 7 December 2026Bromley: Change of address deadline2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: The deadline for advising a change of address and proving the relevant proof is 7 December 2026.View the official source.

If your child is in Year 5, it is worth noting that the next registration windows open in the summer term, and St. Olave's has already published its dates (see below).

How places are given

Passing the test is the first step, not a place

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place: each school then gives places by its own rules.

You apply for school places through your home council, on its Common Application Form (CAF), by its deadline. Name the schools in your real order of preference: councils look at every preference at the same time.

Step by step

The Bromley 11+, step by step

For children starting secondary school in September 2027 (Year 6 in 2026/27).

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List your schools on the Common Application Form (CAF) to your home council, in your real order of preference.
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Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entryMost dates are only given as a month so far, so we mark them as expected.

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All Bromley 11+ dates, with notes

The schools

Grammar schools in Bromley

2 schools in this area. Open a school for its rules, dates and past offers.

Listed A to Z by school name.

Newstead Wood SchoolGirls
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168 places, 2027 entry
St. Olave's Grammar SchoolBoys
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124 places, 2027 entry

More about the schools from our guide

Both of Bromley's grammar schools are in Orpington. Each school page has its full rules, dates and figures.

St. Olave's has no catchment area and gives no priority to brothers of current pupils. It also has a small number of chorister places: Up to 4 Wakeham Choristership places in addition to PAN 124; unfilled chorister places are offered via the local authority to reach a cohort of 128.St. Olave's Grammar School: Special places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against St Olave's Grammar School.The source says: The PAN (published admission number) is 124 plus up to 4 places for students via our Wakeham Choristership scheme. If we do not fill all 4 chorister places, we would offer the remaining places out via the local authority in order to reach a final cohort of 128 students.View the official source
Newstead Wood gives priority within a radius of the school. No places have been offered to girls who only qualify under the outside-9-miles criterion.Newstead Wood School: No offers outside nine milesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: **** Due to the School being heavily oversubscribed, no places have been offered to girls who only qualify under section 3.3.2 above.View the official source

Live near a border?

You can apply for schools in another council's area. You still apply through your own home council, on its form.
Each area runs its own test, with its own registration and dates. If you like schools in two areas, check both registration deadlines.
Schools often give priority to children living nearby or in a catchment area, so check each school's rules before you rely on it.

Every area's dates

Areas in the same part of the country: Barnet, Bexley, Enfield, Kingston upon Thames, Redbridge, Sutton SET

How the test works

Each Bromley grammar school runs its own entrance test, with its own form, papers and marking. The council co-ordinates applications and offers but does not run either test. Side by side:

	St. Olave's Grammar School	Newstead Wood School
Pupils	boysSt. Olave's Grammar School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: Voluntary Aided Selective Grammar School for BoysView the official source	girlsNewstead Wood School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: Newstead Wood is a Girls’ Selective School belonging to The United Learning Trust.View the official source
Year 7 places, September 2027	124St. Olave's Grammar School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: PAN 2027 124View the official source	168Newstead Wood School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: 1.3 The School’s Planned Admission Number (PAN) into Year 7 for September 2027 is 168.View the official source
How to register	Online Supplementary Information Form (SIF) on the school websiteSt. Olave's Grammar School 2027 entry: Registration routeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Olave's Grammar School.The source says: The School’s Online Supplementary Information Form (SIF) which registers your son to take the SET (Selective Entrance Test). The SIF must be submitted online via the School’s websiteView the official source	Online Supplementary Information Form (SIF) on the school website, with supporting evidence uploadedNewstead Wood School 2027 entry: Registration routeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: To register for the selection test parents/carers must complete the online Supplementary Information Form (SIF) from the school website www.newsteadwood.co.uk.View the official source
First (or only) round	Selective Entrance Test (SET) (English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and maths) (60 minutes)St. Olave's Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Olave's Grammar School.The source says: The SET will last one hour and will comprise multiple choice questions in English, Logic (both Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning) and Mathematics.View the official source	Verbal Reasoning; Non-Verbal ReasoningNewstead Wood School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: The selection test is in two parts – first a Verbal Reasoning test and then a Non-Verbal Reasoning test. No other subjects are tested.View the official source
Answer format, first round	multiple choiceSt. Olave's Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 formatChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Olave's Grammar School.The source says: The SET will last one hour and will comprise multiple choice questions in English, Logic (both Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning) and Mathematics.View the official source	multiple choiceNewstead Wood School 2027 entry: Stage1 formatChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: These are multiple-choice style tests. All answers will be entered on a separate answer sheet.View the official source
Second round	English and mathsSt. Olave's Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage2 subjectsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Olave's Grammar School.The source says: Please provide the candidate with pens (blue or black ink) for the English Paper, and pencils, an eraser and a ruler for the Mathematics PaperView the official source papers, for the boys invited back	None
English and maths tested?	Yes, in both rounds	No
Catchment	No catchment area.St. Olave's Grammar School 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Olave's Grammar School.The source says: Does St. Olave’s have a catchment area? No.View the official source	Permanent place of residence within a 9-mile radius of the school (straight line to the main entrance). Girls outside 9 miles may sit the test but fall into the last criterion, under which no places have been offered.Newstead Wood School 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: The catchment area for the school is any permanent place of residence within a 9-mile radius of the school.View the official source

St. Olave's uses Stage 1 as a filter. The top 450 performing boys in the Stage 1 SET are invited to Stage 2; all 450 are deemed to have met the minimum standard.St. Olave's Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage2 selectionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Olave's Grammar School.The source says: Following our Stage 1 test (SET) in September, the top 450 performing boys will be invited to proceed to our Stage 2 test.View the official source Offers then follow the final rank order after Stage 2. How the two stages are weighted is set out in the school's admissions policy.

Newstead Wood uses reasoning papers only. How it scores them: Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning papers; scores age adjusted and ranked on the total score; NVR score breaks ties. Weights not stated.Newstead Wood School: Score composition (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: The scores achieved in the tests will be age adjusted and placed in rank order based on the total score achieved.View the official source

The two tests ask quite different things. A boy aiming for St. Olave's needs to be ready for English and maths as well as reasoning, while Newstead Wood tests reasoning alone. If your child is also sitting tests for schools in neighbouring areas, check each one's papers separately. Our school-set 11+ page explains how schools that write their own tests tend to work.

Scores and results explained

Neither Bromley school uses a borough pass mark. Each has its own way of turning a test result into an offer.

St. Olave's does not publish a pass mark or a lowest score offered. Reaching Stage 2 means a boy has met its minimum standard; after that, places go in final rank order.
Newstead Wood has a published "required standard" and ranks girls above it by total score, with priority groups. Its rule for 2027 entry: Required standard is a score of 210 unless that is not sufficient to meet the PAN after completion of the admissions process, in which case the school determines a standard sufficient to meet PAN. Only girls at or above the required standard may be admitted; places are then allocated by the selection criteria in rank order of total score.Newstead Wood School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: The required standard will be a score of 210 marks unless this is not sufficient to meet the PAN of the School after completion of the admissions process.View the official source

Scores at Newstead Wood are age adjusted: a girl's mark is compared with others of the same age, which helps children born late in the school year.

	St. Olave's Grammar School	Newstead Wood School
Applied to sit the test	1,595St. Olave's Grammar School 2027 entry: RegisteredChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Olave's Grammar School.The source says: One hundred and twenty four places are available in Year 7 and 1595 applications were made for 2027 Entry.View the official source (2027 entry)	1,510Newstead Wood School 2025 entry: RegisteredChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: We received 1510 registrations to sit the test for entry in September 2025.View the official source (2025 entry)
Places offered, 2026 entry	128St. Olave's Grammar School 2026 entry: OffersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: St Olave's Grammar School ... 2026 admissions ... Applications received 473 ... Places offered ... 128 including 4 chorister placesView the official source	190Newstead Wood School 2026 entry: OffersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: Newstead Wood School ... 2026 admissions ... Selective ... Applications received 639 ... Places offered ... 190View the official source
Lowest score offered, National Offer Day 2026	Not published	Not knownnewstead-wood-school-2026-last-score-offered: ValueNot known: no official source states this.The source says: The cut-off score on National Offer Day 2026 was 225.View the official source

The Newstead Wood figure is one past year's cut-off. It is a guide, not a promise: next year's depends on how that year's girls score. At both schools, far more children sit the test than there are places, so most do not get one. That is no reflection on a child's ability, and it is why a realistic second choice matters.

Across all Bromley secondary schools, not just the grammars, the council reports: Bromley families offered a place at one of their named preferences (September 2026 admissions, all secondary): 93%; Bromley families who could not be offered a named preference and were allocated an alternative school: 7%Bromley 2026 entry: OtherChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: For admission in September 2026 7% of ... alternative school. 93% were offered aView the official source. Our Bromley results page explains what the letters and emails mean.

Pupil premium and disadvantaged places

Pupil premium is extra funding schools receive for children who get, or recently got, free school meals. Both Bromley grammar schools give these children some help, in different ways:

St. Olave's: Up to 10 Year 7 places each year. Applicants must pass the Stage 1 SET and sit Stage 2; pupil premium applicants are ranked separately from the main pool.St. Olave's Grammar School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against St Olave's Grammar School.The source says: Each year, St. Olave's offers up to 10 Year 7 places for boys who are in receipt of pupil premium (or have been at any point during the 6 years prior to applying to take our entrance test) - subject to proof of eligibility being provided to the School. [...] any who qualify under pupil premium will be entered into a separate ranking to the main pool of applicants.View the official source
Newstead Wood: Priority (after looked after children, above all other applicants) for girls living within the 9-mile radius who receive Pupil Premium or Service Premium and score at or above the required standard. No fixed number of places; no lower score.Newstead Wood School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: 3.2.2 Girls whose permanent place of residence is within a 9-mile radius of the school who are in receipt of Pupil Premium or Service Premium**, at the time ofView the official source Service premium covers children from armed forces families.

In both cases the school needs proof of eligibility, sent with the registration form. If you think your child may qualify, check each school's form carefully when registration opens.

Reviews and appeals

General information, not legal advice. Appeal deadlines are strict, so follow the school's own instructions.

If a Bromley grammar school refuses a place, you can appeal to an independent panel for that school. Bromley sets out two kinds of grammar school appeal: Allocation appeals (assessed as grammar but refused under oversubscription criteria) and assessment appeals (assessed as non-grammar).Bromley: Grammar appeal typesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: Allocation appeals - This is where your child has been assessed as grammar but has been refused a place at the school when the oversubscription criteria have been applied.View the official source

St. Olave's: Independent appeal panel; appeals are lodged with the independent clerk at Education Appeals (online form linked from the school Appeals page), not with the school.St. Olave's Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against St Olave's Grammar School.The source says: All parents/carers have the right to appeal to an independent appeal panel should their son not be offered a place on National Offer Day. Please see the Appeals page for further details.View the official source
Newstead Wood: Appeal to the Admission Appeals Panel via the appeal form on the school website, available from National Offer Day; appeals heard online by an independent panel (clerk: Education Appeals).Newstead Wood School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: Parents/carers whose daughters are unsuccessful in obtaining a place can appeal to the Admission Appeals Panel. An appeal form will be available via the School’s website from National Offer Day.View the official source

Neither school has published its 2027-entry appeal deadline yet. Appeals open after National Offer Day (1 March 2027Bromley 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: The national offer date for on-time secondary applications is 1 March 2027View the official source).

Please go in with realistic expectations. The council's 2026 figures for each school:

St. Olave's: Applications naming the school received via co-ordinated admissions (Bromley booklet, 2026 admissions): 473; Appeals heard 2026: 12; Appeals upheld 2026: 0; Last distance 2026/2025/2024: Places offered on Test ScoreSt. Olave's Grammar School 2026 entry: OtherChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: Appeals 2026 ... Heard Upheld ... St Olave's Grammar School 12 0 Places offered on Test Score ... Applications received 473View the official source
Newstead Wood: Applications naming the school received via co-ordinated admissions (Bromley booklet, 2026 admissions): 639; Appeals heard 2026: 17; Appeals upheld 2026: 0; Last distance 2026/2025/2024: Places offered on Test ScoreNewstead Wood School 2026 entry: OtherChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: Appeals 2026 ... Heard Upheld ... Newstead Wood School ... 17 ... 0 ... Places offered on Test Score ... Applications received 639View the official source

No appeal heard at either school for 2026 entry was upheld. Waiting lists are the other route: if you ranked a grammar school above the school you are offered, your child can stay on its list (each school page explains who is included), and the council reallocates places that come free during the waiting-list period shown in the dates table.

Official sources

4 sources: the council, the test administrator and each school

London Borough of Bromley
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London Borough of Bromley
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London Borough of Bromley
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Newstead Wood School
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