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  • The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools (TBGS)

Buckinghamshire 11+: the Secondary Transfer Test

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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The Buckinghamshire 11+ at a glance

For September 2027 entry

  • The test

    Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT)

    Written by GL Assessment, 2027 entry

    Checked, source: The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS), checked

  • 121or more

    2027 entry. Scores run from 60 to 170

    Checked, source: The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS), checked

  • Grammar schools

    13

    In the Buckinghamshire 11+ area

    Checked, source: Buckinghamshire Council, checked

Your next deadlines

  1. Coming up: Test registration closes

    Expected

    For September 2028 entry. This is the test registration, not the school place application

  2. Next: Selection review requests close

    in 10 days

    For September 2027 entry. Only if your child scored below 121

  3. Coming up: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()

    11:59pmin 11 days

    For September 2027 entry

Every step and date

Happening now

What's happening now

Results for 2027 entry (children now in Year 6) went out on 9 October 2026 (by email, after 4pm)Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Most parents will be informed of their child’s Secondary Transfer Test result by email, after 4pm on 9 October 2026.View the official source. Whatever the result, the next step is the same: send your secondary school application to your home council by its deadline. For families living in Buckinghamshire that is 31 October 2026 (11:59pm for Buckinghamshire residents)Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: If you live in Buckinghamshire, you can apply for your child’s secondary school place from 10am on 7 September 2026 until 11:59pm on 31 October 2026.View the official source. If you live elsewhere, you can still name Buckinghamshire grammar schools, but you apply through your own council.

  • If your child qualified, list the grammar schools you would like, in your real order of preference. Qualifying makes a child eligible; it does not by itself mean a place, because the council says there are usually far more qualified children than grammar school places.
  • If your child did not qualify, you can still name grammar schools on the application. You can ask for a Selection Review by 30 October 2026Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Selection review deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: If you receive your child’s Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS) on 9 October, you must submit your child’s Selection Review case in full by 30 October.View the official source. If your child is eligible for the pupil premium, check each school's policy and send your evidence to the school by 31 October 2026Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Pupil premium evidence deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: you should send evidence of your child’s Pupil Premium entitlement and test score to the relevant school(s) by the application deadline on 31 October.View the official source. You can do both.
  • Test statistics for 2027 entry (how many children sat the test and how many qualified) are not out yet: Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Children testedNot yet published by The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Number of pupils achieving each Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS) (provisional) – due Autumn 2026 | Secondary Transfer Test qualifiers by location (provisional) - due Autumn 2026View the official source. We will add them when The Bucks Grammar Schools publish them.

How places are given

Passing the test is the first step, not a place

Children sit the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT), written by GL Assessment. A score of 121 or more means a child can be considered for a grammar school place. A higher score gives no extra priority. Each school then gives places using its own admission rules, so qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

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.

Buckinghamshire 11+ pass marks and cut-offs, year by year

Step by step

The Buckinghamshire 11+, step by step

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

Add to my calendar

  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Done

    Sign your child up for Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT). This is not the school place application.

    Show the dates

    1. Done: Test registration opens

      10am

    2. Done: Test registration closes

      3pm

  2. Step 2: Your child sits the test

    Done

    The test day, and any practice test before it.

    Show the dates

    1. Done: Practice test

    2. Done: Test day

  3. Step 3: Results

    Now

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

    1. Done: Results

    2. Next: Selection review requests close

      in 10 days

      Only if your child scored below 121

    3. Coming up: Selection review outcomes

  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. Done: Home address date: the address used for school places

    2. Done: School place applications open (CAF)

      10am

    3. Coming up: School place applications close (CAF)

      11:59pmin 11 days

    4. Coming up: Pupil premium evidence due to the schools

      in 11 days

      Only if you are claiming pupil premium priority

  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

      Expected

      Only if you are refused a place

Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entryMost dates are only given as a month so far, so we mark them as expected.

  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Coming up

    Sign your child up for Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT). This is not the school place application.

    1. Coming up: Test registration opens

      Expected

    2. Coming up: Test registration closes

      Expected

  2. Step 2: Your child sits the test

    Coming up

    The test day, and any practice test before it.

    1. Coming up: Practice test

      Expected

    2. Coming up: Test day

      Expected

  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: Home address date: the address used for school places

    2. Coming up: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)

      in about 54 weeks

  5. Step 5: Offers

    Dates not published

    Your council tells you which school has offered a place.

    1. Not published yet: National Offer Day

      Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

All Buckinghamshire 11+ dates, with notes

The schools

How far offers reached at each school

Listed A to Z, with the furthest distance offers reached in the latest year. Each school uses its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get: distance only counts within the last rule a school reached.

Listed A to Z by school name.

  1. Aylesbury Grammar SchoolBoys

    Offers reached 9.788 miles

    Rule 10 (distance from home) · 186 places

  2. Aylesbury High SchoolGirls

    Offers reached 12.739 miles

    Rule 7 (distance from home) · 189 places

  3. Beaconsfield High SchoolGirls

    Offers reached 5.085 miles

    Rule 9 (distance from home)

  4. Burnham Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 2.688 miles

    Rule 9 (distance from home)

  5. Chesham Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 3.72 miles

    Rule 7 (distance from home)

  6. Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolBoys

    Offers reached 10.011 miles

    Rule 8 (distance from home)

  7. Dr Challoner's High SchoolGirls

    Not drawn: the last places went to brothers or sisters, so this distance is not comparable.

    3.387 miles

    Rule 6 (brothers or sisters at the school, living outside the catchment area)

  8. John Hampden Grammar SchoolBoys

    Offers reached 11.494 miles

    Rule 8 (living in priority area B) · 180 places

  9. Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 13.82 miles

    Rule 6 (distance from home) · 180 places

  10. Sir William Borlase's Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 3.121 miles

    Rule 6 (living in the catchment area) · 150 places

  11. The Royal Grammar School, High WycombeBoys

    Offers reached 13.52 miles

    Rule 7 (distance from home) · 182 places

  12. The Royal Latin SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 6.993 miles

    Rule 9 (distance from home)

  13. Wycombe High SchoolGirls

    Offers reached 8.051 miles

    Rule 9 (living in priority area B)

Source: Buckinghamshire Council, checked Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.

More about the schools from our guide

All 13Buckinghamshire: Grammar schoolsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: In Buckinghamshire there are 13 grammar schools.View the official source schools are academies and set their own admission rules. Most give priority to looked-after children, to children eligible for the pupil premium and to children living in their catchment area. Distance often decides the last places. The "last places" column shows how far down each school's rules offers reached on National Offer Day for 2026 entry. It describes one past year only and can change.

Each school numbers its own rules, so the same rule number can mean different things at different schools. Each school page explains its own rules, catchment and distances.

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: Essex and Southend (CSSE), Kent, Medway, Reading, Slough

How the test works

The Secondary Transfer Test is made just for Buckinghamshire, and a new version is written each year. The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools (TBGS)Buckinghamshire: Consortium nameChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: The grammar schools work together as The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools (TBGS) to manage transfer testing for all grammar schools in the county.View the official source commissions it and Buckinghamshire CouncilBuckinghamshire: Test administratorChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: Buckinghamshire Council (BC) administers the testing process under contract to The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools (TBGS).View the official source runs the testing. Children sit it early in the autumn term of Year 6.

  • Papers: twoBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT): Paper countChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: The Secondary Transfer Test (STT) comprises two test papers.View the official source, taken on the same day with a short break between them.
    • The first paper covers comprehension, technical English (grammar, punctuation and spelling) and verbal reasoningBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT): SubjectsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: One paper includes comprehension, technical English and verbal reasoning questions.View the official source.
    • The second paper covers non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and mathsBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT): SubjectsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: The other paper includes non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths questions.View the official source.
  • Length: each paper session lasts about an hourBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT): Session minutes including introChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: two test papers that are each approximately 60 minutes in length including an introduction and practice examplesView the official source, including spoken instructions and practice questions.
  • Format: multiple choice, on a separate answer sheetBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT): Answer formatChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: All the questions are multiple-choice.View the official source. Instructions and timings come from an audio recording, so children practise listening and following along. Wrong answers do not lose marks.
  • Weighting: verbal 50%, maths 25%, non-verbal 25%Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT): How the test sections are weightedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: verbal – 50%; mathematical – 25%; non-verbal – 25%View the official source.
  • Practice test: two short papers of 25 to 30 minutesBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT): Practice testChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: Before taking the Secondary Transfer Test pupils take two practice test papers each lasting 25-30 minutesView the official source, sat a couple of days before the real test so the day itself feels familiar. It is not marked.
  • Familiarisation booklet: sent to families in the summer term of Year 5Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT): Familiarisation materialsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: Familiarisation materials for the Buckinghamshire test are made available to parents in the summer term of Year 5.View the official source. It shows what the question booklets and answer sheets look like. The Bucks Grammar Schools recommend it as a guide to this test's style.

Who sits it, and where. Children at state-funded Buckinghamshire primary schools are entered for the test automatically, and parents can choose to withdraw themBuckinghamshire: Children who live in the countyChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: If your child attends a state-funded Buckinghamshire primary school they will automatically sit the test unless parents withdraw them from testing.View the official source. They usually sit it in their own school, as do children at the consortium's "partner" schools. Other children, including those who live in Buckinghamshire but go to school elsewhere, must be registered in the window above. They sit the test at a grammar school or another central venue.

Access arrangements. If your child normally has support in class, such as extra time, their headteacher can apply for similar arrangements in the test. Panels approve adjustments that match the child's normal way of working.

The qualifying score explained

Each section is marked and then age-standardised, so younger children in the year are not disadvantaged. Each section's standardised score falls between 60 and 170Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT): Standardised score rangeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: A child's ‘standardised score' will be between 60 and 170.View the official source. The sections are combined using the weighting above into one number, the Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS).

  • A score of 121Buckinghamshire: Qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: The qualifying score for Buckinghamshire grammar schools is a Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS) of 121 or above.View the official source or more means a child is qualified for any Buckinghamshire grammar school. The council expects about 37%Buckinghamshire: Children expected to reach the qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: We expect that about 37% of children will get an STTS of 121 or more.View the official source of children to reach it.
  • Is a higher score an advantage? NoBuckinghamshire: Score used for rankingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: When applying their admission rules grammar schools do not use STTS scores to rank order children so children with higher scores are not at an advantage for entry to grammar school.View the official source. Schools do not rank children by score. This is different from many other 11+ areas.
  • A remark is available on request, at a costBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT): RemarkChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: If you ask us, we will remark your child's test papers and check their Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS). There is a cost for this service.View the official source; ask your child's headteacher first.

How many children sit the test and qualify (all candidates, wherever they live; first published figures):

Entry yearSat the testScored the qualifying mark or moreShare qualifying (before reviews)
20269,660Buckinghamshire 2026 entry: Children testedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3648 3648 9660 38% 12166View the official source3,648Buckinghamshire 2026 entry: Total scoring121 plusChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3648 3648 9660 38% 12166View the official source38Buckinghamshire 2026 entry: Overall automatic qualification percentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3648 3648 9660 38% 12166View the official source%
20259,700Buckinghamshire 2025 entry: Children testedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3584 3584 9700 37% 12238View the official source3,584Buckinghamshire 2025 entry: Total scoring121 plusChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3584 3584 9700 37% 12238View the official source37Buckinghamshire 2025 entry: Overall automatic qualification percentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3584 3584 9700 37% 12238View the official source%
20249,582Buckinghamshire 2024 entry: Children testedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3628 3628 9582 38% 12213View the official source3,628Buckinghamshire 2024 entry: Total scoring121 plusChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3628 3628 9582 38% 12213View the official source38Buckinghamshire 2024 entry: Overall automatic qualification percentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3628 3628 9582 38% 12213View the official source%
20239,682Buckinghamshire 2023 entry: Children testedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3571 3571 9682 37% 12145View the official source3,571Buckinghamshire 2023 entry: Total scoring121 plusChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3571 3571 9682 37% 12145View the official source37Buckinghamshire 2023 entry: Overall automatic qualification percentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3571 3571 9682 37% 12145View the official source%
20229,520Buckinghamshire 2022 entry: Children testedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3563 3626 9520 37% 12185View the official source3,563Buckinghamshire 2022 entry: Total scoring121 plusChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3563 3626 9520 37% 12185View the official source37Buckinghamshire 2022 entry: Overall automatic qualification percentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3563 3626 9520 37% 12185View the official source%
20219,158Buckinghamshire 2021 entry: Children testedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3391 3391 9158 37% 12023View the official source3,391Buckinghamshire 2021 entry: Total scoring121 plusChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3391 3391 9158 37% 12023View the official source37Buckinghamshire 2021 entry: Overall automatic qualification percentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3391 3391 9158 37% 12023View the official source%
202010,012Buckinghamshire 2020 entry: Children testedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3583 3583 10012 36% 36% 11943View the official source3,583Buckinghamshire 2020 entry: Total scoring121 plusChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3583 3583 10012 36% 36% 11943View the official source36Buckinghamshire 2020 entry: Overall automatic qualification percentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3583 3583 10012 36% 36% 11943View the official source%
201910,309Buckinghamshire 2019 entry: Children testedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3518 3518 10309 34% 34% 12057View the official source3,518Buckinghamshire 2019 entry: Total scoring121 plusChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3518 3518 10309 34% 34% 12057View the official source34Buckinghamshire 2019 entry: Overall automatic qualification percentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 3518 3518 10309 34% 34% 12057View the official source%

The qualifying mark was 121buckinghamshire-2019-qualifying: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: The overall qualification mark is 121.View the official source in every year shown, and it is 121buckinghamshire-2027-qualifying: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: The qualifying score for Buckinghamshire grammar schools is a Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS) of 121 or above.View the official source for 2027 entry. Full year-by-year detail, including Buckinghamshire residents only, is on our Buckinghamshire pass marks page.

Pupil premium priority

Buckinghamshire's grammar schools make some room for children eligible for the pupil premium (usually because they get, or recently got, free school meals).

  • Children who did not qualify: schools keep a small number of places for children eligible for the pupil premium who scored just below the qualifying mark. A child needs a minimum score set by each school, a little below the qualifying scoreBuckinghamshire: Pupil premium places below the qualifying score: the score rangeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Achieving a minimum score (specified by each school in their admissions policy)View the official source, and children usually need to live in the school's catchment areaBuckinghamshire: Pupil premium places below the qualifying score: who can applyChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Usually being resident in the school’s catchment area.View the official source. How many places each school keeps is set in its own policy; see the school pages.
  • Children who qualified: many schools place qualified pupil-premium children near the top of their rules, but the position differs from school to school. Each school page shows its rule.
  • What to do: you must send evidence of pupil premium eligibility, and your child's score, to each school concerned by 31 October 2026Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Pupil premium evidence deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: you should send evidence of your child’s Pupil Premium entitlement and test score to the relevant school(s) by the application deadline on 31 October.View the official source. The council does not pass this on for you.

Reviews and appeals

This section is general information, not legal advice. Each step has strict deadlines, so check the council's and the school's own guidance.

Selection Review. If your child scored below 121Buckinghamshire: Qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: The qualifying score for Buckinghamshire grammar schools is a Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS) of 121 or above.View the official source, you can ask a panel to look again at whether a grammar school would suit them. Each panel has two grammar school headteachers and one primary school headteacherBuckinghamshire: Panel compositionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: On each Selection Review Panel (SRP) there are two grammar school headteachers and one primary school headteacher.View the official source. You send written evidence, usually school reports and the headteacher's summary, plus evidence of anything exceptional that affected the test, such as illness or a bereavement. Children's own schoolwork and extracurricular achievements are not considered. Historically, most successful reviews have been for scores between 110 and 120Buckinghamshire: Scores of most successful Selection ReviewsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: historically most successful Selection Reviews have been for children whose score was between 110-120.View the official source. A successful review means your child counts as qualified for every Buckinghamshire grammar school. For 2027 entry, requests are due by 30 October 2026Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Selection review deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: If you receive your child’s Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS) on 9 October, you must submit your child’s Selection Review case in full by 30 October.View the official source, and outcomes are sent on 12 February 2027Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Selection review outcome dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: we will tell you the outcome on 12 February 2027, once all cases have been heard.View the official source.

Entry yearReviews heardChild found qualified
2026938Buckinghamshire 2026 entry: Cases heardChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Grand Total 643 295 938 31.4%View the official source295Buckinghamshire 2026 entry: QualifiedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Grand Total 643 295 938 31.4%View the official source
2025902Buckinghamshire 2025 entry: Cases heardChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Grand total 574 328 902 36.4%View the official source328Buckinghamshire 2025 entry: QualifiedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Grand total 574 328 902 36.4%View the official source
2024923Buckinghamshire 2024 entry: Cases heardChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Grand Total 295 628 923 32.0View the official source295Buckinghamshire 2024 entry: QualifiedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Grand Total 295 628 923 32.0View the official source
2023883Buckinghamshire 2023 entry: Cases heardChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Grand Total 338 545 883 38.28%View the official source338Buckinghamshire 2023 entry: QualifiedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Grand Total 338 545 883 38.28%View the official source
2022928Buckinghamshire 2022 entry: Cases heardChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Grand Total 597 331 928View the official source331Buckinghamshire 2022 entry: QualifiedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Grand Total 597 331 928View the official source
2021946Buckinghamshire 2021 entry: Cases heardChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Grand Total 601 345 946View the official source345Buckinghamshire 2021 entry: QualifiedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Grand Total 601 345 946View the official source
2020947Buckinghamshire 2020 entry: Cases heardChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: TOTALS 636 311 947View the official source311Buckinghamshire 2020 entry: QualifiedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: TOTALS 636 311 947View the official source
20191,065Buckinghamshire 2019 entry: Cases heardChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: TOTALS 662 403 1065View the official source403Buckinghamshire 2019 entry: QualifiedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: TOTALS 662 403 1065View the official source

Admission appeals. If a school refuses a place, you can appeal to an independent panel after National Offer Day (1 March 2027Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: 1 March 2027 National school offer dayView the official source). For 2027 entry the council says the deadline will be near the end of March 2027Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Appeal deadline approxChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: The deadline to lodge a timely appeal will be near the end of MarchView the official source, with hearings from May 2027Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Appeals heard fromChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Appeals will take place from May 2027.View the official source. If your child already had a Selection Review, the panel first checks whether the review was carried out in a 'fair, consistent and objective' wayBuckinghamshire: Unqualified after review testChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: the Independent Appeal Panel (IAP) will be limited at first to considering whether the Selection Review was carried out in a ‘fair, consistent and objective’ mannerView the official source. Only if it finds a problem does it consider the rest of your case. The council arranges appeals for most schools, but not for Dr Challoner's Grammar School and Dr Challoner's High SchoolBuckinghamshire: Schools arranging own appealsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: the Appeals Team does not arrange appeals for Dr Challoner’s Grammar School, Dr Challoner’s High School, or Waddesdon C of E School.View the official source, which run their own.

Appeals take time and can be stressful, so it helps to be realistic. Last year 14%Buckinghamshire: Last year success rate percentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: 14% of appeals were successfulView the official source of secondary school appeals heard through Buckinghamshire Council succeeded, across all schools, not just grammars. Our Bucks reviews and appeals guide goes into more detail.

Official sources

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

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