Buckinghamshire 11+

Buckinghamshire 11+ dates: registration, test day and results

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Step by step, September 2027 entry

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Step 1: Register for the test
Done
Sign your child up for Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT). This is not the school place application.
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1. Done: Test registration opens
  Fri 1 May 202610am
2. Done: Test registration closes
  Tue 2 Jun 20263pm
Step 2: Your child sits the test
Done
The test day, and any practice test before it.
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1. Done: Practice test
  Tue 8 Sept 2026
2. Done: Test day
  Thu 10 Sept 2026
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Step 3: Results
Now
You find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.
1. Done: Results
  Fri 9 Oct 2026
2. Next: Selection review requests close
  Fri 30 Oct 2026in 10 days
  Only if your child scored below 121
3. Coming up: Selection review outcomes
  Fri 12 Feb 2027
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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
  Tue 1 Sept 2026
2. Done: School place applications open: Common Application Form (CAF)
  Mon 7 Sept 202610am
3. Coming up: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
  Sat 31 Oct 202611:59pmin 11 days
4. Coming up: Pupil premium evidence due to the schools
  Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days
  Only if you are claiming pupil premium priority
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Step 5: Offers
Coming up
Your council tells you which school has offered a place.
1. Coming up: National Offer Day
  Mon 1 Mar 2027
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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
  March 2027Expected
  Only if you are refused a place

Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entry

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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
  May 2027Expected
2. Coming up: Test registration closes
  June 2027Expected
2
Step 2: Your child sits the test
Coming up
The test day, and any practice test before it.
1. Coming up: Practice test
  September 2027Expected
2. Coming up: Test day
  September 2027Expected
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
  October 2027Expected
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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
  Wed 1 Sept 2027
2. Coming up: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
  Sun 31 Oct 2027in about 54 weeks
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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

For Buckinghamshire families with a child in Year 6, three deadlines fall within days of each other this autumn. A request for a selection review must be in 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. A review is for children who scored below the qualifying 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. Pupil premium evidence is due 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 application closes on 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. Results came 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, after a practice session on 8 September 2026Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Practice testChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: 8 September 2026- practice test*View the official source and the main test on 10 September 2026Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: 10 September 2026 - Secondary Transfer Test*View the official source. Next come the review outcomes 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 and offers on 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 September 2028 entry, the council expects the main test in early September 2027Buckinghamshire 2028 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Early September 2027 Children who attend a state-funded Buckinghamshire primary school or Partner School will sit the Transfer Test in their school.View the official source.

After offers arrive

The appeal deadline for this round is Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineNot yet published by Buckinghamshire Council; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: The deadline to lodge a timely appeal will be near the end of March, and appeal hearings will take place from May.View the official source. The council expects it to fall 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, and appeals are heard 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. As a guide, the deadline in the previous round was 27 March 2026Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Previous cycle appeal deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: If you were refused a higher preference school place on 2 March 2026 for Year 7, September 2026 entry, make your appeal before 11:59pm on 27 March 2026.View the official source.

Timings for children now in Year 5

The exact registration dates are Buckinghamshire 2028 entry: Registration exact datesNot yet published by Buckinghamshire Council; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Early May 2027 ... Early June 2027View the official source. The expected pattern is: registration opens in early May 2027Buckinghamshire 2028 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Early May 2027 Secondary Transfer Test registration opensView the official source and closes in early June 2027Buckinghamshire 2028 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Early June 2027 Secondary Transfer Test registration closesView the official source, with results in mid-October 2027Buckinghamshire 2028 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Mid-October 2027 Secondary Transfer Test results releasedView the official source. For most grammar schools, the home address used in the main allocation is the one held on 1 September 2027Buckinghamshire 2028 entry: Address date (where your child must live)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: 1 September 2027 For most grammar schools, this is the cut-off date for the home address they’ll use for applicants in the main allocation of school places.View the official source, so check each school's policy. Familiarisation materials come 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.

For what the results mean, see the Buckinghamshire results page. To set out your own timeline, use the Buckinghamshire 11+ plan.

Step by step, September 2027 entry

Step 1: Register for the test

Step 2: Your child sits the test

Step 3: Results

Step 4: Apply for school places

Step 5: Offers

Step 6: Appeals and waiting lists