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Calderdale 11+ dates: registration, test day and results

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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For Year 6 families in Calderdale, the deadline that matters most now is the council application form, due on 31 October 2026Calderdale 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Saturday 31 October Deadline for the submission of the Online Common Application Form (CAF) to Calderdale Local Authority and neighbouring Local Authorities.View the official source. Before that, results of the joint Halifax test are due on 16 October 2026Calderdale 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Friday 16 October Parents will have received the results of the admissions test, but this will not constitute an offer of a place.View the official source, so you will know the outcome before the form is due. Registration and the test are done. Offers follow on 1 March 2027Calderdale 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: The LA will distribute the formal offer of a place on 1 March 2027.View the official source. For September 2028 entry, the test date is Calderdale 2028 entry: Test dateNot yet published by The Crossley Heath School; last checked 10 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions into Year 7 - September 2027View the official source.

Step by step, September 2027 entry

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  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Done

    Sign your child up for Calderdale grammar schools joint entrance test. This is not the school place application.

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    1. Done: Test registration opens

      10am

    2. Done: Test registration closes

      11pm

  2. Step 2: Your child sits the test

    Done

    The test day, and any practice test before it.

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    1. Done: Test day

  3. Step 3: Results

    Done

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

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    1. Done: Results

  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: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)

      in 11 days

  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

    Dates not published

    If you are refused a place, you can appeal and join waiting lists.

    1. Not published yet: Appeal deadline

      Not yet published

Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entry

  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Dates not published

    Sign your child up for Calderdale grammar schools joint entrance test. This is not the school place application.

    1. Not published yet: Test registration opens

      Not yet published, checked 10 Oct 2026

    2. Not published yet: Test registration closes

      Not yet published, checked 10 Oct 2026

  2. Step 2: Your child sits the test

    Dates not published

    The test day, and any practice test before it.

    1. Not published yet: Test day

      Not yet published, checked 10 Oct 2026

  3. Step 3: Results

    Dates not published

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

    1. Not published yet: Results

      Not yet published, checked 10 Oct 2026

  4. Step 4: Apply for school places

    Dates not published

    List your schools on the Common Application Form (CAF) to your home council, in your real order of preference.

    1. Not published yet: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)

      Not yet published, checked 10 Oct 2026

  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 10 Oct 2026

  6. Step 6: Appeals and waiting lists

    Dates not published

    If you are refused a place, you can appeal and join waiting lists.

    1. Not published yet: Appeal deadline

      Not yet published, checked 10 Oct 2026

For Year 6 families in Calderdale, the deadline that matters most now is the council application form, due on 31 October 2026Calderdale 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Saturday 31 October Deadline for the submission of the Online Common Application Form (CAF) to Calderdale Local Authority and neighbouring Local Authorities.View the official source. Before that, results of the joint Halifax test are due on 16 October 2026Calderdale 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Friday 16 October Parents will have received the results of the admissions test, but this will not constitute an offer of a place.View the official source, so you will know the outcome before the form is due. The earlier steps are done. Registration opened on 20 March 2026, 10amCalderdale 2027 entry: Registration opensChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: applications will open at 10am on Friday 20th March 2026 and close at 11pm on Friday 26th June 2026.View the official source and closed on 26 June 2026, 11pmCalderdale 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: applications will open at 10am on Friday 20th March 2026 and close at 11pm on Friday 26th June 2026.View the official source. Children sat the test on 19 September 2026Calderdale 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: the test will be held on Saturday 19 September 2026.View the official source. Offers follow on 1 March 2027Calderdale 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: The LA will distribute the formal offer of a place on 1 March 2027.View the official source. If your child is in Year 5, the opening of registration for September 2028 entry is Calderdale 2028 entry: Registration opensNot yet published by The Crossley Heath School; last checked 10 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions into Year 7 - September 2027View the official source, and the test date is Calderdale 2028 entry: Test dateNot yet published by The Crossley Heath School; last checked 10 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions into Year 7 - September 2027View the official source. As a guide, the schools describe the test timing as the autumn term of Year 6, usually on a Saturday in September or early OctoberCalderdale 2027 entry: Test timingChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: who take the test in the autumn term of Year 6 will have learnt the content covered in the exam ... The main admissions tests will usually be held on a Saturday in September or early October preceding the September of entry.View the official source.

If your child missed the test

The two schools allow a second sitting only in set cases. Their rule is: Supplementary test only for: medical reasons (school told as soon as possible, evidence within 5 days after the test), moving into the area after the test (evidence of move date), or other extenuating circumstances (e.g. immediate family bereavement) decided by a panel of the two heads plus an impartial person. No late applications without extenuating circumstances (evidence within 5 days after the closing date).The Crossley Heath School 2027 entry: Late testingChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: A candidate may only sit the supplementary test for the following reasons: i) Due to medical reasons* ii) Where a student has moved into the area after the admissions test has taken place** iii) Other extenuating circumstances (see Appendix 3) ... Evidence of extenuating circumstances for late applications must be submitted within 5 days following the closing date.View the official source

Looking ahead to September 2028 entry

The schools have not yet set the next round. The test provider for 2028 entry is Calderdale grammar schools joint entrance test: Provider by entry year (2028)Not yet published by The Crossley Heath School; last checked 10 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions into Year 7 - September 2027View the official source. For 2027 entry, the papers were: Paper 1 (English and maths); Paper 2 (English and maths); Paper 3 (creative writing)Calderdale 2027 entry: PapersChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: a) Paper 1 - a test in Mathematics and English b) Paper 2 - a test in Mathematics and English c) Paper 3 - a test in Creative WritingView the official source. Families who receive Pupil Premium were asked for evidence by the end of September in the year of application (2026)Calderdale: Pp evidence deadlineChecked 10 Oct 2026 against The Crossley Heath School.The source says: Parents will need to provide evidence no later than the end of the September in the year of application.View the official source, so watch for a similar step next year.

When results arrive, the Calderdale results page explains what they mean. For a timeline built around your own child, open the Calderdale 11+ plan.