Cumbria 11+

Cumbria 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
Dates not published
Sign your child up for the test. This is not the school place application.
1. Not published yet: Test registration opens
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2. Not published yet: Test registration closes
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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
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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
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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: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
  Sat 31 Oct 202611:59pmin 11 days
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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
Dates not published
If you are refused a place, you can appeal and join waiting lists.
1. Not published yet: Appeal deadline
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Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entry

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Step 1: Register for the test
Dates not published
Sign your child up for the test. This is not the school place application.
1. Not published yet: Test registration opens
  Not yet published
2. Not published yet: Test registration closes
  Not yet published
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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
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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
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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
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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 10 Oct 2026
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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

The council form for Year 6 children in Cumbria closes on 31 October 2026, 11:59pmCumbria 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Westmorland and Furness Council.The source says: The online application service will be available from 2 September 2026 until the closing date of 31 October 2026 at 11:59pmView the official source. The council is Westmorland and FurnessCumbria: NameChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Westmorland and Furness Council.The source says: Transfer to Secondary School in Westmorland and Furness September 2027View the official source. Its grammar school is Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Penrith, which runs its own entrance test with papers from FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd)Queen Elizabeth Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: we have adopted the Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd (FSCE) Test as our Year 7 Entrance Test.View the official source. Registration for that test opened on 1 May 2026Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 2027 entry: Registration opensChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Registration Opens: Friday, 1 May 2026View the official source and closed on 12 July 2026, 11:59pmQueen Elizabeth Grammar School 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: deadline for registration is midnight on Sunday 12 July 2026View the official source. Children sat it on 17 September 2026Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Testing Date: Thursday, 17 September 2026View the official source, with results due in mid-October 2026Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Test results will be sent by email mid-October to the email address you have registered for the test with.View the official source. The council's rule is: Sitting a selection test is not an application: you must still name the school on the council's Year 7 form (SA3), or you have not appliedCumbria: Tested children must applyChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Westmorland and Furness Council.The source says: whilst they can be tested, they are still required to express a preference for that school on the appropriate form SA1, SA2 or SA3 otherwise they will not have applied for a school place.View the official source. Offers come on 1 March 2027Cumbria 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Westmorland and Furness Council.The source says: On 1 March 2027 we will send you an email in the morning (if you applied online) or post a letter to the address you have given us (if you have used a paper form).View the official source. For September 2028 entry, the test date is Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 2028 entry: Stage1Not yet published by Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith; last checked 10 Oct 2026.The source says: Admission to Year 7 in 2027 Entrance testing has concluded for September 2027.View the official source, and the council form deadline is Cumbria 2028 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Not yet published by Westmorland and Furness Council; last checked 10 Oct 2026.The source says: Co-ordinated admissions scheme 2027 to 2028 (PDF , 271KB)View the official source.

Late forms and second rounds

The council's final cut-off for late forms is 4 January 2027Cumbria: Late application cutoff2027Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Westmorland and Furness Council.The source says: 04 January 2027 | After this date, no late or changed applications to be considered,View the official source. Places that come free are reallocated on 23 March 2027Cumbria: Reallocation day2027Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Westmorland and Furness Council.The source says: The Local Authority will reallocate any available places after 23 March 2027.View the official source. The school also holds a later test: February 2027 (post-allocation test)Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 2027 entry: Supplementary test dateChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: This will be available in February 2027 to those whose late test registration was not accepted and have submitted the Local Authority SA3 form by the deadlineView the official source.

What the result means is explained on the Cumbria results page. For a plan built around your child, use the Cumbria 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