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Devon 11+ key dates

Facts checked 9 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

In short

These are the key steps in the Devon 11+ for 2027 entry and 2028 entry. Each date links to the official source and the day we checked it. Dates for later years appear here when the council or schools publish them, and we never show last year's dates as upcoming.

Step by step, September 2027 entry

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  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Dates not published

    Sign your child up for Devon 11+ test. This is not the school place application.

    1. Not published yet: Test registration closes

      Not yet published

  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

  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

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

    2. 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 Devon 11+ 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, checked 9 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 9 Oct 2026

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

      in about 54 weeks

  5. Step 5: Offers

    Coming up

    Your council tells you which school has offered a place.

    1. Coming up: National Offer Day