Kirklees 11+

Kirklees 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
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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
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The test day, and any practice test before it.
1. Not published yet: Test day
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Step 3: Results
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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
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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 2026in 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
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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
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2. Not published yet: Test registration closes
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Step 2: Your child sits the test
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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
Coming up
List your schools on the Common Application Form (CAF) to your home council, in your real order of preference.
1. Coming up: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
  October 2027Expected
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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
  March 2028Expected
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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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In Kirklees, the timetable is set by the entrance exam for Heckmondwike Grammar School. The next step for Year 6 parents is the council form, which closes on 31 October 2026Kirklees 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Usual final date for submission of Common Application Form to your home Local Authority (date to be confirmed by LA.)View the official source. Exam results are expected first, on 17 October 2026Heckmondwike Grammar School 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Results available online 17 October (target date)View the official source. The rest of this round is complete: registration ran from 11 May 2026, 9amHeckmondwike Grammar School 2027 entry: Registration opensChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Registration opens 9:00am 11 May 2026View the official source to 22 June 2026, noonHeckmondwike Grammar School 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Application deadline midday 22 June 2026View the official source, and the exam took place on 14 September 2026Heckmondwike Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Exam date 14 September 2026View the official source. The council sends offers on 1 March 2027Kirklees 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Usual date for formal offer of places by LA (date to be confirmed by LA).View the official source. The school has already set key dates for September 2028 entry. Registration for that round closes on 28 June 2027, noonHeckmondwike Grammar School 2028 entry: Registration closesChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Late applications submitted after the deadline of 12.00 noon on Monday 28 June 2027 cannot be accepted.View the official source, and the exam is on 20 September 2027Heckmondwike Grammar School 2028 entry: Stage1Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Entrance examinationView the official source.

Year 5 checklist for September 2028 entry

Several evidence deadlines come before the exam. Open evenings are on 23 and 24 June 2027 (open evenings for 2028 entry)Heckmondwike Grammar School: Open evenings2028Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Admissions Calendar for September 2028 EntryView the official source. Pupil Premium evidence is due by 2 July 2027, noonHeckmondwike Grammar School: Pp evidence deadline2028Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Proof of Pupil Premium is required and must be submitted by 12 noon Friday 2...July 2027.View the official source, and music certificates by 17 September 2027, noonHeckmondwike Grammar School: Music evidence deadline2028Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Documentary proof in the form of the original certificate must be received in school by 12...noon Friday 17...September 2027.View the official source. Results for that round are due on 15 October 2027Heckmondwike Grammar School 2028 entry: ResultsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Target date for parents to be informed in writing by the school whether their child has reached the standard required for selection.View the official source. The council form deadline is 31 October 2027 (the usual date; to be confirmed by your council)Kirklees 2028 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: 31...October Usual final date for submission of Common Application Form to your home Local Authority (date to be confirmed by LA.)View the official source.

No late registrations

Plan the registration step early. The school's rule for the next round is: Late registrations are not accepted. Children who missed the exam can join waiting list 2 and are offered a test only if waiting list 1 is emptyHeckmondwike Grammar School 2028 entry: Late testingChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: This waiting list is for students who have not met the standard in the preceding entrance exam or who missed the preceding entrance exam. In the rare event of there being no students on waiting list 1, students on waiting list 2 will be invited to sit an entrance test for entry into year 7.View the official source.

After offers arrive

For September 2027 entry, the date to accept a place is 12 March 2027 (to be confirmed by the council)Heckmondwike Grammar School: Offer acceptance deadline (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Closing date for acceptance of place (date to be confirmed by LA)View the official source. The appeal deadline is 2 April 2027 (to be confirmed)Heckmondwike Grammar School: Appeal deadline (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Closing date for notification of admission appealView the official source.

When results come, the Kirklees results page explains each outcome. Your own dated plan is on the Kirklees 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