North Yorkshire 11+

North Yorkshire 11+ results: when they arrive and what they mean

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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In short

Before results day: plan for each result

Know how and when results arrive: Not published yet.
Decide now whether you will read the result on your own first or open it with your child.
Think about your school list for each result: reached the score, close to it, or below it.
Put your own deadlines in your calendar. They are listed below.

On results day

Open it on your own first

If you can, read the result on your own first, before your child is home. A few quiet minutes let you take it in and choose your words.
You can keep the message unopened until you are ready, or decide to open it together. Do what suits your family.
If emails or the council website are slow, it says nothing about your child's result. Wait a little and try again.

How results arrive in North Yorkshire: Not published yet

How to tell your child

Start with how proud you are. I am so proud of how hard you worked for this.
Say the result plainly and calmly, in a few words. A big smile at the door can be read as good news before you speak.
If they reached the score: You reached the score. We will find out which school in March.
If they did not: You did not get the score this time. It was one test on one day, and it does not change how proud we are of you.
Let them feel disappointed if they are. You do not need to cheer them up straight away.
Let your child decide who else hears their score.

What each result means, and what to do next

We have not checked a qualifying score for North Yorkshire for this year yet. Your results letter or email says whether your child reached the standard.

Your child reached the standard

Your child can be considered for grammar schools in North Yorkshire. This is not a place yet: if more children apply than a school has places, it uses its own admission rules, such as distance or catchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment..

What to do next

Tell your child you are proud of the effort they made, whatever the score.
Read each school's admission rules to see how it gives places. Our school pages show how far offers reached in past years.
Check whether a school asks for its own form or evidence, such as a SIFSupplementary Information FormAn extra form that some schools ask for, as well as the CAF. You send it to the school, not to the council. A SIF on its own is not an application: you must still name the school on your CAF., and send it by that school's deadline.
Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: 31 October 2026 is the closing date for online and paper applications.View the official source, listing schools in your real order of preference.
Include at least one school your child is likely to be offered, so you have a good choice whatever happens.

Your child was close to the standard

Your child has not qualified this time. A score close to the line can still leave options open, and what they are depends on the area.

What to do next

Tell your child you are proud of the effort they made, whatever the score.
You can still name a grammar school on your application. If it refuses a place, you can appealIf a school refuses your child a place, you have a legal right to appeal. An independent panel hears your case and can decide that the school must offer a place. In England you have at least 20 school days to send an appeal. after National Offer DayThe day councils in England tell families which secondary school place they are offered. It is 1 March, or the next working day if 1 March is at a weekend or on a bank holiday..
Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: 31 October 2026 is the closing date for online and paper applications.View the official source, listing schools in your real order of preference.
Include at least one school your child is likely to be offered, so you have a good choice whatever happens.
If you are refused a place you wanted, you can appeal and ask to join the school's waiting listA list a school keeps of children who were not offered a place. It is in the order of the admission rules, not the date you joined. Some councils ask you to confirm your “continuing interest” to stay on it. after offers are made.

Your child did not reach the standard this time

Your child has not qualified this time. One test on one day does not measure everything your child can do, and there are good next steps.

What to do next

Tell your child you are proud of the effort they made, whatever the score.
Look again at your other schools, and visit if you can. For most children the right school is one where they will be happy and do well.
You can still name a grammar school on your application. If it refuses a place, you can appealIf a school refuses your child a place, you have a legal right to appeal. An independent panel hears your case and can decide that the school must offer a place. In England you have at least 20 school days to send an appeal. after National Offer DayThe day councils in England tell families which secondary school place they are offered. It is 1 March, or the next working day if 1 March is at a weekend or on a bank holiday..
Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: 31 October 2026 is the closing date for online and paper applications.View the official source, listing schools in your real order of preference.
Include at least one school your child is likely to be offered, so you have a good choice whatever happens.
If you are refused a place you wanted, you can appeal and ask to join the school's waiting listA list a school keeps of children who were not offered a place. It is in the order of the admission rules, not the date you joined. Some councils ask you to confirm your “continuing interest” to stay on it. after offers are made.

Your deadlines

These are the dates for things you need to do. Each one links to its official source and the day we checked it.

Results: Not published yet
School place applications close (CAF): 31 October 2026North Yorkshire: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: 31 October 2026 is the closing date for online and paper applications.View the official source
National Offer Day: 1 March 2027North Yorkshire: National Offer DayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: 1 March 2027 is National Offer Day for secondary school.View the official source
Appeal deadline: 12 April 2027North Yorkshire: Appeal deadlineChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: If you want to appeal for a secondary school place, you need to submit your appeal by 12 April 2027.View the official source

After you apply: offers

Offers come on National Offer DayThe day councils in England tell families which secondary school place they are offered. It is 1 March, or the next working day if 1 March is at a weekend or on a bank holiday.: 1 March 2027National Offer DayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: 1 March 2027 is National Offer Day for secondary school.View the official source. Until then, nobody has a place yet: a qualifying score makes a child eligible, and places depend on each school's rules.

What to do on Offer Day: accepting, waiting lists, appeals and complaints

For the Ripon Grammar School test, North Yorkshire Council sends results by 16 October 2026North Yorkshire: Results sent by2027Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: Mid October 2026 | Entrance test results will be issued no later than 16 October.View the official source. The council's method is: Written confirmation of the entrance test result is sent to parents; results are not given by telephone or email.North Yorkshire 2027 entry: Results disclosureChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: Written confirmation of your child’s entrance test result will be sent out. Please do not contact the admissions team, we will not be able to advise the result by telephone or email.View the official source The cut-off mark is not fixed. It has changed from year to year, as the table below shows. Reaching the cut-off makes a child eligible. It is not an offer, and the offer comes from the council on 1 March 2027North Yorkshire 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: 1 March 2027 is National Offer Day for secondary school.View the official source. With either outcome, send your application by 31 October 2026North Yorkshire 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: 31 October 2026 is the closing date for online and paper applications.View the official source, and remember that sitting the test is not an application in itself. If your child is below the cut-off, this one score does not limit what they can achieve.

Recent Ripon cut-off marks

Entry year	Cut-off mark
September 2024	195ripon-grammar-school-2024-qualifying: ValueChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: This table shows what the cut-off marks for Ripon Grammar School have been in the last three years. ... \| Year of entry \| Ripon Grammar School cut-off mark \| ... \| 2024 \| 195 \|View the official source
September 2025	196ripon-grammar-school-2025-qualifying: ValueChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: This table shows what the cut-off marks for Ripon Grammar School have been in the last three years. ... \| Year of entry \| Ripon Grammar School cut-off mark \| ... \| 2025 \| 196 \|View the official source
September 2026	203ripon-grammar-school-2026-qualifying: ValueChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: This table shows what the cut-off marks for Ripon Grammar School have been in the last three years. ... \| Year of entry \| Ripon Grammar School cut-off mark \| ... \| 2026 \| 203 \|View the official source

The score combines two parts: No percentage weights are printed: the two age-standardised scores (Verbal Skills, and non-verbal reasoning with maths) are added together for a total scoreNorth Yorkshire 2027 entry: WeightingChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: After the marks have been standardised to take into account your child's age, your child's verbal skills and non-verbal reasoning and mathematics scores are added together to give a total score which is used to determine whether they have reached the cut-off mark.View the official source.

Results from Ermysted's

Ermysted's Grammar School sends its own letters. The school explains: Letter in the week commencing 12 October 2026 stating the required standard and whether the child reached it. Scores released only on request (by email to admissions@ermysteds.uk by 12:00 noon Monday 19 October 2026) to parents of candidates who did not reach the standard; scores of those who reached it are not released; test papers cannot be seen.Ermysted’s Grammar School 2027 entry: Results disclosureChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: Parents informed by letter of the required standard and whether their child has reached it.View the official source

Plan your preferences for each outcome with the North Yorkshire 11+ plan. Every deadline in order is on the North Yorkshire dates page.