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Plymouth 11+ dates: registration, test day and results

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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Plymouth families with a girl in Year 6 will receive joint test results on Thursday 15 October 2026Plymouth 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: 15 October 2026 - Thursday ... 11 Plus test results sent out ... Results sent via emailView the official source. The council application closes soon after, on Saturday 31 October 2026Plymouth 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth City Council.The source says: Applications close ... Saturday 31 October 2026View the official source, and the pupil premium form for the girls' schools has the same deadline. Devonport High School for Boys sends its own results. Offers come on Monday 1 March 2027Devonport High School for Boys 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth City Council.The source says: Offer day ... Monday 1 March 2027View the official source. For children now in Year 5, registration for September 2028 entry opens on Monday 19 April 2027Plymouth 2028 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: 19 April 2027 ... 11+ registration opens (Real tests and must be taken in order to apply for a place at DHSG)View the official source.

Step by step, September 2027 entry

Add to my calendar

  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Done

    Sign your child up for Plymouth girls' grammar schools 11+. This is not the school place application.

    Show the dates

    1. Done: Test registration closes

      12pm

    2. Not published yet: Test registration opens

      Not yet published

  2. Step 2: Your child sits the test

    Done

    The test day, and any practice test before it.

    Show the dates

    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.

    Show the dates

    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. 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

    Dates not published

    Your council tells you which school has offered a place.

    1. Not published yet: National Offer Day

      Not yet published

  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

    Now

    Sign your child up for Plymouth girls' grammar schools 11+. This is not the school place application.

    1. Next: Test registration opens

    2. Not published yet: Test registration closes

      Not yet published

  2. Step 2: Your child sits the test

    Coming up

    The test day, and any practice test before it.

    1. Coming up: Test day

  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

    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)

      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

  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

Plymouth families with a girl in Year 6 will receive joint test results on Thursday 15 October 2026Plymouth 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: 15 October 2026 - Thursday ... 11 Plus test results sent out ... Results sent via emailView the official source, by emailPlymouth 2027 entry: Results methodChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: 11 Plus test results sent out ... Results sent via emailView the official source. The council application closes soon after, on Saturday 31 October 2026Plymouth 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth City Council.The source says: Applications close ... Saturday 31 October 2026View the official source, and the pupil premium form for the girls' schools has the same deadline: Saturday 31 October 2026Plymouth 2027 entry: Pp form deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: You then need to return the completed form by 31 October 2026 to be included in the allocations made on 1 March 2027.View the official source. The first paper was sat on Saturday 12 September 2026Plymouth 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: 12 September 2026 - Saturday ... 11 Plus real test - date 1 ... Quest Assessment English comprehension (no writing)View the official source, with a second date as follows: Maths paper (test date 2): Saturday 19 September 2026Plymouth 2027 entry: OtherChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: 19 September 2026 - Saturday ... 11 Plus real test - date 2 ... Quest Assessment MathsView the official source. The rule for girls is: The single joint-test result counts for both girls' grammar schools, wherever it was satPlymouth: Scores shared withChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: You can then apply for a place at either (or both) grammar schools, regardless of where the student took the test.View the official source. For Devonport High School for Boys: Boys sit the same Quest English and maths papers as the girls' schools on the same Saturdays, plus the DHSB writing paper on 12 SeptemberDevonport High School for Boys: Shared test daysChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: If your son is applying for DHSB, they will also sit a writing paper on Saturday 12th SeptemberView the official source. That school sends a letter giving an indication of the results, emailed after the testsDevonport High School for Boys 2027 entry: Results methodChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Boys.The source says: A letter giving an indication of the test results will be emailed to you following the 11+ tests.View the official source. Offers come on Monday 1 March 2027Devonport High School for Boys 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth City Council.The source says: Offer day ... Monday 1 March 2027View the official source. For children now in Year 5, registration for September 2028 entry opens on Monday 19 April 2027Plymouth 2028 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: 19 April 2027 ... 11+ registration opens (Real tests and must be taken in order to apply for a place at DHSG)View the official source.

After offer day

Families respond to their offer by Monday 8 March 2027Plymouth: Offer response deadline2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth City Council.The source says: Deadline to accept offer ... Monday 8 March 2027View the official source. A second round of offers follows on Friday 23 April 2027Plymouth: Second offer date2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth City Council.The source says: When is the second offer date? | Friday 21 May 2027 | Friday 23 April 2027View the official source. Appeals are heard in May and June 2027Plymouth: Schedule2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth City Council.The source says: When are the appeals scheduled? | June and July | May and JuneView the official source. The route is: Appeals are submitted online to Plymouth City Council's School Appeals team and heard by an independent appeal panelPlymouth: RouteChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth City Council.The source says: After you submit an appeal the School Appeals team will contact you to explain what happens next and the appeal process.View the official source.

Getting ready for September 2028 entry

The main test for the next round is on Saturday 18 September 2027Plymouth 2028 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: 18 September 2027 ... 11+ test date ... Quest Assessment Maths and English Comprehension (no writing)View the official source. Families receive an information letter on Thursday 9 September 2027Plymouth: Information letter2028Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: Thursday 9th September 2027 ... 11 Plus information letter sent via emailView the official source. The council deadline for that round is Sunday 31 October 2027Plymouth 2028 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: 31 October 2027 ... Latest date to submit an application for a school placeView the official source, and offers come on Wednesday 1 March 2028Plymouth 2028 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Devonport High School for Girls.The source says: 1 March 2028 ... School place allocations notifiedView the official source. If your child misses registration: Parents who miss registration still apply via the council; the council contacts families whose child has no 11+ resultPlymouth: Missed registrationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Plymouth High School for Girls.The source says: If you choose to put either or both of the grammar schools as your choices, and your child did not sit the exams in September, then the local authority will note that your child does not have an 11 Plus examination result, and they will get in contact with you.View the official source.

For what each result means, see the Plymouth results page. To set out your own timeline, use the Plymouth 11+ plan.