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Redbridge 11+ dates: registration, test day and results

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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For Year 6 families, Redbridge results are due in the middle of October 2026Redbridge 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: The test results are emailed to you in the middle of October.View the official source, and the preference deadline follows on 31 October 2026Redbridge 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: Applicants resident within Redbridge LA must return the Common Application Form, which will be available and able to be submitted on-line, to Redbridge LA by 31 October 2026.View the official source. Both grammar schools share one test. Results arrive before the preference deadline, so you can choose schools knowing the outcome. Offers come on 1 March 2027Redbridge 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: 1.5 Parents will be notified of the outcome of applications on National Offer Day, which is on or about 1 March 2027.View the official source. For children in Year 5, the test date for September 2028 entry is Redbridge 2028 entry: Test dateNot yet published by London Borough of Redbridge; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: If your child is starting Year 7 in September 2027 and you want to apply to either of the following schools:View the official source.

Step by step, September 2027 entry

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  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Done

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

    Show the dates

    1. Done: Test registration opens

    2. Done: Test registration closes

      5pm

  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

    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 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

    Coming up

    If you are refused a place, you can appeal and join waiting lists.

    1. Coming up: Appeal deadline

      in about 23 weeks

Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entry

  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Dates not published

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

    1. Not published yet: Test registration opens

      Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

    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

    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, checked 9 Oct 2026

  4. 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 9 Oct 2026

  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, checked 9 Oct 2026

  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, checked 9 Oct 2026

For Year 6 families, Redbridge results are due in the middle of October 2026Redbridge 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: The test results are emailed to you in the middle of October.View the official source, and the preference deadline follows on 31 October 2026Redbridge 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: Applicants resident within Redbridge LA must return the Common Application Form, which will be available and able to be submitted on-line, to Redbridge LA by 31 October 2026.View the official source. Both grammar schools share one test, run by the London Borough of RedbridgeRedbridge: Test run byChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Woodford County High School.The source says: Entry is via a voluntary 11+ test, which is administered by the London Borough of Redbridge Education Authority and taken in the Autumn of Year 6.View the official source. Registration opened on 1 May 2026Redbridge 2027 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: Registration opens on 1 May 2026, you must register your child for the test before 5pm on Monday 15 June 2026.View the official source and closed on 15 June 2026, 5pmRedbridge 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: Registration opens on 1 May 2026, you must register your child for the test before 5pm on Monday 15 June 2026.View the official source. Children then sat the test on 18 September 2026Redbridge 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: Test Date: Friday 18 September 2026View the official source. Results arrive before the preference deadline, so you can choose schools knowing the outcome. Offers come on 1 March 2027Redbridge 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: 1.5 Parents will be notified of the outcome of applications on National Offer Day, which is on or about 1 March 2027.View the official source, and the appeal deadline is 2 April 2027Redbridge 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: For places starting in September 2027, the deadline to submit an appeal for Year 7 is Friday 2 April and reception is Friday 14 May 2027.View the official source. For children in Year 5, the registration opening date for September 2028 entry is Redbridge 2028 entry: Registration opensNot yet published by London Borough of Redbridge; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: If your child is starting Year 7 in September 2027 and you want to apply to either of the following schools:View the official source, and the test date is Redbridge 2028 entry: Test dateNot yet published by London Borough of Redbridge; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: If your child is starting Year 7 in September 2027 and you want to apply to either of the following schools:View the official source.

Who could sit the test this year

The test for September 2027 entry was for children born between these dates: 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016Redbridge: 2027 eligible birth datesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: Use this application process if you live in Redbridge and your child was born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016.View the official source. Requests for special arrangements had their own deadline: 15 June 2026Redbridge: 2027 special arrangements deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: No adjustments will be considered after 15 June 2026.View the official source. Registration itself happens through the council: Online through a My Redbridge account (council 11 plus registration portal); special arrangements requested at registration with the primary school care planRedbridge 2027 entry: Registration routeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: If you already have an account, you can go straight to the portal to register for the 11 plus test.View the official source.

Missing the test or the deadline

The late-testing rule, as printed for Ilford County High, is: Late testing only for on-time registrants with a doctor’s certificate or proof why the child could not sit (e.g. religious observance); no testing for those who did not register by the deadline; no alternative date if the child misses it for another school’s test on the same dayIlford County High School 2027 entry: Late testingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: In respect of those who register on-time but are unable to take the tests on the published date, late testing will be arranged only on the provision of a doctor’s certificate or proof of why the child could not sit on the original dates provided i.e. religious observance.View the official source. On the council form you can list up to 6Redbridge: 2027 preference limitChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Redbridge.The source says: You can apply for a place in up to six schools in Redbridge.View the official source schools. Use them all if you can, with at least one school you are likely to be offered.

For what the results mean, see the Redbridge results page. To build your own timeline and school list, use the Redbridge 11+ plan.