Slough 11+

Slough 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
Done
Sign your child up for Slough Consortium 11+. This is not the school place application.
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1. Done: Test registration opens
  Fri 1 May 202610am
2. Done: Test registration closes
  Fri 5 Jun 202610am
Step 2: Your child sits the test
Done
The test day, and any practice test before it.
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1. Done: Test day
  Sat 19 Sept 2026
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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
  October 2026Expected
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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)
  Tue 1 Sept 2026
2. Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
  Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days
  Source: Upton Court Grammar School, checked 9 Oct 2026
3. Coming up: Home address date: the address used for school places
  Sat 31 Oct 2026
  Source: Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools, checked 9 Oct 2026
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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
Coming up
If you are refused a place, you can appeal and join waiting lists.
1. Coming up: Appeal deadline
  Fri 26 Mar 2027in about 22 weeks

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 Slough Consortium 11+. 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
2
Step 2: Your child sits the test
Coming up
The test day, and any practice test before it.
1. Coming up: Test day
  September 2027Expected
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
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
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
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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
  Not yet published

Slough results are the next date for Year 6 families. Herschel Grammar School gives the timing as: results available by the week beginning 19 October 2026 via the consortium portalHerschel Grammar School: Results timingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says: Results will be available to parents by the week beginning 19th October 2026.View the official source. Each result shows the standardised score across both papers; raw scores are not availableSlough: Results contentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The 11+ result notified to you will be the standardised score across both papers. The raw scores attained by candidates are not supplied to the Consortium by GL Assessment and therefore are not available to parents.View the official source. The council application deadline follows on Saturday 31 October 2026Slough 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Upton Court Grammar School.The source says: The closing date for the Common Application Form – Saturday 31st October 2026View the official source, and the timing is deliberate: Results are released before the CAF deadline so parents can decide whether to name grammar schools.Slough: Results affect preferencesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Depending on the result of that test, you may choose to apply to one or more Slough Consortium grammar schools, or none at all.View the official source The test was run by the Slough Consortium of Grammar SchoolsSlough: Consortium nameChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools Guide to the 11+ Entrance Examination For entry in September 2027View the official source. Registration ran from Friday 1 May 2026, 10amSlough 2027 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Upton Court Grammar School.The source says: 11+ Registration opens on-line ... Friday 1 May 2026 at 10:00amView the official source to Friday 5 June 2026, 10amSlough 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Upton Court Grammar School.The source says: 11+ Registration closes ... Friday 5 June 2026 at 10:00amView the official source, and children sat the test on Saturday 19 September 2026Slough 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: This will take place on Saturday 19th September 2026 for all candidates, whatever their home address or current primary school.View the official source. In Slough, you see the score before you choose your schools. Offers come on Monday 1 March 2027Slough 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Upton Court Grammar School.The source says: National allocation day 2027 – parents notified of Monday 1st March 2027View the official source. For children now in Year 5, the next test is in September 2027Slough 2028 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Upton Court Grammar School.The source says: 11+ test provider for September 2028 entry (exam in September 2027)View the official source, and the registration opening date is Slough 2028 entry: Registration opensNot yet published by Upton Court Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: 11+ test provider for September 2028 entry (exam in September 2027)View the official source.

Deadlines in the spring

Once offers arrive, accept or decline by Sunday 14 March 2027Slough 2027 entry: Accept deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Borough Council.The source says: 14 March 2027 | Deadline day to accept or decline the school place offeredView the official source. The appeal deadline is Friday 26 March 2027Slough 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Borough Council.The source says: 26 March 2027 | Deadline for submitting an appeal for a Year 7 placeView the official source. Places that become free are offered in later rounds: First further-allocation round usually 6-8 weeks after national allocation day (co-ordinated by Slough LA).Slough 2027 entry: Reallocation roundsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: These further rounds of offers are coordinated by Slough Local Authority, with the first round usually taking place around 6-8 weeks after the national allocation date.View the official source If you are naming St Bernard's, note its extra form: Supplementary Form (faith information) to be completed by 31 October 2026 if naming the schoolSt Bernard's Catholic Grammar School: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School.The source says: If you intend to name St Bernard's on your Common Application Form you will also need to complete the Supplementary Form in order that we can use this information to rank your child according to our Oversubscription Criteria. This should be completed by 31st October 2026.View the official source.

A new test provider for 2028 entry

The consortium is changing its test: GL Assessment for the September 2026 test (2027 entry); Quest Assessments for the September 2027 test (2028 entry)Slough: Provider change statementChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Upton Court Grammar School.The source says: 11+ test provider for September 2028 entry (exam in September 2027) The Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools has contracted with Quest Assessments as the test provider for the 11+ examination to be held in September 2027.View the official source. The new papers cover: Paper 1 (verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, English and mathematics); Paper 2 (verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, English and mathematics)Slough Consortium 11+ (Quest Assessments, from the September 2027 test): PapersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Upton Court Grammar School.The source says: The structure and format of the 11+ examination with Quest will be similar to those used under the previous provider. Pupils will sit two test papers, with questions covering a combination of verbal and non-verbal reasoning, English and mathematics.View the official source. The eligibility score for September 2028 entry stays at 111Slough 2028 entry: Qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Upton Court Grammar School.The source says: The eligibility score will continue to be set at 111 on a standardised scale.View the official source.

For what the results mean, see the Slough results page. To build your own timeline and school list, use the Slough 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