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Torbay 11+ dates: registration, test day and results

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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Torbay families with a child in Year 6 must send the council application by Saturday 31 October 2026Torbay 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: Apply by 31 October 2026. If you apply by this date you will get your offer on 1 March 2027.View the official source. Families seeking pupil premium priority at Torquay Boys' Grammar School also have a school form to return by Saturday 31 October 2026Torbay 2027 entry: Pp form deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says: return it to the ... School by the closing date of 31 October or as soon as possible thereafter.View the official source. The shared test came earlier, on Saturday 19 September 2026Torbay 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: 19 September 2026 | Selective testing day for all grammar schools and The Spires selective places in TorbayView the official source. Offers follow on Monday 1 March 2027Torbay 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: 1 March 2027 | National Allocation Day.View the official source. For September 2028 entry, the test date is Torbay 2028 entry: Test dateNot yet published by Churston Ferrers Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: We'll publish the specific date each year as soon as it's confirmed.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 Torbay grammar schools 11+. This is not the school place application.

    Show the dates

    1. Done: Test registration opens

    2. Not published yet: Test registration closes

      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

    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

    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

    3. Coming up: Home address date: the address used for school places

  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 24 weeks

Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entry

  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Dates not published

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

    1. Not published yet: Test registration opens

      Not yet published

    2. Not published yet: Test registration closes

      Not yet published

  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

Torbay families with a child in Year 6 must send the council application by Saturday 31 October 2026Torbay 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: Apply by 31 October 2026. If you apply by this date you will get your offer on 1 March 2027.View the official source. Families seeking pupil premium priority at Torquay Boys' Grammar School also have a school form to return by Saturday 31 October 2026Torbay 2027 entry: Pp form deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says: return it to the ... School by the closing date of 31 October or as soon as possible thereafter.View the official source. The test came earlier. Registration at Torquay Boys' opened on Sunday 1 March 2026Torbay 2027 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says: Registration for the entrance test for 2027 admission will open on 1 March 2026.View the official source, and the schools set a preferred deadline of Wednesday 15 July 2026, 12 noonTorbay: Preferred registration deadline2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: You need to return it to the school by midday on Wednesday 15 July 2026.View the official source. The shared test was on Saturday 19 September 2026Torbay 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: 19 September 2026 | Selective testing day for all grammar schools and The Spires selective places in TorbayView the official source. Torbay tests before families choose schools: Testing before preference: outcomes arrive before the 31 October CAF deadline so parents can decide whether to name a grammar school.Torbay: Results affect preferencesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torquay Boys' Grammar School.The source says: So that parents can have a good idea whether an application for a selective school place would be successful, candidates are able to sit the selection tests before the closing date for applications. This is called Testing before Preference.View the official source Offers follow on Monday 1 March 2027Torbay 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: 1 March 2027 | National Allocation Day.View the official source. For September 2028 entry, the test date is Torbay 2028 entry: Test dateNot yet published by Churston Ferrers Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: We'll publish the specific date each year as soon as it's confirmed.View the official source. On timing, the schools say: Schools publish the date each year once confirmed.Torbay 2028 entry: Dates published byChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Churston Ferrers Grammar School.The source says: We'll publish the specific date each year as soon as it's confirmed.View the official source

Between the deadline and offer day

Work continues after families apply. The schools send their ranked lists to the council by Monday 14 December 2026Torbay: Ranked lists to la2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: 14 December 2026 | Foundation/VA schools and Academies return ranked lists to LAView the official source. A late council form can have a cost: Late CAF naming a selective school without exceptional reasons may mean the child is not tested until after allocation day; each selective school has its own late-testing arrangements.Torbay: Late caf selective testingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: this may mean that your child will not be able to sit the selective test until after the allocation day. Each selective school will have its own arrangements for testing late applicants.View the official source.

After offer day

The appeal deadline is Monday 5 April 2027Torbay 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: 5 April 2027 | Closing date for receipt of 1st round appeals to be included in the main body of appeal hearingsView the official source. Hearings take place in May and June 2027Torbay: Hearings2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: May/June 2027 | Appeals heardView the official source. There is also a second round of offers. Applications for it close on Monday 5 April 2027Torbay: Second round application deadline2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: 5 April 2027 | Deadline for 2nd round applications & changes of preferenceView the official source, and second-round offers are made on Friday 23 April 2027Torbay: Second round offer date2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Torbay Council.The source says: Offers of places for late applications and changes of preference will be made on 23 April 2027.View the official source.

For how the guidance letter works, read the Torbay results page. To keep every step in view, use the Torbay 11+ plan.