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Trafford 11+ dates: registration, test day and results

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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Year 6 families in Trafford need to send the council form by 31 October 2026Trafford 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls.The source says: You must also complete your Local Authority’s Common Application Form (CAF). In Trafford, this must be ... submitted to them by 31 October 2026.View the official source. The consortium test is done; children sat it on 14 September 2026Trafford 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls.The source says: Date of the Entrance Exam – Monday 14th September 2026View the official source. The consortium's results timing is: before 31 October 2026Trafford 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls.The source says: we will let you know the outcome of the exam prior ... to 31 October 2026, in time for you to complete your CAF.View the official source. After the council form, offers follow on 1 March 2027Trafford 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls.The source says: All parents will be notified by their Home Authority of the outcome of their application on National Allocation Day which is the 1 March 2027.View the official source. For children now in Year 5, the next test is set for September 2027Trafford 2028 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (Trafford).The source says: Beginning with the entrance test to be sat in September 2027View the official source, with a new provider.

Step by step, September 2027 entry

Add to my calendar

  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Done

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

    Show the dates

    1. Done: Test registration opens

      12pm

    2. Done: Test registration closes

      12pm

  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

    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

    Dates not published

    Sign your child up for Trafford grammar schools consortium 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

    Coming up

    The test day, and any practice test before it.

    1. Coming up: Test day

      Expected

  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

  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 6 families in Trafford need to send the council form by 31 October 2026Trafford 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls.The source says: You must also complete your Local Authority’s Common Application Form (CAF). In Trafford, this must be ... submitted to them by 31 October 2026.View the official source. The consortium test is done. Registration opened on 23 April 2026, noonTrafford 2027 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls.The source says: Applications for Year 7 Entry 2027 will open at 12 noon on Thursday 23rd April 2026View the official source, closed on 19 June 2026, noonTrafford 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls.The source says: Applications open at 12 noon on Thursday 23 April 2026, and close at 12 noon on Friday 19 June 2026.View the official source, and children sat the test on 14 September 2026Trafford 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls.The source says: Date of the Entrance Exam – Monday 14th September 2026View the official source. The consortium's results timing is: before 31 October 2026Trafford 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls.The source says: we will let you know the outcome of the exam prior ... to 31 October 2026, in time for you to complete your CAF.View the official source. After the council form, offers follow on 1 March 2027Trafford 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls.The source says: All parents will be notified by their Home Authority of the outcome of their application on National Allocation Day which is the 1 March 2027.View the official source, and the date to accept is 15 March 2027Trafford: Offer acceptance deadline2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls.The source says: 15 March 2027 Acceptance for initial school offers must be received by your Local Authority by this date.View the official source. For children now in Year 5, the next test is set for September 2027Trafford 2028 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (Trafford).The source says: Beginning with the entrance test to be sat in September 2027View the official source, with a new provider. Registration dates for September 2028 entry: Trafford 2028 entry: Registration opensNot yet published by Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (Trafford); last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: For entry to Year 7 in 2028, the test provider will be FSCE and the admissions test will be held in September of Year 6.View the official source. We will add them once the consortium releases them.

Loreto and St Ambrose: a separate timetable

Loreto Grammar School and St Ambrose College set their own tests outside the consortium. Both tested on 18 September 2026Saint Ambrose College 2027 entry: Stage1Checked 9 Oct 2026 against St Ambrose College.The source says: The Entrance Examination will take place on Friday 18th September 2026.View the official source. Loreto expects to send results on 21 October 2026Loreto Grammar School 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Loreto Grammar School.The source says: If your daughter sat our Entrance Examination 2026, results for the Entrance Examination will be sent via email on or before 21st October 2026.View the official source, and St Ambrose on 23 October 2026Saint Ambrose College 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Ambrose College.The source says: The exam results are age standardised. Results will be sent to parents by no later than 23 October.View the official source.

The test is changing

From September 2028 entry, the provider is FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)Trafford grammar schools consortium 11+ test: Provider by entry year (2028)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (Trafford).The source says: We are delighted to announce that the Trafford Grammar School Consortium has appointed Future Stories Community Enterprise (FSCE) as their new admissions test provider for entry to Year 7 from 2028 onwards.View the official source. The consortium explains: GL Assessment is replaced by FSCE. The test changes from verbal, non-verbal and mathematical reasoning to Key Stage 2 English and maths (the national curriculum up to the end of Year 5); FSCE will set, mark and age-standardise itTrafford 2028 entry: Provider changeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (Trafford).The source says: Beginning with the entrance test to be sat in September 2027, the content of the admissions test will change from verbal, non-verbal and mathematical reasoning. The new admissions test will draw on the Key Stage 2 English and mathematics national curriculum programmes of study up to the end of Year 5.View the official source. A further change follows for September 2029 entry: Test moves from September of Year 6 to the latter part of the summer term of Year 5 from 2029 entry; FSCE remains provider.Trafford 2029 entry: Provider changeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (Trafford).The source says: As part of the new arrangements, for entry to Year 7 from 2029 onwards, the Trafford Grammar School Consortium have also taken the decision to move the test date from September of Year 6 to the latter part of the summer term of Year 5.View the official source

What each outcome means is set out on the Trafford results page. For a timeline built around your child, use the Trafford 11+ plan.