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Walsall 11+ dates: registration, test day and results

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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In short

Walsall parents of Year 6 children have one deadline left this autumn: the council application, due on 31 October 2026Walsall 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: LA preference form deadline: Saturday 31st October 2026View the official source. Before that, results arrive no later than 16 October 2026Walsall 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: 11+ results to be issued to parents/carers no later than Friday 16th October 2026View the official source. The qualifying score is not fixed in advance, and the schools say it is confirmed in November 2026Walsall 2027 entry: Mqs confirmationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: The Minimum Qualifying Score (MQS) for September 2027 entry is subject to analysis and Governors’ confirmation in November 2026.View the official source, after the council form is due. So name schools in your true order of preference. Offer day is 1 March 2027Walsall 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's Grammar School.The source says: | National Offers Day | 01/03/2027 (or next working day) |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 West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test. This is not the school place application.

    Show the dates

    1. Done: Test registration opens

    2. Done: Test registration closes

      4pm

  2. 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

  3. Step 3: Results

    Done

    You find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.

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    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. 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

Walsall parents of Year 6 children have one deadline left this autumn: the council application, due on 31 October 2026Walsall 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: LA preference form deadline: Saturday 31st October 2026View the official source. Before that, results arrive no later than 16 October 2026Walsall 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: 11+ results to be issued to parents/carers no later than Friday 16th October 2026View the official source. The test took place on 12 September 2026Walsall 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: 11+ test at Queen Mary’s High School: Saturday 12th September 2026View the official source, after registration ran from 5 May 2026Walsall 2027 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: 11+ test registration opens for September 2027 entry: Tuesday 5th May 2026View the official source to 26 June 2026, 4pmWalsall 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: 11+ test registration closes for September 2027 entry: Friday 26th June 2026, 4pmView the official source. Walsall has one date that many areas do not have. The qualifying score is not fixed in advance. Instead, each school's Governors set a minimum qualifying score after the results (confirmed in November)Walsall: Qualifying score ruleChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: The Minimum Qualifying Score (MQS) for September 2027 entry is subject to analysis and Governors’ confirmation in November 2026.View the official source. The schools say this confirmation comes in November 2026Walsall 2027 entry: Mqs confirmationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: The Minimum Qualifying Score (MQS) for September 2027 entry is subject to analysis and Governors’ confirmation in November 2026.View the official source, after the council form is due. So name schools in your true order of preference. Offer day is 1 March 2027Walsall 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's Grammar School.The source says: | National Offers Day | 01/03/2027 (or next working day) |View the official source. Dates for September 2028 entry have not been published yet, and we will add them here.

The late test in spring

A child who missed registration still has a route. Queen Mary's High School holds a late test on 2 March 2027Walsall 2027 entry: Late testChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: Late 11+ Entrance test: Tuesday 2nd March 2027View the official source. It describes the arrangement like this: Late test on Tuesday 2 March 2027; late registration opens December 2026 (date to be confirmed); late candidates without exceptional reasons are considered for waiting-list placesQueen Mary's High School: Late testing (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: Late 11+ Entrance test: Tuesday 2nd March 2027View the official source. For Year 5 families, registering on time remains the simpler path.

Which test these dates belong to

Both Walsall schools set their timetable as part of the Shropshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton consortium within the WMGS partnershipWalsall: Test consortiumChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's Grammar School.The source says: We administer the Test as part of a Consortium of grammar schools in Shropshire, Walsall and WolverhamptonView the official source. Queen Mary's High School gives the registration route as: West Midlands Grammar Schools registration; test centre allocated by home postcodeQueen Mary's High School: Registration route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: When you apply to register your child to sit the Entrance Test, your child will be allocated a test centre that is closest to their home address.View the official source.

For what happens once the score arrives, read the Walsall results page. To set your own reminders and school list, use the Walsall 11+ plan.