Walsall 11+

Walsall 11+ results: when they arrive and what they mean

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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In short

It is results week

If you can, read the result on your own first. Then use the steps below for your child's result and your deadlines.

Before results day: plan for each result

Know how and when results arrive: no later than 16 October 2026Walsall results dayChecked 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.
Decide now whether you will read the result on your own first or open it with your child.
Think about your school list for each result: reached the score, close to it, or below it.
Put your own deadlines in your calendar. They are listed below.

On results day

Open it on your own first

If you can, read the result on your own first, before your child is home. A few quiet minutes let you take it in and choose your words.
You can keep the message unopened until you are ready, or decide to open it together. Do what suits your family.
If emails or the council website are slow, it says nothing about your child's result. Wait a little and try again.

How results arrive in Walsall: no later than 16 October 2026Walsall results dayChecked 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

How to tell your child

Start with how proud you are. I am so proud of how hard you worked for this.
Say the result plainly and calmly, in a few words. A big smile at the door can be read as good news before you speak.
If they reached the score: You reached the score. We will find out which school in March.
If they did not: You did not get the score this time. It was one test on one day, and it does not change how proud we are of you.
Let them feel disappointed if they are. You do not need to cheer them up straight away.
Let your child decide who else hears their score.

What each result means, and what to do next

We have not checked a qualifying score for Walsall for this year yet. Your results letter or email says whether your child reached the standard.

Your child reached the standard

Your child can be considered for grammar schools in Walsall. This is not a place yet: if more children apply than a school has places, it uses its own admission rules, such as distance or catchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment..

What to do next

Tell your child you are proud of the effort they made, whatever the score.
Read each school's admission rules to see how it gives places. Our school pages show how far offers reached in past years.
Check whether a school asks for its own form or evidence, such as a SIFSupplementary Information FormAn extra form that some schools ask for, as well as the CAF. You send it to the school, not to the council. A SIF on its own is not an application: you must still name the school on your CAF., and send it by that school's deadline.
Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026School 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, listing schools in your real order of preference.
Include at least one school your child is likely to be offered, so you have a good choice whatever happens.

Your child was close to the standard

Your child has not qualified this time. A score close to the line can still leave options open, and what they are depends on the area.

What to do next

Tell your child you are proud of the effort they made, whatever the score.
You can still name a grammar school on your application. If it refuses a place, you can appealIf a school refuses your child a place, you have a legal right to appeal. An independent panel hears your case and can decide that the school must offer a place. In England you have at least 20 school days to send an appeal. after National Offer DayThe day councils in England tell families which secondary school place they are offered. It is 1 March, or the next working day if 1 March is at a weekend or on a bank holiday..
Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026School 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, listing schools in your real order of preference.
Include at least one school your child is likely to be offered, so you have a good choice whatever happens.
If you are refused a place you wanted, you can appeal and ask to join the school's waiting listA list a school keeps of children who were not offered a place. It is in the order of the admission rules, not the date you joined. Some councils ask you to confirm your “continuing interest” to stay on it. after offers are made.

Your child did not reach the standard this time

Your child has not qualified this time. One test on one day does not measure everything your child can do, and there are good next steps.

What to do next

Tell your child you are proud of the effort they made, whatever the score.
Look again at your other schools, and visit if you can. For most children the right school is one where they will be happy and do well.
You can still name a grammar school on your application. If it refuses a place, you can appealIf a school refuses your child a place, you have a legal right to appeal. An independent panel hears your case and can decide that the school must offer a place. In England you have at least 20 school days to send an appeal. after National Offer DayThe day councils in England tell families which secondary school place they are offered. It is 1 March, or the next working day if 1 March is at a weekend or on a bank holiday..
Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026School 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, listing schools in your real order of preference.
Include at least one school your child is likely to be offered, so you have a good choice whatever happens.
If you are refused a place you wanted, you can appeal and ask to join the school's waiting listA list a school keeps of children who were not offered a place. It is in the order of the admission rules, not the date you joined. Some councils ask you to confirm your “continuing interest” to stay on it. after offers are made.

Your deadlines

These are the dates for things you need to do. Each one links to its official source and the day we checked it.

Results: no later than 16 October 2026Walsall: 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
School place applications close (CAF): 31 October 2026Walsall: 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
National Offer Day: 1 March 2027Walsall: 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
Appeal deadline: Not published yet

After you apply: offers

Offers come on National Offer DayThe day councils in England tell families which secondary school place they are offered. It is 1 March, or the next working day if 1 March is at a weekend or on a bank holiday.: 1 March 2027National 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. Until then, nobody has a place yet: a qualifying score makes a child eligible, and places depend on each school's rules.

What to do on Offer Day: accepting, waiting lists, appeals and complaints

Results for the Walsall grammar school test 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. Each child receives a standardised score: Scores are age-standardised around a median of 200Queen Mary's Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's Grammar School.The source says: Results will be released throughout the West Midlands Grammar Schools’ partnership using an age-weighted standardisation around a median score of 200.View the official source. Walsall works in a way that can feel unsettling at first. There is no qualifying score printed before the test. The rule is: 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. That confirmation is expected 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. Reaching the qualifying score makes a child eligible for a place, not certain of one. Offers come from the council on 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. The council application comes first: send the council application by 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, with schools in your real order of preference. However the score looks, your child put real effort into the test, and you can tell them so.

Past qualifying scores at Queen Mary's High School

Past figures give a sense of where the line has been, though each year is set afresh. At Queen Mary's High School the minimum qualifying score was 195queen-marys-high-school-2024-qualifying-score-all-na: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: | September 2024 | 195 | 131 (QMHS only) | 279 (QMHS only) | 195 | 214 |View the official source for 2024 entry, 198queen-marys-high-school-2025-qualifying-score-all-na: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: | September 2025 | 198 | 120 (QMHS only) | 272 (QMHS only) | 198 | 211 |View the official source for 2025 entry and 200queen-marys-high-school-2026-qualifying-score-all-na: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: | September 2026 | 200 | 120 (QMHS only) | 269 (QMHS only) | 200 | 212 |View the official source for 2026 entry. On offer day for 2026 entry, the lowest score offered to a child outside the pupil premium group was 212queen-marys-high-school-2026-lowest-score-offered-non-pupil-premium-national-offer-day: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's High School.The source says: | September 2026 | 200 | 120 (QMHS only) | 269 (QMHS only) | 200 | 212 |View the official source.

Places for pupil premium boys

Queen Mary's Grammar School gives part of its places to pupil premium children: no more than 30% of places (currently 54); Walsall state primary pupils first if oversubscribedQueen Mary's Grammar School: Places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's Grammar School.The source says: Children eligible for Pupil Premium at the time of the Test who achieve the qualifying score by rank order of standardised score but limited to no more than 30% of students in this category (currently 54 places);View the official source. For other boys, the lowest score offered on offer day for 2026 entry was 225queen-marys-grammar-school-2026-lowest-score-offered-non-pupil-premium-national-offer-day: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's Grammar School.The source says: | 2026 ENTRY | 180 | 200* | 225 |View the official source. If you are refused a place, the appeal route is: appeal to the Clerk to the Governors (not the local authority); hearings usually May or early JuneQueen Mary's Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Mary's Grammar School.The source says: Do not send appeals to your Local Authority.View the official source.

To plan a school list that works for any score, use the Walsall 11+ plan. The Walsall dates page also covers the spring late test.