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  • 11+ area guide

Warwickshire 11+: registration, test and schools

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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The Warwickshire 11+ at a glance

For September 2027 entry

  • The test

    West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

    Written by GL Assessment, 2027 entry

    Checked, source: West Midlands Grammar Schools, checked

  • Score to qualify

    Set by each schoolSee each school's page below.

  • Grammar and partially selective schools

    6

    In the Warwickshire 11+ area

    Checked, source: Warwickshire County Council, checked

Your next deadlines

  1. Not published yet: Test registration closes

    Not yet published

    For September 2028 entry. This is the test registration, not the school place application

  2. Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()

    in 11 days

    For September 2027 entry

Every step and date

Happening now

What's happening now

Children in Year 6 sat the test on 12 and 13 September 2026Warwickshire 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: | 12 and 13 September 2026 | 11+ test dates |View the official source. Results come 16 October 2026 (on the Parent Portal)Warwickshire 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: | 16 October 2026 | 11+ results available on Parent Portal |View the official source. Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026Warwickshire 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: | 31 October 2026 | Secondary 2027 application deadline (please apply via your home authority) |View the official source, listing schools in your real order of preference.

  • Proof of address: proof of address requested in early December; must arrive by 31 December or the application is lateWarwickshire: Residency proofChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: We need to receive the requested proof by 31 December.View the official source. For 2027 entry the council will ask week commencing 1 December 2026Warwickshire 2027 entry: Proof of address requestChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: | W/C 1 December 2026 | Week commencing 1 December 2026 - Proof of Address (mandatory) to be sent to: poa@warwickshire.gov.ukView the official source, with evidence due by 31 December 2026Warwickshire 2027 entry: Proof of address deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: | 31 December 2026 | Proof of address deadline |View the official source.
  • Late applications: late grammar applications are processed after the March offers, using the 11+ score for waiting listsWarwickshire: Late applicationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: If your application for a grammar school is classed as late (received after the 31 October deadline), it will not be processed until after the first round of offers have been released in the following March.View the official source.
  • Priority areas: the council has interactive priority-area maps on the council websiteWarwickshire: Priority area mapsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: This will show which school's priority area you are in but also, the boundaries for each school's priority area.View the official source.

How places are given

Passing the test is the first step, not a place

Children sit the West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test, written by GL Assessment. Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place: each school then gives places by its own rules.

You apply for school places through your home council, on its Common Application Form (CAF), by its deadline. Name the schools in your real order of preference: councils look at every preference at the same time.

Step by step

The Warwickshire 11+, step by step

For children starting secondary school in September 2027 (Year 6 in 2026/27).

Add to my calendar

  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

  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

  3. Step 3: Results

    Done

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

    Show the dates

    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 (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

Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entryMost dates are only given as a month so far, so we mark them as expected.

  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Dates not published

    Sign your child up for West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test. 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

  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

All Warwickshire 11+ dates, with notes

The schools

Grammar and partially selective schools in Warwickshire

6 schools on this test. Open a school for its rules, dates and past offers.

Listed A to Z by school name.

  1. Alcester Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    No distance published

    –

    150 places, 2027 entry

  2. Ashlawn SchoolBoys and girls

    No distance published

    –

    256 places, 2027 entry

  3. King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-AvonBoys

    No distance published

    –

    87 places, 2027 entry

  4. Lawrence Sheriff SchoolBoys

    No distance published

    –

    150 places, 2027 entry

  5. Rugby High SchoolGirls

    No distance published

    –

    150 places, 2027 entry

  6. Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls

    No distance published

    –

    120 places, 2027 entry

More about the schools from our guide

Ashlawn School is not a grammar school: Ashlawn is a bilateral school with one selective classWarwickshire: Ashlawn bilateralChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: Ashlawn School is a bi-lateral school which operates one selective class who follow a slightly different curriculum in Years 7 and 8.View the official source. Its selective places follow the same test.

Live near a border?

  • You can apply for schools in another council's area. You still apply through your own home council, on its form.
  • Each area runs its own test, with its own registration and dates. If you like schools in two areas, check both registration deadlines.
  • Schools often give priority to children living nearby or in a catchment area, so check each school's rules before you rely on it.
Every area's dates

Areas in the same part of the country: Birmingham, Lincolnshire, Telford and Wrekin, Walsall, West Midlands, Wolverhampton

Registration: two routes, two windows

Parents often see two different registration windows for the same test. Both are right. They belong to two different routes:

  • Warwickshire County Council (Parent Portal): for 2027 entry, open from 7 May 2026Warwickshire 2027 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: | 7 May 2026 | 11+ Entrance Test opening date |View the official source to 30 June 2026Warwickshire 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: | 30 June 2026 | 11+ Entrance Test deadline |View the official source. The council's standing rule is that registration opens on 7 May each year and closes on 30 JuneWarwickshire: Registration ruleChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: Registration for the 11+ opens on 7 May each year for those children currently in Year 5. Candidates must register by the deadline of 30 June.View the official source.
  • West Midlands Grammar Schools website: used for the Birmingham, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Telford and Wrekin schools; for 2027 entry it ran from 5 May 2026Birmingham 2027 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 5th May 2026 | Test registration opens |View the official source to 26 June 2026, 4pmBirmingham 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | 26th June 2026 – 4pm | Test registration deadline |View the official source.

Who uses which route: Warwickshire residents register via the council Parent Portal; Birmingham residents with The Grammar Schools in Birmingham; others where they most want a schoolWarwickshire: Registration routeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lawrence Sheriff School.The source says: Parents/Carers living in Warwickshire must register for the test with Warwickshire Admissions.View the official source. Eligibility is based on date of birth only; you need not live in WarwickshireWarwickshire: EligibilityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: Eligibility to take the Warwickshire 11+ test is based solely on a child's date of birth. They do not have to be living in Warwickshire.View the official source. School policies also differ on the exact closing time on the final day, so check the school's own policy before registering for 2028 entry.

How the test works

Warwickshire uses the shared West Midlands test: twoWest Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test: Paper countChecked 9 Oct 2026 against West Midlands Grammar Schools.The source says: Candidates will sit two papers, each approximately 50-60 minutes long (which includes time for instructions and example questions).View the official source papers covering English comprehension, verbal reasoning, maths and non-verbal/spatial reasoningWest Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test: SectionsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against West Midlands Grammar Schools.The source says: Each test paper is divided into smaller individually timed sections that test:View the official source, produced by GL AssessmentWest Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test: Test providerChecked 9 Oct 2026 against West Midlands Grammar Schools.The source says: The test is provided by GL Assessment.View the official source. The West Midlands guide explains the format in full.

  • Who runs it: Warwickshire County Council's Admissions Service (Warwickshire Admissions), working with the Birmingham grammar schoolsWarwickshire: AdministratorChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says: Warwickshire County Council’s Admissions Service (Warwickshire Admissions) operates the Entrance Test along with The Grammar Schools in Birmingham.View the official source.

Qualifying scores

Warwickshire does not publish one pass score in advance. Instead, a Committee of Reference sets each school's Automatic Qualifying Score and waiting-list minimum each yearWarwickshire: Committee of referenceChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says: The Committee of Reference is a panel of head teachers and teachers appointed according to the terms of reference.View the official source.

Warwickshire and Birmingham may weight the same test differently, so totals can differWarwickshire: Two result setsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Alcester Grammar School.The source says: This means that if your child receives two results letters, their total scores could be different.View the official source. A child who registered for schools in both areas can therefore receive two different totals, and each area uses its own.

A table of past Automatic Qualifying Scores appears in one school's policy, but the year it refers to is not clear, so we are not showing it until the council or the school confirms. We will add confirmed figures to each school page.

Appeals

General information, not legal advice.

Appeals go to an independent panel after National Offer Day; each school page gives its own route and deadlines. The West Midlands guide explains what panels look at. Warwickshire Admissions can tell you how to appeal for the schools it administers.

Official sources

10 sources: the council, the test administrator and each school

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