Warwickshire 11+ dates: registration, test day and results
Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team
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Year 6 families in Warwickshire should next look at the secondary school application, which closes on 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. Results come out on 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, shortly before that. Registration and the test are complete. Offers arrive on 1 March 2027Warwickshire 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: | 1 March 2027 | National Offer Day |
View the official source. For September 2028 entry, the test date is Warwickshire 2028 entry: Test dateNot yet published by Warwickshire County Council; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Warwickshire's 2027 entry 11+ testing schedule
View the official source, and the results date is Warwickshire 2028 entry: ResultsNot yet published by Warwickshire County Council; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Warwickshire's 2027 entry 11+ testing schedule
View the official source.
Step by step, September 2027 entry
Add to my calendarStep 1: Register for the test
DoneSign your child up for West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test. This is not the school place application.
Show the dates
Done: Test registration opens
Done: Test registration closes
Step 2: Your child sits the test
Dates not publishedThe test day, and any practice test before it.
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Step 3: Results
DoneYou find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.
Show the dates
Done: Results
Step 4: Apply for school places
NowList your schools on the Common Application Form (CAF) to your home council, in your real order of preference.
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
in 11 days
Step 5: Offers
Coming upYour council tells you which school has offered a place.
Coming up: National Offer Day
Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entry
Step 1: Register for the test
Dates not publishedSign your child up for West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test. This is not the school place application.
Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published
Step 2: Your child sits the test
Dates not publishedThe test day, and any practice test before it.
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Step 3: Results
Dates not publishedYou find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Year 6 families in Warwickshire should next look at the secondary school application, which closes on 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. Results come out on 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, shortly before that. The steps follow a fixed order. The county's pattern 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. For this round that meant 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. Children then 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. Offers arrive on 1 March 2027Warwickshire 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: | 1 March 2027 | National Offer Day |
View the official source. For September 2028 entry, the test date is Warwickshire 2028 entry: Test dateNot yet published by Warwickshire County Council; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Warwickshire's 2027 entry 11+ testing schedule
View the official source, and the results date is Warwickshire 2028 entry: ResultsNot yet published by Warwickshire County Council; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Warwickshire's 2027 entry 11+ testing schedule
View the official source. The registration rule above gives Year 5 families a reliable guide while they wait.
Letters before the test
The summer holds several Warwickshire steps. Requests for access arrangements were due by 30 June 2026Warwickshire 2027 entry: Access arrangements deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: | 30 June 2026 | 11+ Access Arrangements application deadline, including submissions of supporting evidence |
View the official source, with decision letters sent in the week commencing 13 July 2026Warwickshire 2027 entry: Access decision lettersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: | W/C Monday 13 July 2026 | Decision letters for Access Arrangements distributed |
View the official source. Invitation letters for the test followed in the week commencing 10 August 2026Warwickshire 2027 entry: Invite lettersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Warwickshire County Council.The source says: | W/C Monday 10 August 2026 | Invite letters to 11+ Test distributed |
View the official source. Year 5 families can use these dates as a rough guide to next summer, until the new dates are published.
Proof of address after you apply
One Warwickshire date comes after the council deadline. Families are asked to prove their address in the 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.uk
View the official source, and the deadline for that evidence is 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. Keep both dates in your diary. If you apply late, the council's rule is: 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.
Once the score arrives, the Warwickshire results page explains it. To keep every date in one place, use the Warwickshire 11+ plan.