Grammar schools in Slough

How places are given in Slough

Reaching the eligibility score is the first step only. Each school is its own admission authority, and the score then counts in different ways: depends on the school: each school's oversubscription criteria may use rank order, distance or other criteriaSource for Slough: Score used for rankingSlough: Score used for rankingCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools (hosted by Upton Court Grammar School).The source says: This may involve offering places in rank order, according to distance from the school, or some other criteria.View the official source. Read each school page for its own rules. For Langley Grammar School, our page sets out its arrangements for 2027 entry; please confirm them on the school's website too.

Some Slough rules are worth knowing early. Children who do not reach the eligibility mark (111) are never placed on any Slough grammar school waiting list.Source for Slough: Minimum score ruleSlough: Minimum score ruleCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Your child will not be placed on the waiting list of any Slough grammar school at any time if they did not achieve the eligibility mark in the 11+ examination.View the official source Also, on reviews: No review or appeal of the 11+ score itself.Source for Slough: Score reviewSlough: Score reviewCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: There is no process to appeal your child’s actual 11+ score.View the official source Results give the standardised score across both papers; raw scores are not availableSource for Slough: Results contentSlough: Results contentCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The 11+ result notified to you will be the standardised score across both papers. The raw scores attained by candidates are not supplied to the Consortium by GL Assessment and therefore are not available to parents.View the official source.

Which council handles your application

Registering for the test does not count as applying. You apply through the council where you live. In Slough itself, Slough Local Authority co-ordinates allocation using scores supplied by the grammar schools.Source for Slough: Allocation bySlough: Allocation byCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The grammar schools will supply the 11+ entrance examination scores to Slough Local Authority, together with any specific over subscription criteria which will need to be applied.View the official source Slough residents can name 6Source for Slough: Caf preferencesSlough: Caf preferencesCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: parents in Slough have six choices, but other areas may differ.View the official source schools. For 2027 entry, offers come on Monday 1 March 2027Source for Slough 2027 entry: National Offer DaySlough 2027 entry: National Offer DayCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Upton Court Grammar School.The source says: National allocation day 2027 – parents notified of Monday 1st March 2027View the official source, and the appeal deadline is Friday 26 March 2027Source for Slough 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineSlough 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Borough Council.The source says: 26 March 2027 | Deadline for submitting an appeal for a Year 7 placeView the official source.

Where to find the dates

The Slough dates page gathers every step. For 2028 entry, the test will be in September 2027Source for Slough 2028 entry: Test dateSlough 2028 entry: Test dateCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Upton Court Grammar School.The source says: 11+ test provider for September 2028 entry (exam in September 2027)View the official source, with papers from Quest AssessmentsSource for Slough Consortium 11+ (Quest Assessments, from the September 2027 test): Test providerSlough Consortium 11+ (Quest Assessments, from the September 2027 test): Test providerCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says: The Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools has contracted with Quest Assessments as the test provider for the 11+ examination to be held in September 2027.View the official source covering verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, English and mathematicsSource for Slough Consortium 11+ (Quest Assessments, from the September 2027 test): SubjectsSlough Consortium 11+ (Quest Assessments, from the September 2027 test): SubjectsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Upton Court Grammar School.The source says: Pupils will sit two test papers, with questions covering a combination of verbal and non-verbal reasoning, English and mathematics.View the official source. The eligibility score for 2028 entry is 111Source for Slough 2028 entry: Qualifying scoreSlough 2028 entry: Qualifying scoreCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Upton Court Grammar School.The source says: The eligibility score will continue to be set at 111 on a standardised scale.View the official source. The Slough 11+ guide explains both tests.