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What has changed in the 11+ and grammar school admissions, and what it means for your child: test changes, results days and offer days. Each story links to the areas and schools affected and to the official sources.
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Many 11+ results for September 2027 entry have now arrived. A result is not an offer: places come from your council's application, which in most of England closes on 31 October. Apply through your own council, list schools in your real order of preference, include a school your child can attend whatever happens, and check your own council's date. Kent County Council's closes on Monday 2 November 2026.
For September 2027 entry, Chelmsford County High School for Girls set its eligible score at 92 or above, plus 'of the standard' in Creativity. Of 1,119 girls who sat its FSCE test, 476 reached it. An eligible score is not an offer. Re-marks wait until after offer day, and the Creativity paper cannot be re-marked. The council application deadline is Saturday 31 October 2026.
Churston Ferrers Grammar School in Brixham, Torbay, has changed its admission rules for September 2027 entry. On its admissions pages the school says: "Following a determination by the Schools Adjudicator in October 2026, priority for the 15 named primary schools has been removed, sibling priority has been reinstated, and the wording of two parts of the policy has been clarified."
Families whose children sat the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE) test now have their results. The consortium emailed results at the close of business on Monday 12 October 2026.
The CSSE's standardisation report for September 2027 entry, posted on Tuesday 13 October 2026, shows that 4,994 children's scores were standardised. The CSSE publishes no pass mark and has not said how many children qualified this year. It makes no offer below a total standardised score of 303. Send your council application by 31 October, or your own council's deadline if it differs.
Families in Kent and Medway will hear this week how their children did in the 11+ for September 2027 entry. The two areas run separate tests, send results on different days and have different application deadlines, so it is worth checking which dates apply to you.