- Grammar school for boys and girls
- Slough 11+
Herschel Grammar School: 11+ entry
Northampton Avenue, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3BW
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For September 2027 entry
Opens a short explanationqualifying scoreThe score a child must reach to be considered for a grammar school place in that area. Reaching it is not an offer of a place: places then follow each school’s admission rules.
111or more
Slough Consortium 11+ (GL Assessment), 2027 entry
Checked, source: Herschel Grammar School, checkedYear 7 places
150
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()Opens a short explanationPANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: Herschel Grammar School, checkedOpens a short explanationfurthest distance offeredHow far from the school the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, in one year. It changes every year with the number of children who apply, so it is history, not a promise.
4miles
2026 entry, on National Offer Day
Checked, source: Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools (hosted by Upton Court Grammar School), checked
Your next deadline
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()Opens a short explanationCAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
in 11 days
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How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from Herschel Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.
Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.
A score of 111 or more in the Slough Consortium 11+ (GL Assessment) means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.
Distance from home to school, in miles
- National Offer Day
All eligible timely applications
- 2027 entryNot known yetOffers are made on National Offer Day
- 2026 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 4 miles away.
How distance is measured (the school's 2027 admission rules): Straight line from front door of the child's home address (including flats) to main entrance gate of the school, using Geographical Information System (GIS).
Source: Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools (hosted by Upton Court Grammar School), checkedWhat the words mean
- National Offer Day:
- the first offers, made on 1 March (or the next working day).
- Final:
- how far offers had reached later, after places were offered from the waiting list.
- Admission rule:
- schools give places rule by rule, in order. The distance is only how far the last rule reached.
- N/A or “All offered”:
- no distance was needed to decide places under that rule, for example because everyone who applied under it got a place.
- No figure published:
- nobody published a figure for that year, or we have not checked one yet. We never fill a gap with a guess.
Lowest score offered a place
Scores are on the standardised score scale.
Rank-score places (outside 4 miles)
- 2026 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 115.
Source: Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools (hosted by Upton Court Grammar School), checked
Other published figures
- 2026 entry: Last admission rule that offers reached: all eligible within 4 miles; remaining places on rank score down to 115
Source: Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools (hosted by Upton Court Grammar School), checked
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to Herschel Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 119First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,871,E06000039,Slough,Secondary,8715407,z,6,Herschel Grammar School,149,149,41,35,46,1066,119,205,282,2.902439024390244,0.7986577181208053,624,92,Academy converter,No religious character,6.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001477,Slough,137726,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 1,066All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,871,E06000039,Slough,Secondary,8715407,z,6,Herschel Grammar School,149,149,41,35,46,1066,119,205,282,2.902439024390244,0.7986577181208053,624,92,Academy converter,No religious character,6.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001477,Slough,137726,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 149Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,871,E06000039,Slough,Secondary,8715407,z,6,Herschel Grammar School,149,149,41,35,46,1066,119,205,282,2.902439024390244,0.7986577181208053,624,92,Academy converter,No religious character,6.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001477,Slough,137726,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 7.2Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,871,E06000039,Slough,Secondary,8715407,z,6,Herschel Grammar School,149,149,41,35,46,1066,119,205,282,2.902439024390244,0.7986577181208053,624,92,Academy converter,No religious character,6.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001477,Slough,137726,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
Herschel has no score line of its own beyond the consortium's eligibility score. What moves from year to year is how far the offers stretch. The consortium's allocation summary, as at Monday 2 March 2026Slough 2026 entry: Data dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools (hosted by Upton Court Grammar School).The source says: This information is as of 2 March 2026. Further movement may take place in consequent allocation rounds following the compilation of this information.
View the official source, shows a two-step pattern for 2026 entry:
Put simply: an eligible child who applied on time and lived inside the 4herschel-grammar-school-2026-lastDistanceOffered: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools (hosted by Upton Court Grammar School).The source says: All eligible timely applications within ... a 4 miles radius. Remaining places ... on rank score down to 115.
View the official source-mile radius was offered a place, whatever their exact score. Beyond the radius, places went in score order, and the last one went to a score of 115herschel-grammar-school-2026-lowestScoreOffered: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools (hosted by Upton Court Grammar School).The source says: Remaining places on rank score down to 115.
View the official source.
Demand was high. 1068Herschel Grammar School 2026 entry: ApplicationsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools (hosted by Upton Court Grammar School).The source says: Grammar School Academy 150 1068 794
View the official source applications named Herschel for 150Herschel Grammar School: Pan2026Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools (hosted by Upton Court Grammar School).The source says: Grammar School Academy 150 1068 794
View the official source places, and 794Herschel Grammar School: Statistics2026 eligible applicationsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools (hosted by Upton Court Grammar School).The source says: Grammar School Academy 150 1068 794 ... This is the number of applicants who achieved an average standardised score of 111 or above in the Consortium 11+ test.
View the official source of them came from children with an eligible score. Past years are a guide, not a promise: the radius and the score line depend on who applies, and later allocation rounds can shift them.
At a glance
Herschel Grammar School in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- mixedPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says:
Boys and girls are eligible to be considered for admission to Herschel Grammar School in
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
- Not needed
- An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
- School type
- academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools (hosted by Upton Court Grammar School).The source says:
Herschel All eligible timely applications within Grammar School Academy 150 1068 794
View the official source - How the school is run and funded.
- Year 7 places
- 150Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says:
The school’s planned admission number (PAN) is 150.
View the official source2027 entry - The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
- Entrance test
- Slough Consortium 11+ (GL Assessment)
- The test children sit to be considered. Written by GL Assessment.
- Opens a short explanationcatchmentAn 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.
- A mapped area (see the admission rules)
- Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Key dates
Dates for September 2027 entry
For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.
Herschel Grammar School
3 earlier steps, all doneShow
Done: Test registration opens
Done: Test registration closes
Done: Test day
Next: School place applications close (CAF)
in 11 days
Notes on these dates
The consortium guide asks for your permanent address as at Saturday 31 October 2026Slough 2027 entry: Address date (where your child must live)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The address you give on the CAF must be your permanent address on the closing date of Saturday 31st October 2026
View the official source. Herschel's own 2027 arrangements use the address on Saturday 31 October 2026Herschel Grammar School: Address date (where your child must live) (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says: Applicants must be living at the address stated on your Common Application Form by 31 October 2026, and must have lived continuously at that same address since 1 May 2026.
View the official source.
How places are given
5 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, Herschel Grammar School gives places using these rules (its Opens a short explanationoversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).
- 1
Looked after children
The policy's own words
Looked after Children who are being accommodated, or who have been taken into care by a local authority
- 2
Eligible children living in the catchment area (within 4 miles of the school), nearest first
The policy's own words
Pupils living within the school catchment area, which is defined as a home address within 4 miles of the school.
- 3
Up to 10 more places for pupil-premium children living within 10 miles
The policy's own words
Up to a further 10 places will be offered to eligible applicants with a home address within 10 miles of the school who are eligible for the Pupil Premium
- 4
Children of staff employed for at least 2 years
The policy's own words
Children of permanent members of the school staff who have been continuously employed by the school for a period of not less than 2 years
- 5
Remaining places in rank order of test score (ties by distance)
The policy's own words
The remaining places, up to the PAN of 150, will be allocated to pupils in rank order of performance in the examination.
Source: Herschel Grammar School, checked
- Who qualifies
- standardised score of 111 or above in the Slough Consortium testSource: Herschel Grammar School, checked
- Catchment
- home address within 4 miles of the school (straight line)Source: Herschel Grammar School, checked
- If two children are level for the last place
- proximity to the school; if equal, random allocation supervised by someone independentSource: Herschel Grammar School, checked
- Brothers and sisters
- No priority for brothers and sisters.Source: Herschel Grammar School, checked
- Pupil premium
- up to 10 further places for pupil-premium children living within 10 miles of the schoolSource: Herschel Grammar School, checked
- Supplementary form
- No supplementary form is needed; register for the 11+ test and name the school on your council's application form.Source: Slough Borough Council, checked
- Waiting list
- eligible (111+) applicants not offered a place, ordered by the oversubscription criteria, until 31 December 2027Source: Herschel Grammar School, checked
- Address used
- The address you live at on Saturday 31 October 2026 is the one that counts.Source: Herschel Grammar School, checked
The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.
More detail from our guide
2027 entry. Herschel's arrangements for September 2027 are determinedHerschel Grammar School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says: Herschel Grammar School – Determined Admissions Arrangements September 2027 Entry.
View the official source. Children must first be eligible: standardised score of 111 or above in the Slough Consortium testHerschel Grammar School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says: A standardised score of 111 or above in the entrance examination means that an applicant is eligible for consideration for admission to the School.
View the official source. If more eligible children apply than there are places, the school uses this order:
- Order of priority: (1) Looked after children. (2) Eligible children living in the catchment area (within 4 miles of the school), nearest first. (3) Up to 10 more places for pupil-premium children living within 10 miles. (4) Children of staff employed for at least 2 years. (5) Remaining places in rank order of test score (ties by distance).Herschel Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says:
Where the number of eligible pupils reaching the required standard in the 11+ entrance examination exceeds the number of places available, places will be allocated according to the following oversubscription criteria in this order of priority:
View the official source - Catchment: home address within 4 miles of the school (straight line)Herschel Grammar School: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says:
Pupils living within the school catchment area, which is defined as a home address within 4 miles of the school.
View the official source - How distance is measured: straight line from front door of the child's home address (including flats) to main entrance gate of the schoolHerschel Grammar School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says:
Distance will be measured in a straight line from the front door of the child’s home address (including flats) to the main entrance gate of the school, using a Geographical Information System (GIS)
View the official source - Pupil premium: up to 10 further places for pupil-premium children living within 10 miles of the schoolHerschel Grammar School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says:
Up to a further 10 places will be offered to eligible applicants with a home address within 10 miles of the school who are eligible for the Pupil Premium at the closing date for submission of the Common Application Form
View the official source - Brothers and sisters: NoHerschel Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says:
places will be allocated according to the following oversubscription criteria in this order of priority:
View the official source priority for siblings. - Equal cases: proximity to the school; if equal, random allocation supervised by someone independentHerschel Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says:
Where two or more children live an equal distance from the school, random allocation supervised by someone independent of the school will be used as a tie-breaker
View the official source - Waiting list: eligible (111+) applicants not offered a place, ordered by the oversubscription criteria, until 31 December 2027Herschel Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says:
The waiting list will operate until 31 December 2027.
View the official source
Herschel, like each consortium school, is its own admission authority.
2028 entry. Herschel's arrangements for September 2028: Herschel Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Herschel Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: All information about the admissions arrangements for Year 7 entry in September 2028 can be found on this page.
View the official source. We will summarise them here once they appear and we can check them.
The test
Slough Consortium 11+ (GL Assessment)
- Test
- Slough Consortium 11+ (GL Assessment)
- Written by
- GL Assessment
- Test date, 2027 entry
- September 2026
Herschel does not run an entrance paper of its own. Every applicant sits the consortium test, and Herschel's building is one of the test centres. For 2027 entry, children took the GL AssessmentHerschel Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says: The Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools has contracted with GL Assessment as the test provider for the 11+ examination to be held in September 2026.
View the official source papers on Saturday 19 September 2026Slough 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: This will take place on Saturday 19th September 2026 for all candidates, whatever their home address or current primary school.
View the official source, and results are expected in mid-October 2026Slough 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says: Results will be available to parents by the week beginning 19th October 2026.
View the official source. Reaching 111Herschel Grammar School: Qualifying score (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says: A standardised score of 111 or above in the entrance examination means that an applicant is eligible for consideration for admission to the School.
View the official source means your child can be considered here; it is not an offer.
Year 5 now? Herschel's page for 2028 entry confirms that the test in September 2027Slough 2028 entry: Test dateChecked 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 will be set by Quest AssessmentsHerschel Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2028)Checked 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, and that the eligibility score remains 111Herschel Grammar School: Qualifying score (2028)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says: The eligibility score will continue to be set at 111 on a standardised scale.
View the official source. Our Slough guide explains what the switch means for families, and how the consortium test works covers the format.
Open days
All this year's events have passed
Done: Open Evening (for September 2027 entry) (passed)
17:00-20:00
Source: Herschel Grammar School, checked
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
- How appeals work
- The school arranges appeals against non-admission, independent of the schoolSource: Herschel Grammar School, checked
General information, not legal advice.
Herschel's 2027 arrangements say: The school arranges appeals against non-admission, independent of the schoolHerschel Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Herschel Grammar School.The source says: The school will establish arrangements for all appeals against non-admission, which will be independent of the school.
View the official source. The consortium guide sets out the common position for all four schools: no appeal against the score; appeal against a refusal to an independent panel per school; lodge within 20 school days of 1 MarchSlough: RouteChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: After you have received your school allocation on 1st March, you would have a maximum of 20 school days in which to lodge an appeal. Appeals are heard on behalf of each school separately by an independent appeals panel.
View the official source. For 2027 entry, Slough Borough Council lists Friday 26 March 2027Slough 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Slough Borough Council.The source says: 26 March 2027 | Deadline for submitting an appeal for a Year 7 place
View the official source as the appeal deadline.
Waiting-list offers can arrive before any hearing, and no appeal is certain, so keep a second choice you would be content with. Our Slough appeals section has more on timing.
Other Slough schools
How far offers reached at all 4 schools on the same test
Listed A to Z. Each school has its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.
Listed A to Z by school name.
Herschel Grammar SchoolBoys and girls(this school)
Offers reached 4 miles
Lowest score offered: 113 (standardised score), 2026 entry
113
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
Offers reached 15.093 miles
Upton Court Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
Offers reached 1.263 miles
Source: Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools (hosted by Upton Court Grammar School), checked Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.
Official documents and sources
8 sources, each kept as an archived copy
- Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
- Herschel Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Herschel Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Herschel Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Herschel Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Slough Borough Council
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 12 Oct 2026
- Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools (hosted by Upton Court Grammar School)
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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