The 11+ by area
Choose your area to see which entrance test families sit, the grammar schools that use it, the key dates and how to practise.
How the 11+ works by area
There is no single national 11+. In some areas a council or a group of grammar schools runs one test for every grammar school, such as the Kent Test or the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test. In others, each school sets its own test and registration, as in Barnet, Bromley and Kingston upon Thames.
In England, registering for the test is a separate step from applying for a school place: families apply through their local council by the national deadline of 31 October, and offers go out on National Offer Day in March. Northern Ireland has its own system: the SEAG transfer test, with applications through the Education Authority.
The typical 11+ timeline · Every 11+ test · Find a grammar school
Plan by year group
What to focus on, term by term, wherever your child sits the 11+.
- 11+ in Year 4Ages 8 to 9Foundations: reading, times tables, vocabulary and a gentle first look.
- 11+ in Year 5Ages 9 to 10Learn the question types, add gentle timing, register and try a first mock.
- 11+ in Year 6Ages 10 to 11Timed papers, mocks and exam technique, then the test, applications and offers.
London
- 11+ in Barnet and EnfieldQueen Elizabeth's School entrance test, The Henrietta Barnett School entrance test, St Michael's Catholic Grammar School entrance tests and 1 more4 grammar schools
- 11+ in BexleyBexley Selection Test3 grammar schools
- 11+ in BromleySt Olave's Selective Entrance Test, Newstead Wood School selection test2 grammar schools
- 11+ in Kingston upon Thames (Tiffin)Tiffin School entrance test, The Tiffin Girls' School entrance test2 grammar schools
- 11+ in RedbridgeRedbridge 11 Plus2 grammar schools
- 11+ in SuttonSutton Selective Eligibility Test (SET)5 grammar schools
South East and East of England
- 11+ in Berkshire (Reading and Slough)Slough Consortium 11+ test, Reading School entrance test, Kendrick School admission test5 grammar schools
- 11+ in BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test13 grammar schools
- 11+ in Essex and SouthendCSSE 11+ test8 grammar schools
- 11+ in HertfordshireSouth West Herts Consortium test, Dame Alice Owen's School entrance exam4 grammar schools
- 11+ in KentKent Test27 grammar schools
- 11+ in MedwayMedway Test5 grammar schools
Midlands
North of England
- 11+ in Lancashire and CumbriaLancaster Royal Grammar School entrance tests, Lancaster Girls' Grammar School entrance test, Clitheroe Royal Grammar School entrance test and 1 more3 grammar schools
- 11+ in TraffordTrafford grammar schools entrance test, Loreto Grammar School entrance examination, St Ambrose College entrance examination6 grammar schools
- 11+ in Wirral and LiverpoolWirral grammar schools assessment, The Blue Coat School entrance test5 grammar schools
- 11+ in YorkshireRipon Grammar School entrance test, Ermysted's Grammar School entrance test, Skipton Girls' High School entrance test and 2 more4 grammar schools
South West
- 11+ in Devon, Plymouth and TorbayPlymouth 11+, Torbay selective schools 11+ test, Colyton Grammar School entrance test4 grammar schools
- 11+ in Dorset and WiltshireDorset grammar schools entrance test, Bishop Wordsworth's School entrance test, South Wilts Grammar School 11+5 grammar schools
- 11+ in GloucestershireGloucestershire grammar schools entrance test5 grammar schools