11+ key dates · London
Sutton 11+ key dates
Registration, test day, results, the application deadline and offer day for the Sutton Selective Eligibility Test (SET), in one timeline. Add them to your calendar in one go.
The calendar file has the 7 dates still to come, as all-day events, and works with Apple, Google and Outlook calendars. Want a nudge before each one? Parents in our free WhatsApp community share reminders as dates come up.
September 2028 entry
For children now in Year 5Act on now
Sat 1 May 2027In about 25 weeks
Sutton Selective Eligibility Test (SET): registration opens
Sat 31 July 2027In about 38 weeks
Sutton Selective Eligibility Test (SET): registration closes
Tue 14 September 2027In about 45 weeks
Sutton Selective Eligibility Test (SET): test day
Date is described as expected, not confirmed.
Sun 31 October 2027In about 52 weeksNational date
Secondary school application deadline
Apply through your local council, listing grammar schools you want.
Wed 1 March 2028In about 69 weeksNational date
National Offer Day
Wed 1 March 2028In about 69 weeks
Sutton Selective Eligibility Test (SET): results sent to families
- Sutton Selective Eligibility Test (SET) dates checked against the official source on 20 October 2026(source )opens in a new tab
September 2027 entry
For children now in Year 6
Fri 1 May 2026Passed
Sutton Selective Eligibility Test (SET): registration opens
Fri 31 July 2026Passed
Sutton Selective Eligibility Test (SET): registration closes
Tue 15 September 2026Passed
Sutton Selective Eligibility Test (SET): test day
Stage 2: girls (Nonsuch/Wallington High) Sat 26 Sep 2026; boys (Sutton/Wallington County/Wilson's) Sat 3 Oct 2026; Wilson's aptitude tests Sat 10 Oct 2026. Medical-evidence cases only; no alternative test dates.
Sat 31 October 2026PassedNational date
Secondary school application deadline
Apply through your local council, listing grammar schools you want.
Mon 1 March 2027In about 17 weeksNational date
National Offer Day
- Sutton Selective Eligibility Test (SET) dates checked against the official source on 19 October 2026(source )opens in a new tab
Dates can change. Please check important dates with the school, test organiser or council before you rely on them.
Getting ready for the test
Sutton 11+ guide
The schools, who sets the test, how it's scored and free papers for the area.
Open the guideSyllabus checklist
Every topic your child's exam board tests, to tick off before test day.
Open the checklistPractise exam day
A calm run-through of the real thing at home, so test day feels familiar.
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