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Every grammar school open day and 11+ deadline in one place. Choose the schools you're interested in to see a month-by-month timeline of open evenings, test registration, test day, results, the secondary application deadline and offer day, with the steps to apply to each school.

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Your timeline: now to December 2027

Upcoming open days and deadlines for the school below, month by month.

November 2026

  1. Test daySat 14 Nov 2026

    SEAG transfer test: test day

    Ballymena Academy

    For September 2027 entry. Paper 2 on Saturday 21 November 2026; Saturday 28 November 2026 is a contingency date if the Assessment is completely postponed across N. Ireland

    Source: seagni.co.uk

January 2027

  1. ResultsSat 23 Jan 2027

    SEAG transfer test: results sent to families

    Ballymena Academy

    For September 2027 entry.

    Source: seagni.co.uk

Secondary school applications in England usually close on 31 October: you apply through your own council on GOV.UK, even for schools in another area. Always check dates with the school, test organiser or council.

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Ballymena Academy

Ballymena, County Antrim

Test: SEAG transfer test

Northern Ireland runs its own transfer process: children sit a transfer test in Primary 7 and families apply through the Education Authority, on different dates from England.

Open days and visits

No confirmed open events for this round yet. Check the school's website (opens in a new tab) for dates.

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Your child sits the test on Sat 14 Nov 2026

Sat 14 Nov 2026

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How to apply

Step 1 of 6 is next

  1. VisitNextNot confirmed yet

    Step 1 (not confirmed yet): Visit the school at an open event

    We don't have confirmed open event dates for this round yet. Schools usually publish them in the summer term and early autumn.

    School's admissions information (opens in a new tab)

  2. Register

    Step 2 (done): Register for SEAG transfer test by Fri 18 Sept 2026

    Register your child for the 2026 SEAG Entrance Assessment (for September 2027 entry) online with SEAG. Registration closes Tuesday 20th October 2026 at 11:59PM; an emergency registration window on 19th & 20th October is only for those who have not yet registered.

  3. Test

    Step 3 (coming up): Your child sits the test on Sat 14 Nov 2026

    Paper 2 on Saturday 21 November 2026; Saturday 28 November 2026 is a contingency date if the Assessment is completely postponed across N. Ireland

  4. Results

    Step 4 (coming up): Results by Sat 23 Jan 2027

  5. Apply

    Step 5 (coming up): Apply through the Education Authority

    In Northern Ireland you apply for post-primary schools through the Education Authority, after transfer test results. Check the EA website for this year's dates.

    Education Authority admissions (opens in a new tab)

  6. FormNot confirmed yet

    Step 6 (not confirmed yet): Check whether the school needs a supplementary information form (SIF)

    Some grammar schools ask for their own form as well as the council application. We haven't confirmed this school's yet.

    School's admissions information (opens in a new tab)

Last checked 19 Oct 2026. Source: seagni.co.uk · Source: ballymenaacademy.org.uk

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Open days and applying: questions parents ask

When are grammar school open days?

Most grammar schools hold open days and open evenings in the summer term and in September and early October, often before or around the 11+ test, so many families visit while their child is in Year 5 or at the start of Year 6. Each school sets its own dates, so check the school's website. This planner lists the dates we've checked against each school's own website.

Do I need to book a place at an open day?

Often, yes. Many popular grammar schools ask families to book a time slot for tours and open evenings, and places can go quickly. Where a school asks for booking we show a 'Book a place' button that goes to the school's own booking page.

What is a supplementary information form (SIF)?

Some grammar schools ask for their own short form as well as your council application, for example to confirm you want your child to sit their test or to check a priority such as faith or a sibling. It goes to the school and has its own deadline. Not every school needs one: each school card says whether it does, or that it isn't confirmed yet.

When do I apply for a grammar school place?

In England there are two separate steps. First you register for the 11+ test, usually in the spring or summer of Year 5. Then you apply for secondary school places through your own local council (where you live), usually by 31 October of Year 6, listing grammar and non-grammar schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on National Offer Day, 1 March. In Northern Ireland, children sit a transfer test and families apply through the Education Authority, on different dates.

Where do these dates come from?

Open events and how-to-apply details are taken from each school's own website and checked by our team before they appear. Test dates are shown only once we've checked them against the test organiser's official page. If something isn't confirmed yet we say so and link to the school, so always check important dates with the school, test organiser or council.