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

October 2026

  1. Open eventTue 20 Oct 2026

    SEAG Familiarisation 2

    Banbridge Academy

    Familiarisation session 路 Time not published. The listing shows only '20 Oct'; the year comes from the same Upcoming Events list, where the next item is '26 - 30th October 2026'.

    Source: banbridgeacademy.org.uk

November 2026

  1. Test daySat 14 Nov 2026

    SEAG transfer test: test day

    Banbridge Academy

    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

    Banbridge Academy

    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.

Schools matching your search

Banbridge Academy

Banbridge, County Down

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

  • Familiarisation sessionTue 20 Oct 2026Time not published. The listing shows only '20 Oct'; the year comes from the same Upcoming Events list, where the next item is '26 - 30th October 2026'.

    SEAG Familiarisation 2

    Second SEAG test familiarisation session at Banbridge Academy, before the tests on 14 and 21 November 2026. The page doesn't say who can attend or whether booking is needed.

    From the school's website (banbridgeacademy.org.uk)

How to apply

  1. Step 1 (Confirmed date): Visit the school: familiarisation session on Tue 20 Oct 2026

  2. Step 2 (Date has passed): Register for SEAG transfer test by Fri 18 Sept 2026(passed)

    SEAG transfer test website (opens in a new tab)

  3. Step 3 (Confirmed date): 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. Step 4 (Confirmed date): Results by Sat 23 Jan 2027

  5. Step 5 (Good to know): 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. Step 6 (Not confirmed yet): Check whether the school needs a supplementary information form (SIF)路 not confirmed yet

    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

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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.