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11+ open day planner

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.

My school shortlist The typical 11+ timeline

Which September is your child starting secondary school?

September 2027 entryFor children now in Year 6 September 2028 entryFor children now in Year 5

Your timeline: September 2028 entry

Upcoming open days and deadlines for the 2 schools below, month by month.

No upcoming dates for this round yet. Try the other entry year, or check back soon.

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

Dominican College

Belfast, Belfast

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.

How to apply

Step 1 (Not confirmed yet): Visit the school at an open event· not confirmed yet
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)
Step 2 (Not confirmed yet): Register for SEAG transfer test· not confirmed yet
Registration dates aren't confirmed yet for September 2028 entry.
SEAG transfer test website (opens in a new tab)
Step 3 (Not confirmed yet): Your child sits the test· not confirmed yet
Test date not confirmed yet.
SEAG transfer test website (opens in a new tab)
Step 4 (Not confirmed yet): Results arrive· not confirmed yet
Results date not confirmed yet.
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)
Step 6 (Not confirmed yet): Check whether the school needs a supplementary information form (SIF)· 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)

School website School details

Dominican College

Portstewart, County Londonderry

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.

How to apply

Step 1 (Not confirmed yet): Visit the school at an open event· not confirmed yet
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)
Step 2 (Not confirmed yet): Register for SEAG transfer test· not confirmed yet
Registration dates aren't confirmed yet for September 2028 entry.
SEAG transfer test website (opens in a new tab)
Step 3 (Not confirmed yet): Your child sits the test· not confirmed yet
Test date not confirmed yet.
SEAG transfer test website (opens in a new tab)
Step 4 (Not confirmed yet): Results arrive· not confirmed yet
Results date not confirmed yet.
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)
Step 6 (Not confirmed yet): Check whether the school needs a supplementary information form (SIF)· 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)

School website School details

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.