11+ results for September 2027 entry: what the letter means and what happens next11+ results for September 2027 entry: what the letter means and what happens next

• Results: sent by Friday 16 October 2026. (King Edward VI Foundation: results and offers)
• Qualifying score: 205, for all eight schools. Published by the King Edward VI Foundation before the test. (Results and offers)
• Priority score: 224, at the six King Edward VI schools only. Bishop Vesey's and Sutton Coldfield Girls' don't use one. (Results and offers; Bishop Vesey's policy; Sutton Coldfield Girls' arrangements)
• Preference form: to your home council by 31 October 2026. (King Edward VI Foundation: admissions timetable)
• Offers: national offer day is 1 March 2027. (Results and offers)
• Waiting lists: see the Foundation's results and offers page and each school's admission policy, linked under "Waiting lists and appeals" below.

• Results: on Warwickshire County Council's Parent Portal on 16 October 2026. (Warwickshire County Council: grammar schools and the 11+ test)
• Qualifying scores: no Warwickshire school publishes its score before the test. A committee sets each school's "automatic qualifying score" after the results, and the council publishes it. (Warwickshire County Council: 2026-entry offers leaflet)
• Automatic qualifying scores for September 2027 entry: not published yet.
• Application: to your home council by 31 October 2026. (Warwickshire County Council)
• Proof of address: the council's page says it needs it by 31 December (grammar schools in Warwickshire). Some schools' 2027 policies say within 15 working days of the letter sent in early December (King Edward VI School; Stratford Girls'; Alcester). The sources differ, so check your school's letter, and ask the council if they don't match.
• Offers: national offer day is 1 March 2027. (King Edward VI School policy; Alcester policy)
• Waiting lists: each school's admission policy sets out its own rules, linked under "Waiting lists and appeals" below.

Each school sets its own score after the results:

• Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall: the governors set the "minimum qualifying score" after the results. The school has published an approximate score for September 2027 entry, which the governors confirm in November 2026. (September 2027 entry)
• Queen Mary's High School, Walsall: the school sets its score after the results. Its Year 7 page is offline this week, so check the school's website or its admission arrangements.
• Wolverhampton Girls' High School: the policy says the score is set in October 2026 and sent to families with the results. (Admission policy 2027–28)
• Newport Girls' High School: a selection panel sets the score after the results. (Admissions policy, entry 2027)
• Haberdashers' Adams: children must reach "the required academic standard". The school doesn't publish its scores. (Admissions policy 2027–2028; FAQs)

• Results: by 16 October 2026 at Queen Mary's Grammar, Queen Mary's High and Newport Girls' (QMGS; QMHS; NGHS); mid-October at Wolverhampton Girls' and Haberdashers' Adams (WGHS; Adams).
• Preference form: to your home council by 31 October 2026. (Walsall Council; City of Wolverhampton Council; Telford & Wrekin Council)
• Offers: national offer day is 1 March 2027. (Walsall Council; City of Wolverhampton Council; Telford & Wrekin Council)
• Wolverhampton Girls' admission policy gives the offer date as "2 March 2027", while the school's own timeline and City of Wolverhampton Council say 1 March 2027. (Admission policy; Year 7 admissions; City of Wolverhampton Council) If you're unsure, ask the school.

The form goes to the council where you live (where you pay council tax), not to the school, by 31 October 2026. If your council isn't listed here, its website has a secondary school admissions page.

• Each section's score is standardised to take account of age, so the youngest children in the year aren't at a disadvantage.
• Families get a standardised score, not a raw mark.
• The King Edward VI Foundation doesn't publish raw marks or the exact method.

Each school and council explains its own process. Here are the links.

• A score is one morning's work at ten years old. It isn't a measure of your child.
• Children take their cue from the grown-ups. A short, warm word about how they handled a long test usually helps more than going over the number.
• If there's a younger brother or sister, keep scores between the grown-ups. And if anything about forms or waiting lists is unclear, the council's admissions team answers these questions every year. It's fine to ask.