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Evidence reviewed 24 October 2026Browse verified selective schools across England. An area page links a shared test or application route only after current official evidence has been reviewed; otherwise it states that the route remains under review.
- Areas
- 37
- Verified schools
- 173
All verified 11+ areas
| Name | Type | What it covers | Verified schools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet | TypeLondon | What it coversThis directory covers three Barnet grammar schools with separate assessments: Queen Elizabeth's School, The Henrietta Barnett School and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School. Their subjects, stages and admissions priorities differ. Register with the relevant school and submit a separate school-place application through your home council. | Verified schools3 |
| Bexley | TypeLondon | What it coversBexley has 4 state-funded selective schools in this catalog. They use the shared Bexley Selection Test for September 2027 entry. | Verified schools4 |
| Birmingham | TypeWest Midlands | What it coversBirmingham has 8 state-funded selective schools in this catalog. They use the shared West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test for September 2027 entry. | Verified schools8 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | TypeSouth West | What it coversBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 4 state-funded selective schools in this catalog. They use the shared Dorset Grammar Schools 11 Plus for September 2027 entry. | Verified schools4 |
| Bromley | TypeLondon | What it coversBromley's two grammar schools use separate selection routes: Newstead Wood School and St Olave's Grammar School. Their tests, registration and selection rules differ. Check test dates and registration deadlines on each school's route guide. A school test registration is separate from your home council's school-place application. | Verified schools2 |
| Buckinghamshire | TypeSouth East | What it coversBuckinghamshire has 13 state-funded selective schools in this catalog. They use the shared Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test for September 2027 entry. | Verified schools13 |
| Calderdale | TypeYorkshire and the Humber | What it coversCalderdale has two state-funded grammar schools in this catalog, The Crossley Heath School and North Halifax Grammar School. They share the Halifax Grammar Schools admissions test for September 2027 entry. Test qualification is separate from the school application, and each school applies its own published priority rules. | Verified schools2 |
| Devon | TypeSouth West | What it coversThis Devon County Council area guide covers Colyton Grammar School's separate entrance assessment. The school's determined September 2027 policy gives dates and selection rules but does not name the test provider or subjects. Plymouth and Torbay have separate councils and their assessment routes are listed separately. | Verified schools1 |
| Enfield | TypeLondon | What it coversThe Latymer School runs its own entrance assessment for September 2027 entry. Its GL mathematics and verbal-reasoning papers and school-set English assessment are separate from other London schools' tests. Check the school's registration, Inner Area residence rules and your home council application. | Verified schools1 |
| Essex | TypeEast of England | What it coversFor September 2027 entry, Essex County Council describes two grammar-school test routes in its administrative area: the CSSE 11+ and Chelmsford County High School for Girls' separate test. The CSSE route also includes Southend schools, but Southend-on-Sea is outside the Essex County Council area. Test registration does not replace an application through your home council. | Verified schools4 |
| Gloucestershire | TypeSouth West | What it coversGloucestershire has 7 state-funded selective schools in this catalog. They use the shared Gloucestershire Grammar Schools 11 Plus for September 2027 entry. | Verified schools7 |
| Hertfordshire | TypeEast of England | What it coversThis directory compares Dame Alice Owen's School's separate entrance test with the seven South West Herts Schools Consortium members. The consortium schools use different academic, music and Queens' School sport criteria; Croxley Danes uses music aptitude without academic selection. Check each school's policy and complete both the relevant test registration and home council application. | Verified schools8 |
| Kent | TypeSouth East | What it coversKent has 32 state-funded selective schools in this catalog. They use the shared Kent Test for September 2027 entry. Weald of Kent also accepts its own Weald Grammar Assessment as an equal alternative; it has a separate school registration. | Verified schools32 |
| Kingston upon Thames | TypeLondon | What it coversThe Tiffin Girls' School and Tiffin School run separate two-stage English and mathematics assessments. Their registration, priorities and scoring differ. Check each school's route guide for its registration deadline and test dates. Register separately with the relevant school and submit the home council school-place application. | Verified schools2 |
| Kirklees | TypeYorkshire and the Humber | What it coversHeckmondwike Grammar School runs a separate FSCE entrance assessment for September 2027 entry, covering English, mathematics and creative writing. Reaching the selective standard is followed by the school's priority rules and ranking for remaining places. Register with the school and apply separately through your home council. | Verified schools1 |
| Lancashire | TypeNorth West | What it coversLancashire's four schools in this directory have school-specific admissions routes. Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and Lancaster Girls' Grammar School identify FSCE assessments; Lancaster Royal Grammar School names GL Assessment. Bacup and Rawtenstall's reviewed September 2027 policy does not name a provider or subjects, and its later September 2028 details must not be applied to that earlier cohort. Registrations, scoring and place priorities differ by school. | Verified schools4 |
| Lincolnshire | TypeEast Midlands | What it coversMost of Lincolnshire's 15 selective schools use the Lincolnshire Consortium assessment, while Caistor Grammar School runs separate tests and registration. Check directly with Boston Grammar School that it uses the consortium assessment for your child's entry year. Each school applies its own qualification and oversubscription rules. | Verified schools15 |
| Liverpool | TypeNorth West | What it coversThe Blue Coat School Liverpool runs a two-phase CEM entrance assessment for September 2027 entry. Both phases use computers at the school; Phase 1 takes place in July and selected candidates progress to Phase 2 in September. Phase 2 took place in September 2026, with results in October. Eligibility is separate from the home council application and a school-place offer. | Verified schools1 |
| Medway | TypeSouth East | What it coversMedway has 6 state-funded selective schools in this catalog. They use the shared Medway Test for September 2027 entry. Chatham Grammar also accepts a grammar assessment through the Kent Test; applicants should check its own admissions policy. | Verified schools6 |
| North Yorkshire | TypeYorkshire and the Humber | What it coversNorth Yorkshire Council organises Ripon Grammar School's GL Assessment test. Ermysted's Grammar School and Skipton Girls' High School run separate FSCE tests and registrations. Their matching September 2026 date and shared provider do not make one shared assessment. Check each school's place types, priority rules and home council application requirements. | Verified schools3 |
| Plymouth | TypeSouth West | What it coversPlymouth has three grammar schools in this directory. Devonport High School for Girls and Plymouth High School for Girls share English and mathematics tests for September 2027 entry. Devonport High School for Boys has a separate route with an additional writing paper. Test registration is separate from your home council school-place application. | Verified schools3 |
| Reading | TypeSouth East | What it coversReading School and Kendrick School have different entrance assessments for September 2027 entry. Reading School uses FSCE, with July and September sittings for different applicant groups. Kendrick uses GL Assessment and a separate designated-area policy. The reviewed Kendrick page does not publish its exact later sitting for applicants outside that area. Register with the relevant school and apply separately through your home council. | Verified schools2 |
| Redbridge | TypeLondon | What it coversRedbridge has 2 state-funded selective schools in this catalog. They use the shared Redbridge 11 Plus Selection Test for September 2027 entry. | Verified schools2 |
| Slough | TypeSouth East | What it coversSlough has 4 state-funded selective schools in this catalog. They use the shared Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus for September 2027 entry. | Verified schools4 |
| Southend-on-Sea | TypeEast of England | What it coversSouthend-on-Sea has 4 state-funded selective schools in this catalog. They use the shared Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex 11 Plus for September 2027 entry. | Verified schools4 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | TypeWest Midlands | What it coversSt Joseph's College is a selective Catholic school with its own entrance test for September 2027 entry. The current Year 7 FAQ describes verbal and non-verbal reasoning; a standardised average of 105 meets the test standard. The published faith and other priority criteria decide places if oversubscribed. Test registration, school supplementary information and the home council preference form are separate steps. | Verified schools1 |
| Sutton | TypeLondon | What it coversSutton has 5 state-funded selective schools in this catalog. They use the shared Sutton Selective Eligibility Test for September 2027 entry. | Verified schools5 |
| Telford and Wrekin | TypeWest Midlands | What it coversTelford and Wrekin has 2 state-funded selective schools in this catalog. They use the shared West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test for September 2027 entry. | Verified schools2 |
| Torbay | TypeSouth West | What it coversTorbay has 3 state-funded selective schools in this catalog. They use the shared Torbay Grammar Schools 11 Plus for September 2027 entry. | Verified schools3 |
| Trafford | TypeNorth West | What it coversTrafford's seven state grammar schools use three September 2027-entry test routes: five share the Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium test, while Loreto Grammar School and Saint Ambrose College run separate entrance examinations. Each school applies its own priority and qualifying rules. A suitable test result does not guarantee a place; test registration and the home council application are separate. | Verified schools7 |
| Walsall | TypeWest Midlands | What it coversWalsall has 2 state-funded selective schools in this catalog. They use the shared West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test for September 2027 entry. | Verified schools2 |
| Warwickshire | TypeWest Midlands | What it coversThis guide lists five fully selective grammar schools in Warwickshire and Ashlawn School, which has a selective stream within a wider comprehensive intake. For September 2027 entry, all six use the shared West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test for academic selection. | Verified schools6 |
| Westmorland and Furness | TypeNorth West | What it coversQueen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith uses an FSCE entrance assessment for September 2027 entry. Its current format notice describes three papers, but the reviewed sources do not establish one fixed subject list. Test marks must meet the school's cohort-specific standards before its ranked-place and oversubscription rules apply. A test result does not submit the home council application or guarantee an offer. | Verified schools1 |
| Wiltshire | TypeSouth West | What it coversSouth Wilts Grammar School and Bishop Wordsworth's School run separate entrance assessments. South Wilts names GL Assessment as its test provider. Bishop Wordsworth's names GL Assessment as its paper setter and Quest as its test provider. Check each route guide for its registration dates. Register with the relevant school and apply separately through your home council. | Verified schools2 |
| Wirral | TypeNorth West | What it coversThe six Wirral grammar schools use three assessment routes for September 2027 entry. Four non-Catholic schools share the council assessment. St Anselm's College and Upton Hall School FCJ each run a separate examination. Register with the relevant organiser and also submit your home council school-place application. | Verified schools6 |
| Wolverhampton | TypeWest Midlands | What it coversWolverhampton has 1 state-funded selective school in this catalog. It uses the shared West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test for September 2027 entry. | Verified schools1 |
| Richmond upon Thames | TypeLondon | What it coversThis guide covers Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton as a fee-paying school with external Year 7 academic selection for September 2027 entry. Exact available external places and 2027-2028 fees are not yet published. | Verified schools1 |
Questions families ask
Which English areas have selective schools?
This release groups 173 selective-school records into 37 areas across England.
Does every area use one shared 11+ test?
No. A route appears only where current official evidence supports it, and a route's member schools may cover only part of an area.
Are area guides hidden when route details are still under review?
No. Area guides remain available when route details are still under review. The page labels the missing route information and links to each verified school guide; check the official school or council information before registering or applying.
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