Tests, shared routes and consortiums
Understand the assessment route before you prepare
Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026A consortium, local-authority test and school-specific exam are not interchangeable. These guides label the route precisely and show its current member schools.
- Assessment routes
- 17
- Verified schools
- 166
All verified assessment routes
| Name | Type | What it covers | Member schools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley Selection Test | TypeLocal authority selection test | What it coversQuest Assessments · Two timed paper-based multiple-choice booklets in one session | Member schools4 |
| Dame Alice Owen's 11+ assessment | TypeSchool-specific assessment | What it coversGL Assessment for Part I; school-set papers for Part II · Part I is an 80-question, 50-minute multiple-choice paper; Part II has separate one-hour written English and mathematics papers | Member schools1 |
| Lady Eleanor Holles 11+ assessment | TypeSchool-specific assessment | What it coversIndependent Schools Examinations Board for Stage 1a; Lady Eleanor Holles School for Stage 1b and interviews · Computer-based ISEB Common Pre-Test, a school-set problem-solving paper, then interviews for selected applicants | Member schools1 |
| Kent Test | TypeLocal authority selection test | What it coversGL Assessment · Paper-based multiple-choice tests with separate answer sheets, followed by an unmarked writing exercise | Member schools32 |
| West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test | TypeShared test group | What it coversGL Assessment · Two paper-based multiple-choice papers, each approximately 50 to 60 minutes including instructions and examples, with individually timed sections and separate answer sheets | Member schools19 |
| Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | TypeFormal consortium | What it coversGL Assessment · Two school-administered Transfer Test papers, with practice and test sessions in September 2026 | Member schools13 |
| Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex 11 Plus | TypeFormal consortium | What it coversConsortium of Selective Schools in Essex · Two timed papers: English and Mathematics | Member schools8 |
| Dorset Grammar Schools 11 Plus | TypeFormal consortium | What it coversGL Assessment · One shared entrance test administered for the Dorset Consortium grammar schools | Member schools4 |
| Gloucestershire Grammar Schools 11 Plus | TypeFormal consortium | What it coversGloucestershire grammar schools · A shared grammar entrance test administered and registered by the grammar schools | Member schools7 |
| Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus | TypeFormal consortium | What it coversGL Assessment produces the Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Awareness tests specifically for the Lincolnshire Consortium Grammar Schools. · Two in-person tests are administered by the grammar schools, with candidates recording answers on the required answer sheets; the same tests may be taken only once in the school year. | Member schools15 |
| Medway Test | TypeLocal authority selection test | What it coversGL Assessment · Three multiple-choice papers taken at a Medway Council test venue, with a minimum 20-minute break between papers | Member schools6 |
| Redbridge 11 Plus Selection Test | TypeLocal authority selection test | What it coversGL Assessment · Two papers: English and Verbal Reasoning, followed by Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning | Member schools2 |
| Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus | TypeFormal consortium | What it coversGL Assessment · Two GL Assessment test papers with machine-marked answers and standardisation | Member schools4 |
| Sutton Selective Eligibility Test | TypeFormal consortium | What it coversSutton SET participating schools consortium · Two in-person multiple-choice papers, English and Maths, held by all six participating schools at the same time on Tuesday 15 September 2026; candidates are allocated a test centre. | Member schools5 |
| Torbay Grammar Schools 11 Plus | TypeFormal consortium | What it coversGL Assessment · Two in-person selection-test papers held in one shared sitting on Saturday 19 September 2026, with catch-up testing only for agreed exceptional circumstances. | Member schools3 |
| Trafford Grammar Schools 11 Plus | TypeFormal consortium | What it coversGL Assessment · One shared in-person entrance test comprising two approximately one-hour, machine-marked multiple-choice papers | Member schools5 |
| Wirral Grammar Schools 11 Plus | TypeLocal authority selection test | What it coversWirral Local Authority · Two papers in the autumn term of Year 6 at assessment venues | Member schools4 |
Questions families ask
What is an 11+ consortium or shared test route?
It is an admissions route used by more than one school or coordinated by a local authority. School-specific exams are labelled separately in this directory.
How many verified 11+ routes are listed?
The current September 2027 release contains 17 verified consortium, shared-test, local-authority and school-specific routes.
Do schools in one consortium use identical admissions rules?
Not always. A shared test can coexist with different eligibility, score-sharing, catchment and oversubscription rules. Check both the route guide and each school guide.
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